70 - الجمعة

70. FRIDAY

351 - يَومُ الجُمُعَةِ

351. Friday

1115.رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يَومُ الجُمُعَةِ يَومُ عِبادَةٍ فَتَعَبَّدُوا اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ فِيهِ .¹

1115. The Prophet (SAWA), 'Friday is a worshipping day, so spend it in worshipping Allah the Mighty Sublime.' ²

1116.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يَومُ الجُمُعةِ سَيّدُ الأيّامِ، وأعظَمُ عِند اللَّهِ‏عزّ وجلّ مِن يَومِ الأضْحى‏ ويَومِ الفِطْرِ .³

1116.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Friday is the chief of all days and deemed greater by Allah, the Exalted, than the day of Id al-Adha and the day of Id al-Fitr.' ⁴

1117.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أطْرِفوا أهالِيَكُم في كُلِّ جُمُعةٍ بشَي‏ءٍ مِن الفاكِهَةِ ، كَي يَفْرَحوا بالجُمُعةِ .⁵

1117.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Treat your families to some fruits every Friday, so that they rejoice on Fridays.' ⁶

1118.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : الخَيرُ والشَرُّ يُضاعَفُ يَومَ الجُمُعةِ .⁷

1118.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Good and evil are given double the requital on Friday.' ⁸

1119.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : الصَّدَقةُ يَومَ الجُمُعةِ تُضاعَفُ، لفَضْلِ يَومِ الجُمُعةِ على‏ غَيرهِ من الأيّامِ.⁹

1119.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The charity given on Friday is considered double, because of the superiority of Friday over other days.' ¹⁰

350 - تَفسيرُ الجَماعةِ

350. The Interpretation of Congregation

1113.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - وقد سُئلَ : ما جَماعةُ اُمّتِكَ ؟ - : مَن كانَ على‏ الحقِّ وإنْ كانوا عَشرَةً .¹

1113. The Prophet (SAWA), when asked, 'Who are the congregation of your community?', replied, 'Those who are with the truth, even if they are but ten people.' ²

1114.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - وقد سُئلَ عن تفسيرِ السُّنّةِ والبِدْعةِ والجَماعةِ والفُرْقةِ - : السُّنَّةُ - واللَّهِ - سُنّةُ محمّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ، والبِدعَةُ ما فارَقَها ، والجَماعةُ - واللَّهِ - مُجامَعَةُ أهلِ الحقِّ وإنْ قَلُّوا، والفُرْقةُ مُجامَعَةُ أهلِ‏الباطلِ وإنْ كَثُروا .³

1114. Imam Ali (AS), when asked to explain the terms: sunna [Prophetic practice], innovation, congregation and division, said, 'By Allah, the sunna is the tradition of Muhammad (SAWA); innovation is anything that deviates from it; the congregation is the gathering of people who are with the truth, even if they are few in number; and division is the dissention of people who are with falsehood, even if they be many in number.' ⁴