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Ghamidi Sahab's Understanding Of Juma Salah (The Friday Prayer)
Can someone write Ghamidi sahab’s opinion on jummah with evidence in English here?
جزاكم الله خيرا
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Ghamidi Sahab's Understanding Of Juma Salah (The Friday Prayer)
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The Friday Prayer:
On Fridays, it has been made incumbent upon Muslims to pray in congregation at the time of zuhr prayer and in place of it. The way prescribed by the shariah for this prayer is the following:
1. There are two rakat of this prayer.
2. In contrast with the zuhr prayer, the recital shall not be silent.
3. The iqamah shall be said before the prayer.
4. Before the prayer, the prayer-leader shall deliver two sermons to remind and urge people about various teachings of Islam. He shall deliver these sermons while standing. The prayer-leader shall sit for a short while after he ends the first sermon and then stand up to deliver the second one.
5. The adhan for the prayer shall be recited when the prayer-leader reaches the place where he is to deliver the sermon.
As soon as the adhan is said, it is incumbent upon all Muslim men to leave all their involvements and come to the mosque if they have no legitimate excuse.
The sermon shall be delivered and the prayer shall be led by the rulers of the Muslims and this prayer shall be offered only at places which have been specified by them or where a representative of theirs is present to lead the prayer.
The Quran has mentioned this prayer in the following words:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِي لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَانتَشِرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ (62: 9-10)
Believers! When you are summoned to the Friday prayer, hasten to the remembrance of God and cease your trading. This is best for you, if you but knew it. Then, when the prayer ends, disperse and go your ways in quest of God’s bounty. And keep remembering God a lot so that you may prosper. (62:9-10)
The Prophet (sws) has directed those who lead the prayer to shorten the sermon and prolong the prayer. He has said that it is enough for a person to be sensible if he has this trait. [1]
It is evident from certain narratives that for reminding and counselling people and for the purpose of collective worship, it was this day that had in reality been fixed in the religion of the prophets. [2] According to historians, before the advent of Muhammad (sws), Kab ibn Luyi or Qusayi ibn Kilab would also assemble the people of Quraysh on this day. [3] Regarding the selection of this day, the Prophet (sws) has said that it was on this day that Adam was created and on this day was he put in the orchard and on this day was he cast out and the Day of Judgement will also be a Friday. [4] The Prophet (sws) is also reported to have said that there comes a time in this day in which the Almighty grants a rightful wish of a believer. [5] Consequently, he warned people that if they do not come for the Friday prayer, their hearts shall be sealed and indifference shall overcome them. [6] On the other hand, the Prophet (sws) has given glad tidings to people – who take a bath, fully cleanse themselves, are befittingly adorned and attired, try not to pierce and sit between two people, pray whatever they can at the beckoning of the Almighty and sit silently to listen to the sermon of the prayer-leader – glad tidings that the Almighty will forgive the sins they have committed between the two Fridays. [7] He has also said that on Friday, angels stand at the door of the mosques and write the names of people in order of their entry to the mosques. Consequently, those who come very early are similar to a person who has sent a camel for sacrifice, then he who sends a cow for this purpose and then he who sends a sheep for this purpose and then a hen and then an egg. Then once the prayer-leader comes to deliver his sermon, they fold their scrolls and listen to his advice and counsel. [8]
(Javed Ahmed Ghamidi)
(Translated by Dr. Shehzad Saleem)
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[1]. Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 348-349, (no. 2009).
[2]. Al-Bukhari, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 141, (no. 876); Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 343-344, (no. 1980).
[3]. Ibn Manzur, Lisan al-‘arab, vol. 8, 58.
[4]. Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 343, (no. 1977).
[5]. Al-Bukhari, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 150, (no. 935); Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 342-343, (nos. 1969, 1970, 1975).
[6]. Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 347, (no. 2002).
[7]. Al-Bukhari, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 142, (no. 883). This refers to sins which do not relate to obligations towards one’s fellow human beings or which do not require repentance, making amends or atonement.
[8]. Al-Bukhari, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 142, (no. 881); Muslim, Al-Jami‘ al-sahih, 342, (no. 1964)
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This part especially please:
The sermon shall be delivered and the prayer shall be led by the rulers of the Muslims and this prayer shall be offered only at places which have been specified by them or where a representative of theirs is present to lead the prayer.
Why can only the rulers lead it?
Is it fard when there is no ruler?
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In the Islamic Shariah, offering the Friday Prayer in congregation is an obligation. Everyone is obliged to attend the congregation. We know that the five daily Prayers can be offered individually and we also know that Friday Prayer is a replacement of the Zuhr Prayer. This means that basically it is sufficient if we offer all the obligatory Prayers individually if we cannot offer them in the congregations in the mosques. However, Friday Prayer has some additional value and corresponding degree of added stress. This additional value is obtained by the fact that it has political ramifications. In the Islamic State the believers have to show loyalty to the rulers and help them in their duties. Originally the Friday Prayers were led by the rulers. If a commoner among the believers dared to lead the people in the Prayer without permission by the rulers and their deputies it amounted to mutiny. In that case it marked one’s expression of being loyal to the state and subservient to the rulers to attend the Friday Congregations in which the rulers could discuss political matters, seek the advice and help of the public and issue some policy statements. The first sermon was reserved for this purpose.
In such a situation setting up a separate congregation was considered rebellion and failing to attend the congregation meant that the believer no longer openly stood with the community. This is why such a failure could mean your departure from the community of the believers who were organized in a political set up to which they all adhered to and followed. It needs to be appreciated that failing to attend the congregation led by the rulers was a sign of one’s departure from the political body of the believers. It did not mean loss of faith. This means that if one failed to offer the Prayer in the congregation he could be declared to have left the community. It was a political decision and not a religious verdict affecting one’s faith.
Now when the rulers are no longer fulfilling their religious duty and it is only the religious scholars who consider a duty to keep the practice alive no matter in a distorted way, we cannot declare that attending the Friday congregation is the obligation of the same status. If someone cannot attend the congregation he cannot be declared non-Muslim not to say of non-believer. This is because the necessary elements of the Friday congregations are no more there in the practice.
(Tariq Mahmood Hashmi)
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What would the state talk about? Would people be allowed to reply as the first article said silently and the second article hinted at discussion
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Also, why is it the rulers responsibility? Proof?
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Proof is in the Ijma.
And sorry! I couldn’t follow the first reply.
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I mean nowadays people just do Islamic reminders basically. Would the state do the same or talk about something else. And could people discuss with the speaker or remain silent?
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There are two sermons of Juma; the first one is for reminder (tazkeer-o-Nasihat), matters of immediate concern both on a state and societal level, some moral negligence that needs to be corrected in the society and general education of the society etc. etc., and the second one is for praise of Allah (hamd-o-sana) and for Prayers (‘dua‘).
People’s reaction could depend on the fact what is being discussed in the first sermon and whether leader/state wants their input, involvement or affirmation in any particular matter. Attentive listening of that Friday Sermon is obligatory on all Muslims.
Please also refer to the video below from 28:43 to 30:39
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Could you please provide references to this ijma? Any fatawa from Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik etc. ? In one of his videos, Ghamidi sahib had also mentioned a debate about holding jumma in subcontinent after Muslim rule had ended. Any reference to that? Jazak Allah
These dars cover namaz in details but it didn’t provide references https://youtu.be/dArKHV5F0U8
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Please refer to the following audio responses by Hassan ilyas Sahab:
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