Acts of worship which are prescribed on Fridays

There are many acts of worship which are prescribed for the Muslim to do on this day. These include: 

1 – Salaat al-Jumu’ah (Friday prayer) 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salaah (prayer) on Friday (Jumu‘ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allaah [Jumu‘ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salaah (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing). That is better for you if you did but know!”

[al-Jumu’ah 62:9] 

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Zaad al-Ma’aad (1/376): 

Friday prayer is one of the most important obligations in Islam, and one of the greatest gatherings of the Muslims. Gathering on Friday is more important and more obligatory than any other gathering apart from ‘Arafah. Whoever neglects it, Allaah will place a seal on his heart. 

It was narrated from Abu’l-Ja’d al-Damari – who was a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever neglects three Jumu’ahs, Allaah will place a seal on his heart.” 

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1052; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 928 

It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah that they heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say on the minbar: 

“Let people stop neglecting Jumu’ah, or Allaah will place a seal on their hearts, then they will be among those who are neglectful.” 

Narrated by Muslim, 865. 

2 – Making a lot of du’aa’. 

On this day there is a time when a person’s Lord will answer his du’aa’ – by Allaah’s leave. 

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) mentioned Friday and said: “On this day there is a time when no Muslim stands and prays, asking Allaah for something, but Allaah will grant him it” – and he gestured with his hands to indicate how short that time is. 

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 893; Muslim, 852 

3 – Reading Soorat al-Kahf. 

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khduri that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on Friday, he will be illuminated with light between the two Fridays.” Narrated by al-Haakim; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 836 

4 – Sending a lot of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). 

It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best of your days is Friday. On that day Adam (peace be upon him) was created; on that day he died; on that day the Trumpet will be blown; and on that day all of creation will swoon. So send a great deal of blessings upon me, for your blessings will be shown to me.” They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, how will our blessings upon you be shown to you when you have turned to dust?” He said, “Allaah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, peace be upon them.” 

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1047; classed as saheeh by Ibn al-Qayyim in his comments on Sunan Abi Dawood, 4/273; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 925. 

He said in ‘Awn al-Ma’bood: 

Friday is singled out because it is the best of days and the chosen day. So there is an advantage to sending blessings upon him on that day that is not present on any other day. 

Along with these virtues and acts of worship, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade singling out Friday for fasting, or singling out the night of Friday for doing acts of worship that are not narrated in sharee’ah. 

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do not single out the night of Friday for qiyaam al-layl, and do not single out the day of Friday for fasting, unless that is part of the habitual fasting of any one of you.”

(Narrated by Muslim, 1144). 

Al-San’aani said in Subul al-Salaam: 

This hadeeth indicates that it is haraam to single out the night of Friday for worship or reading Qur’aan that is not one’s regular custom, apart from that which is indicated in the texts, such as reading Soorat al-Kahf. 

Al-Nawawi said: 

This hadeeth clearly states that it is forbidden to single out the night of Friday for prayer or the day of Friday for fasting. It is agreed (among the scholars) that this is makrooh. 

He also said: 

The scholars said that the reason why it is forbidden to single out Friday for fasting is that Friday is a day of du’aa’, dhikr and worship, such as ghusl, going early to the prayer, waiting for the prayer, listening to the khutbah and reciting a lot of dhikr afterwards, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Then when the (Jumu‘ah) Salaah (prayer) is ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allaah (by working), and remember Allaah much”

[al-Jumu’ah 62:10] 

And there are other acts of worship to be done on this day. So it is preferable not to fast then, as this will help a person to perform these duties in an energetic manner and enjoy them without feeling bored or tired. This is like the pilgrim on the day of ‘Arafah in ‘Arafah, because the Sunnah is for him not to fast on that day for the same reason… This is the reason for not allowing singling out Friday for fasting. And it was said that the reason is so that people will not go to extremes in venerating it as happened in the case of Saturday. But this view is weak, because on that day we offer Jumu’ah prayer and do other acts of worship which are a kind of veneration. And it was said that the reason for its prohibition is so that people would not think that this was obligatory. This is also a weak view because it is encouraged to fast on Mondays and there was no fear that anyone would think it was obligatory. No attention should be paid to this far-fetched view. The same argument is applicable in the case of fasting the day of ‘Arafah and the day of ‘Ashoora’, etc. The correct view is that which we have stated above. 

