Fatwa: # 18080
Category: Daily
Country: United States
Date: 29th June 2009

Title

I missed continously more than 3-4 jummahs and i am very ashamed of it.

Question

I missed continously more than 3-4 jummahs and i am very ashamed of it.

Please tell me what should i do??

i have office at that time and every friday i plan to go jummah but unfortunately i fail.

Please tell me what should i do now...i will be ending my office from next week, but tell me what and how should i ask Allahutaala for forgiveness and what should i do for which i missed ???I want to be a MUSLIM always.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful


Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

 

The Jumuah salah has great importance and should not be missed without a valid Shar’i excuse. There are many grave warnings mentioned in Ahadith about one that leaves Jumuah salah without a valid reason. One who has missed the Jumuah salah should make tawbah which is regretting the sin and making a firm intention not to repeat the sin again.

The Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam) has mentioned in the following Ahadith about the great importance of one attending the Jumuah salah:

عن أبى هريرة قال قال رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « من توضأ فأحسن الوضوء ثم أتى الجمعة فاستمع وأنصت غفر له ما بينه وبين الجمعة وزيادة ثلاثة أيام… ».(صحيح مسلم، 1/ 283، ديوبند)

The Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam) says: “One who makes perfect wudu then comes to the Jumuah prayer and listens silently (to the Khutba), his sins are forgiving for a week with the addition of three days…” 

 

عن طارق بن شهاب عن النبى -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال « الجمعة حق واجب على كل مسلم فى جماعة إلا أربعة عبد مملوك أو امرأة أو صبى أو مريض ».(سنن أبي داود،1/ 153، سعيد)

The Prophet) SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam) says: “The Jumuah prayer is mandatory on every believer, in congregation, except for four a slave, a woman, a child, and a sick person.”

   

عن أبى الجعد الضمرى - وكانت له صحبة - أن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال « من ترك ثلاث جمع تهاونا بها طبع الله على قلبه ».(سنن أبي داود، 1/151، سعيد)

The Prophet (SallAllahu Alahyi Wasallam) says: “Allah (Subhanahu Wata’ala) seal the heart of one who neglectfully leaves three Jumuah prayers.”

 

 

عن ابن عباس عن النبي-صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال : " الجمعة حج المساكين".                      (الجامع الصغير، 221، العلمية)

The Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam) says: “The Jumuah prayer is like Hajj for the poor.”   

 

The above mentioned Ahadith show the great benefits of performing the Jumuah salah and the great harms of not performing the Jumuah salah.   

One that has missed the Jumuah salah should pray the four rakah of Dhur salah within the time of Dhur salah. If he misses the time of Dhur salah, then he must make qadha of the four rakah of Dhur salah.    

 

( وكذا أهل مصر فاتتهم الجمعة ) فإنهم يصلون الظهر بغير أذان ولا إقامة ولا جماعة.

(رد المحتار، 2/ 157، سعيد) 

 

And Allah knows best

Wassalamu Alaikum

Ml. Sajid bin Shabbir,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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