Hadith 26

Sahih Bukhari

Book 11: Friday Prayer

Chapter 15

For whom is the Jumu'ah (prayer) compulsory?

بَابُ مِنْ أَيْنَ تُؤْتَى الْجُمُعَةُ، وَعَلَى مَنْ تَجِبُ؟

(What judgment is inferred from) the Statement of Allah جل جلاله: "...When the call is proclaimed for the Salat (prayer) on Friday (Jumu'ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allah [Jumu'ah religious talk (Khutba) and Salat (prayer)]." (V.62:9) And 'Ata said, "If you are in a village and the Adhan is pronounced for the Salat-ul-Jumu'ah (Jumu'ah prayer), it is obligatory for you to present yourself for the Jumu'ah (prayer) whether you hear the Adhan or not. And at times, Anas used to establish the Salat-ul-Jumu'ah (Jumu'ah prayer) at his palace and sometimes he did not, while he was at a place called Az-Zawiya, situated at a distance of two parasangs (about six miles from Basrah)."
لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ : {إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلاَةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَٱ سْعَوْا إلَٰى ذِكْرِ ٱللهِ} وقالَ عَطاءٌ : إِذا كُنْتَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ جامِعَةٍ نُودِيَ بِالصَّلاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الجُمُعَةِ فَحَقٌّ عَلَيْكَ أنْ تَشْهَدَها، سَمِعْتَ النَّدَاءَ أو لَمْ تَسْمَعْهُ. وَكَانَ أَنَسٌ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فِي قَصْرِهِ أَحْياناً يُجَمِّعُ وأحْياناً لا يُجَمِّعُ، وَهُوَ بِالزَّاوِيَةِ عَلَى فَرْسَخَينِ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 902
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَنْتَابُونَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ مِنْ مَنَازِلِهِمْ وَالْعَوَالِي، فَيَأْتُونَ فِي الْغُبَارِ، يُصِيبُهُمُ الْغُبَارُ وَالْعَرَقُ، فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمُ الْعَرَقُ، فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنْسَانٌ مِنْهُمْ وَهْوَ عِنْدِي، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ تَطَهَّرْتُمْ لِيَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا ‏"
Aisha:

(the wife of the Prophet) The people used to come from their abodes and from Al-`Awali (i.e. outskirts of Medina up to a distance of four miles or more from Medina). They used to pass through dust and used to be drenched with sweat and covered with dust; so sweat used to trickle from them. One of them came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who was in my house. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "I wish that you keep yourself clean on this day of yours (i.e. take a bath)."