And Allaah knows best.

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Invocations for sitting between two prostrations

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي"
48. Rabbighfir lee, Rabbighfir lee.

Lord, forgive me. My Lord, forgive me.

Reference: Abu Dawud 1/231. See also Al-Albani, Sahihibn Mdjah 1/148.

"اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَاجْبُرْنِي، وَعَافِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي، وَارْفَعْنِي".

49. Allaahum-maghfir lee, warhamnee, wahdinee, wajburnee, wa 'aafinee, warzuqnee, warfa'nee.

O Allah forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, support me, protect me, provide for me and elevate me.

Reference: Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, At-Tirmithi. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmithi 1/90 and Sahih Ibn Majah 1/148.

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Sunnat Of The Day

For Everyone Male Female

Siwaak is a method of cleaning the mouth which also earns the pleasure of Allaah, as is proven in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) who said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, ‘Siwaak cleanses the mouth and pleases the Lord.’” (Reported by [??] al-Bukhaari in his Saheeh, 2/274, and by [??] Ahmad, 6/47, and al-Nisaa’i, 1/50. Its isnaad is saheeh, see al-Irwa’ 1/105).

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him), who reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Were it not for the fact that I did not want to make things too hard for my ummah, I would have commanded them to use the siwaak at every time of prayer.” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 2/299 and Muslim, 1/151).

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The key to Paradise is prayer

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “The key to Paradise is prayer and the key to prayer is cleanliness (Ablution)”. [Tirmidhi, Transmitted Ahmad, Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah]

A desert Arab came to Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and asked him about ablution. He demonstrated (washing each part of his body) thrice, and then said: “That is (the method) of the ablution. And he who does more than this has done wrong, transgressed the limit and has oppressed (himself)”. [Tirmidhi #417, Transmitted by Nas'i, Ibn Majah, and AbuDawud transmitted something to the same effect.]



Hadith - Bukhari 1:161,

Narrated Humran that the slave of 'Uthman saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. Then he washed his face and forearms up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) said “If anyone Performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven”.

Uthman said "After performing the ablution, I am going to tell you a Hadith which I would not have told you, had I not been compelled by a certain Holy Verse”. The sub narrator Urwa said:



Verily, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent down...) [Holy Quran 2:159]



I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying, “If a man performs ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he offers it”.

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عنوان: تلبیس ابلیس
زبان: اردو
اضافہ کی تاریخ: Dec 27,2010
تاليف : ابوالقرج ابن الجوزی
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مختصر بیان: تلبیس ابلیس: علامہ ابن جوزی رحمہ اللہ کی مشہور تصانیف میں سے ایک ہے جسے تیرہ ابواب میں تقسیم کرکے نہایت ہی اہم موضوعات پرروشنی ڈالی ہے. پہلے باب میں کتاب و سنت کواختیار کرنے کی اہمیت وافادیت پر روشنی ڈالی ہے اور دوسرے باب میں بدعت اور بدعتیوں کے مختلف گروہوں معتزلہ, خوارج, مرجئہ وغیرہ کی مکمل تفصیل کے ساتھ ساتھ خلافت راشدہ سے متعلق اہم گفتکو کی ہے-اسی طرح شیطان انسان کو کس طریقے سے گمراہ کرتا ہے اس حوالے سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے شیطان کے مختلف حیلوں کو مختلف ابواب میں مختلف لوگوں کے اعتبار سے تقسیم کیا ہے-مثلا مختلف ادیان کے اعتبار سے شیطان کیسے تلبیس یا اختلاط پیدا کرتا ہے، غلط عقائد کی ترویج کے لیے لوگوں کے ذہنوں میں شیطان کیسے وسوسے پیدا کرتا ہے، علماء کو گمراہ کرنے کے لیے کیسے حربے استعمال کرتا ہے اور عوام الناس کو گمراہ کرنے کے لیے کیسے حربے استعمال کرتا ہے- غرضیکہ مصنف نے جمیع موضوعات اور معامالات کوزیر بحث لا کر یہ سمجھایا ہے کہ شیطان تمام معاملات میں دخل اندازی کس طریقے سے دیتا ہے اور لوگوں کو راہ ہدایت سے کیسے بھٹکاتا ہے- راہ ہدایت کے متلاشی کے لیے اس کتاب کا مطالعہ انتہائی ضروری ہے-
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صحیح بخاری: توحید کا بیان ,,6991,7023

