The Blessings Of Friday In Islam (Jummah)
Friday, meaning Congregration in Arabic is the sixth day of the Islamic week. In Islam, this day is given special importance moreso than any other days of the week. Every Friday, Muslims gather to offer the Prayer of Jumu’a. Imams deliver a sermon or khutbah on topics of importance every Friday.
Historically, Friday has always been considered to be an important day for previous nations aswell.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) saying, “We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost on the Day of Resurrection though the former nations were given the Holy Scriptures before us. And this was their day (Friday) the celebration of which was made compulsory for them but they differed about it. So Allah gave us the guidance for it (Friday) and all the other people are behind us in this respect: the Jews’ (holy day is) tomorrow (i.e. Saturday) and the Christians’ (is) the day after tomorrow (i.e. Sunday).”
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 876
In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 1
It has also been reported by Imams Muslim, Abu-Dawood, Al-Nasai, and Al-Tirmizi, that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “The best day during which the sun have risen is Friday. It is the Day Adam was created. It is the day when Adam entered paradise and also when he was taken out from it. It is also the day on which the Day of Judgment takes place.”
Finally, The Messenger of Allah (Allah’s peace be upon him) said: “On every Friday the angels take their stand at every gate of the mosque to write the names of the people chronologically (i.e. according to the time of their arrival for the Friday prayer) and when the Imam sits (on the pulpit) they fold up their scrolls and get ready to listen to the sermon.”