الجُمُعَة
FRIDAY
يَومُ الجُمُعَةِ / Friday
1ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): يَومُ الجُمُعةِ سَيّدُ الأيّامِ، وأعظَمُ عِند اللّهِ عزّ وجلّ مِن يَومِ الأضْحى ويَومِ الفِطْرِ.
1- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Friday is the chief of all days and deemed greater by Allah, the Exalted, than the day of al-Adhha and the day of al-Fitr.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 89, p. 267, no. 5]
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أطْرِفوا أهالِيَكُم في كُلِجُمُعةٍ بشَيءٍ مِن الفاكِهَةِ، كَي يَفْرَحوا بالجُمُعةِ.
2- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Treat your families to some fruits every Friday, so that they rejoice on Fridays.’
[Ibid. v. 104, p. 73, no. 24]
الجُمُعَة
FRIDAY
3ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الخَيرُ والشَرُّ يُضاعَفُ يَومَ الجُمُعةِ.
3- Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Good and evil are given double the requital on Friday.’
[Ibid. v. 89, p. 283, no. 28]
4ـ عنه (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الصَّدَقةُ يَومَ الجُمُعةِ تُضاعَفُ ،لفَضْلِ يَومِ الجُمُعةِ على غَيرهِ من الأيّامِ.
4- Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The charity given on Friday is considered double, because of the superiority of Friday over other days.’
[Thawab al-A`amal, p. 220, no. 1]
5ـ رسول اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): يَومُ الجُمُعَةِ يَومُ عِبادَةٍ فَتَعَبَّدُوا اللّهَ فِيهِ .
5- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, interpreting the above verse, ‘The witness is the day of Friday, and the witnessed is the day of `Arafa.’
[Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 299, no. 2]
غُسلُ الجُمُعَةِ / Bathing On Friday
6ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): يا عليُّ، على النّاسِ كُلَسَبعةِ أيّامٍ الغُسلُ، فاغْتَسِلْ في كُلِّ جُمُعةٍ ولَو أنّكَ تَشْتري الماءَ بِقُوتِ يَومِكَ وتَطْويهِ، فإنَّهُ ليسَ شَيءٌ مِن التَّطَوُّعِ أعْظَمَ مِنهُ .
6- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘O Ali! People must bathe
[at least] once every seven days, so bathe every Friday, even if you have to buy the water with
[the money set aside for] your provision of that day and go without food, for there is no recommended act of worship greater than it.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 129, no. 18]