یحیی ٰ بن سلیمان، ابن وہب، مالک، زید بن اسلم، عطاء بن یسار ، حضرت ابوسعید خدری رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے روایت کرتے ہیں، انہوں نے بیان کیا کہ آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ اللہ تعالی جنت والوں کو پکارے گا اے جنت والو! جنت والے جواب دیں گے اے پروردگار! ہم حاضر ہیں بھلائی تیرے ہاتھوں میں ہے اللہ فرمائے گا کیا تم لوگ خوش ہو؟

وہ لوگ جواب دیں گے کہ اے رب! ہم کیوں خوش نہ ہوں جبکہ تو نے ہم کو وہ چیز عطاء کی ہے جو اپنی مخلوق میں سے کسی کو نہیں دی تو اللہ تعا لیٰ فرمائے گا کیا تم کو اس سے بہتر کوئی چیز نہ دوں؟ وہ لوگ عرض کریں گے کہ اس سے بڑھ کر کونسی چیز ہو گی، اللہ تعالی ٰ فرمائے گا کہ میں تم پر اپنی رضا مندی نازل کروں گا اب اس کے بعد کبھی تم پر ناراض نہ ہوں گا۔

سحاق، عبدالصمد، عبدالرحمن بن عبداللہ بن دینار، عبداللہ بن دینار، ابوصالح، حضرت ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ سے روایت کرتے ہیں انہوں نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ اللہ تعالیٰ جب کسی بندے سے محبت کرتا ہے تو جبریل کو آواز دے کر فرماتا ہے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ فلاں سے محبت کرتا ہے اس لئے تم بھی اس سے محبت کرو،

چناچہ جبریل بھی اس سے محبت کرنے لگتے ہیں، پھر جبریل آسمان سے اعلان کر دیتے ہیں کہ اللہ فلاں سے محبت کرتا ہے اس لئے تم بھی اس سے محبت کرو، چناچہ آسمان والے بھی اس سے محبت کرنے لگتے ہیں اور زمین والوں میں اس کے لئے قبولیت رکھ دی جاتی ہے۔ 

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عذاب قبر

موت اور قبر کے عذاب کے بارے میں قرآن پاک میں اللہ تبارک تعالیٰ فرماتے ہیں کہ ۔
تمہارے لئے (مرتے وقت) تباہی ہے، پھر (قبر میں) تباہی ہے۔ سورہ القیامہ آیت34

موت کی گھاٹی میں اترنے کے بعد! آل فرعون اور کفار میں سے جو بھی اس جیسا ہو ان کی روحیں صبح اور شام آگ کی طرف لے جائی جاتی ہیں اور کہا جاتا ہے کہ یہ تمہارا گھر ہے ۔یہ عذاب قبر کی دلیل ہے۔ اس بارے میں قرآن پاک میں اللہ تبارک تعالیٰ فرماتے ہیں۔

آتشِ دوزخ کے سامنے یہ لوگ صبح و شام پیش کئے جاتے ہیں اور جس دن قیامت بپا ہوگی (تو حکم ہوگا:) آلِ فرعون کو سخت ترین عذاب میں داخل کر دو۔ سورہ غافر آیت نمبر 46

عبداللہ بن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما سے بیان کرتے ہیں کہ نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا:

( تم میں جب کوئی فوت ہوتا ہے تو اس پر صبح اور شام اس کا ٹھکانہ پیش کیا جاتا ہے تو جو شخص جنتی ہو اسے جنت کا اور جو جہنمی ہو اسے جہنم کا ٹھکانہ پیش کیا جاتا ہے )
صحیح بخاری (بدء الخلق حدیث نمبر 3001) صحیح مسلم (الجنۃ وصفۃ نعیمہا حدیث نمبر 2866)

عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا بیان کرتی ہیں کہ ان کے پاس ایک یہودی عورت آئی تو اس نے عذاب قبر کا ذکر کیا اور عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا کو کہنے لگی کہ اللہ تعالی آپ کو عذاب قبر سے محفوظ رکھے تو عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے عذاب قبر کے متعلق سوال کیا تو نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ہاں عذاب قبر ہے عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا بیان کرتی ہیں کہ اس کے بعد میں نے نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو ہر نماز کے بعد عذاب قبر سے پناہ مانگتے دیکھا ۔
صحیح البخاری ( الجنائز حدیث نمبر 1283) صحیح مسلم ( الکسوف حدیث نمبر 903)

اللہ تعالی سے دعا ہے کہ وہ ہمیں موت کے بعد ہر قسم کے عذاب قبر سے بچائے۔اپنی رحمت سے نوازے اور ہمارے نبی محمد صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم پر اور ان کی آل پررحمتیں،برکتیں نازل فرمائے۔آمین

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Ruling on celebrating non-Muslim holidays and congratulating them

As-Salaamu alaikum wa-Rahmatullahi wa-Barakatuhu


Ruling on celebrating non-Muslim holidays and congratulating them !

Can a Muslim celebrate a non Muslim holiday like Thanksgiving?


Praise be to Allaah.

Greeting the kuffaar on Christmas and other religious holidays of theirs is haraam, by consensus, as Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy on him, said in Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah: "Congratulating the kuffaar on the rituals that belong only to them is haraam by consensus, as is congratulating them on their festivals and fasts by saying ‘A happy festival to you’ or ‘May you enjoy your festival,’ and so on. If the one who says this has been saved from kufr, it is still forbidden. It is like congratulating someone for prostrating to the cross, or even worse than that. It is as great a sin as congratulating someone for drinking wine, or murdering someone, or having illicit sexual relations, and so on. Many of those who have no respect for their religion fall into this error; they do not realize the offensiveness of their actions. Whoever congratulates a person for his disobedience or bid’ah or kufr exposes himself to the wrath and anger of Allaah."

Congratulating the kuffaar on their religious festivals is haraam to the extent described by Ibn al-Qayyim because it implies that one accepts or approves of their rituals of kufr, even if one would not accept those things for oneself. But the Muslim should not aceept the rituals of kufr or congratulate anyone else for them, because Allaah does not accept any of that at all, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):


"If you disbelieve, then verily, Allaah is not in need of you, He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being believers), He is pleased therewith for you. . ."
[al-Zumar 39:7]

". . . This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islaam as your religion . . ."
[al-Maa’idah 5:3]


So congratulating them is forbidden, whether they are one’s colleagues at work or otherwise.

If they greet us on the occasion of their festivals, we should not respond, because these are not our festivals, and because they are not festivals which are acceptable to Allaah. These festivals are innovations in their religions, and even those which may have been prescribed formerly have been abrogated by the religion of Islaam, with which Allaah sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to the whole of mankind. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

"Whoever seeks a religion other than Islaam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers." [Aal ‘Imraan 3:85]

It is haraam for a Muslim to accept invitations on such occasions, because this is worse than congratulating them as it implies taking part in their celebrations.

Similarly, Muslims are forbidden to imitate the kuffaar by having parties on such occasions, or exchanging gifts, or giving out sweets or food, or taking time off work, etc., because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them." Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyah said in his book Iqtidaa’ al-siraat al-mustaqeem mukhaalifat ashaab al-jaheem: "Imitating them in some of their festivals implies that one is pleased with their false beliefs and practices, and gives them the hope that they may have the opportunity to humiliate and mislead the weak."

Whoever does anything of this sort is a sinner, whether he does it out of politeness or to be friendly, or because he is too shy to refuse, or for whatever other reason, because this is hypocrisy in Islaam, and because it makes the kuffaar feel proud of their religion.

Allaah is the One Whom we ask to make the Muslims feel proud of their religion, to help them adhere steadfastly to it, and to make them victorious over their enemies, for He is the Strong and Omnipotent.

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Acts of worship which are prescribed on Fridays.

Praise be to Allaah

There are many acts of worship which are prescribed for the Muslim to do on this day. These include: 

1 – Salaat al-Jumu’ah (Friday prayer) 
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Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed for the Salaah (prayer) on Friday (Jumu‘ah prayer), come to the remembrance of Allaah [Jumu‘ah religious talk (Khutbah) and Salaah (prayer)] and leave off business (and every other thing). That is better for you if you did but know!”

[al-Jumu’ah 62:9] 

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Zaad al-Ma’aad (1/376): 

Friday prayer is one of the most important obligations in Islam, and one of the greatest gatherings of the Muslims. Gathering on Friday is more important and more obligatory than any other gathering apart from ‘Arafah. Whoever neglects it, Allaah will place a seal on his heart. 

It was narrated from Abu’l-Ja’d al-Damari – who was a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever neglects three Jumu’ahs, Allaah will place a seal on his heart.” 

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1052; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 928 

It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah that they heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say on the minbar: 

“Let people stop neglecting Jumu’ah, or Allaah will place a seal on their hearts, then they will be among those who are neglectful.” 

Narrated by Muslim, 865. 

2 – Making a lot of du’aa’. 

On this day there is a time when a person’s Lord will answer his du’aa’ – by Allaah’s leave. 

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) mentioned Friday and said: “On this day there is a time when no Muslim stands and prays, asking Allaah for something, but Allaah will grant him it” – and he gestured with his hands to indicate how short that time is. 

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 893; Muslim, 852 

3 – Reading Soorat al-Kahf. 

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khduri that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on Friday, he will be illuminated with light between the two Fridays.” Narrated by al-Haakim; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 836 

4 – Sending a lot of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). 

It was narrated from Aws ibn Aws that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best of your days is Friday. On that day Adam (peace be upon him) was created; on that day he died; on that day the Trumpet will be blown; and on that day all of creation will swoon. So send a great deal of blessings upon me, for your blessings will be shown to me.” They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, how will our blessings upon you be shown to you when you have turned to dust?” He said, “Allaah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets, peace be upon them.” 

Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1047; classed as saheeh by Ibn al-Qayyim in his comments on Sunan Abi Dawood, 4/273; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 925. 

He said in ‘Awn al-Ma’bood: 

Friday is singled out because it is the best of days and the chosen day. So there is an advantage to sending blessings upon him on that day that is not present on any other day. 

Along with these virtues and acts of worship, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade singling out Friday for fasting, or singling out the night of Friday for doing acts of worship that are not narrated in sharee’ah. 

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do not single out the night of Friday for qiyaam al-layl, and do not single out the day of Friday for fasting, unless that is part of the habitual fasting of any one of you.”

(Narrated by Muslim, 1144). 

Al-San’aani said in Subul al-Salaam: 

This hadeeth indicates that it is haraam to single out the night of Friday for worship or reading Qur’aan that is not one’s regular custom, apart from that which is indicated in the texts, such as reading Soorat al-Kahf. 

Al-Nawawi said: 

This hadeeth clearly states that it is forbidden to single out the night of Friday for prayer or the day of Friday for fasting. It is agreed (among the scholars) that this is makrooh. 

He also said: 

The scholars said that the reason why it is forbidden to single out Friday for fasting is that Friday is a day of du’aa’, dhikr and worship, such as ghusl, going early to the prayer, waiting for the prayer, listening to the khutbah and reciting a lot of dhikr afterwards, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Then when the (Jumu‘ah) Salaah (prayer) is ended, you may disperse through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allaah (by working), and remember Allaah much”

[al-Jumu’ah 62:10] 

And there are other acts of worship to be done on this day. So it is preferable not to fast then, as this will help a person to perform these duties in an energetic manner and enjoy them without feeling bored or tired. This is like the pilgrim on the day of ‘Arafah in ‘Arafah, because the Sunnah is for him not to fast on that day for the same reason… This is the reason for not allowing singling out Friday for fasting. And it was said that the reason is so that people will not go to extremes in venerating it as happened in the case of Saturday. But this view is weak, because on that day we offer Jumu’ah prayer and do other acts of worship which are a kind of veneration. And it was said that the reason for its prohibition is so that people would not think that this was obligatory. This is also a weak view because it is encouraged to fast on Mondays and there was no fear that anyone would think it was obligatory. No attention should be paid to this far-fetched view. The same argument is applicable in the case of fasting the day of ‘Arafah and the day of ‘Ashoora’, etc. The correct view is that which we have stated above. 

And Allaah knows best.

Ref : http://islamqa.com/en/ref/13815/acts%20of%20worship

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اور جو مر جائے وہ خدا کیسے ہو سکتا ہے۔؟

عیسائی(کرسچیئن) حضرت عیسی علیہ اسلام کو خدا کا بیٹا اور خدا کہتے ہیں۔اور ان کا یہ بھی ایمان ہے کہ حضرت عیسی علیہ اسلام کو صلیب پر مصلوب کر کے مار دیا گیا۔اور پھرتین دن بعد حضرت عیسی علیہ اسلام دوبارہ جی اٹھے۔

اس کا ایک ہی جواب ہے۔ کیا کوئی انسان خدا کو مار سکتا ہے۔؟ اور کیا خدا مر سکتا ہے۔جس کو انسان مار دیں وہ خدا کیسے ہو سکتا ہے۔؟ اور جو مر جائے وہ خدا کیسے ہو سکتا ہے۔؟


درحقیقت ایسے لوگ کافر ہوگئے ہیں جنہوں نے کہا کہ اﷲ ہی مسیح ابنِ مریم (علیہما السلام) ہے حالانکہ مسیح (علیہ السلام) نے (تو یہ) کہا تھا: اے بنی اسرائیل! تم اللہ کی عبادت کرو جو میرا (بھی) ربّ ہے اور تمہارا (بھی) ربّ ہے۔ بیشک جو اللہ کے ساتھ شرک کرے گا تو یقیناً اﷲ نے اس پر جنت حرام فرما دی ہے اور اس کا ٹھکانا دوزخ ہے، اور ظالموں کے لئے کوئی بھی مدد گار نہ ہوگا۔ سورہ المائدہ آیت نمبر72

بیشک عیسٰی (علیہ السلام) کی مثال اﷲ کے نزدیک آدم (علیہ السلام) کی سی ہے، جسے اس نے مٹی سے بنایا پھر (اسے) فرمایا ’ہو جا‘ وہ ہو گیا۔ سورہ آل عمران آیت نمبر59

یہ مریم (علیہا السلام) کے بیٹے عیسٰی (علیہ السلام) ہیں، (یہی) سچی بات ہے جس میں یہ لوگ شک کرتے ہیں۔
یہ اللہ کی شان نہیں کہ وہ (کسی کو اپنا) بیٹا بنائے، وہ (اس سے) پاک ہے، جب وہ کسی کام کا فیصلہ فرماتا ہے تو اسے صرف یہی حکم دیتا ہے: ”ہوجا“ بس وہ ہوجاتا ہے۔ سورہ مریم آیت نمبر34-35

حضرت عیسی علیہ اسلام عیسائیوں کی عقیدہ کو باطل قرار دیتے ہوئے کہتے ہیں کہ ۔

بیشک میں اللہ کا بندہ ہوں، اس نے مجھے کتاب عطا فرمائی ہے اور مجھے نبی بنایا ہے۔ سورہ مریم آیت نمبر 30

اور بیشک اللہ میرا (بھی) رب ہے اور تمہارا (بھی) رب ہے سو تم اسی کی عبادت کیا کرو، یہی سیدھا راستہ ہے۔ سورہ مریم آیت نمبر36

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It is not permissible for the Muslim to join the kuffaar in their festivals and to express joy

It is not permissible for the Muslim to join the kuffaar in their festivals and to express joy and happiness on these occasions...

Abu Dawood (1134) narrated that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to Madeenah, they had two days when they would play. He said: “What are these two days?” They said: “We used to play on these days during the Jaahiliyyah.” The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah has given you instead of them two days that are better than them: the day of al-Adha and the day of al-Fitr.” This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

Praise be to Allaah. 
It is not permissible for the Muslim to join the kuffaar in their festivals and to express joy and happiness on these occasions, or to take the day off work, whether the occasion is religious or secular, because this is a kind of imitating the enemies of Allaah, which is forbidden, and a kind of co-operating with them in falsehood. It was proven that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Help you one another in Al‑Birr and At‑Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment”
[al-Maa'idah 5:2] 

We advise you to refer to the book Iqtidaa’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him), for it is very useful on this topic. [Translator’s note: This book is available in English under the title “The Right Way,” published by Darussalam, Riyadh]. 

And Allaah is the source of strength. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.

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It is not permissible for any Muslim to join in the festivals of the kuffaar

Praise be to Allaah. 
It is not permissible for any Muslim to join in the festivals of the kuffaar, whether by attending the festivities or enabling them to hold their celebrations, or selling any goods or products that have to do with these festivals. 

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem (may Allaah have mercy on him) wrote to the Minister for Trade, saying: 

From Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem to His Excellency the Minister for Trade, may Allaah preserve him. Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allaah and His blessings. 

We have been told that last year, some traders imported gifts for Christmas and the Christian New Year, including Christmas trees, and that some citizens bought these and gave them as gifts to Christian foreigners in our country, joining them in this festival. 

This is an evil action which they should not have done. Undoubtedly you know that this is not permissible, and you are aware of what the scholars have said about there being scholarly consensus on the prohibiton on joining the kuffaar, mushrikeen and people of the Book in their festivals. 

We hope that you will issue a ban on these gifts that have been brought into our country and other things that come under the same ruling and are things that are unique to their celebrations. 

Fataawa al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem, 3/105. 

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: 

Some Muslims join the Christians in their celebrations. What is your advice? 

He replied: 

It is not permissible for any Muslim man or woman to join the Christians, Jews or others kaafirs in their festivals, rather that must be avoided, because “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) warned us against imitating them and adopting their ways. So the believer, man or woman, must beware of that; it is not permissible to help them in doing that in any way, because these festivals are against sharee’ah, so it is prohibited to take part in them or to cooperate with the people who are celebrating it, or help them in any way, whether by helping them to serve tea or coffee or in other ways such as providing vessels etc, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Help you one another in Al‑Birr and At‑Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment”

[al-Maa'idah 5:2] 

Joining in with the kuffaar on their holidays is a kind of cooperating in sin and transgression. 

Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 6/405 

In a statement issued by the scholars of the Standing Committee concerning joining in celebrations of the Millennium, they said: 

… It is not permissible for a Muslim to cooperate with the kuffaar in any way with regard to their festivals, such as announcing and publicizing their festivals, including the Millennium mentioned above, or promoting them by any means, whether that is via the media or by setting up clock to “count down” to the Millennium, or making clothes or other items that commemorate the occasion, or printing greeting cards or stationery marking this occasion, or offering special discounts or prizes on these occasions, or holding sporting events or producing special logos for them etc. 

Based on this, it is not permissible for you to participate in making anything that has to do with the festivals of the kuffaar; you should leave this job for the sake of Allaah, and Allaah will compensate you with something better than it in sha Allaah. 

And Allaah knows best.

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