Why Early Friday Prayer Equals a Sacrifice
The Virtues of Attending Friday Prayer Early - Hadith from Riyadul Saliheen
Summary
The speaker discusses a hadith from Riyadul Saliheen (The Gardens of the Righteous) by Imam Al-Nawawi, specifically about the virtues of Friday (Jumu'ah). The hadith, narrated by Abu Hurairah, describes the rewards of arriving at Friday prayer at different times, comparing them to sacrificing valuable animals such as camels, cows, rams, chickens, and eggs. The speaker explains how to interpret the 'hours' mentioned in the hadith by dividing the time between sunrise and when the imam begins the sermon into equal portions, with each early arrival bringing greater spiritual rewards.
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وزي السماوات بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله والصلاه والسلام على رسول الله واشهد ان لا اله الا الله واشهد ان محمدا عبده ورسوله اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على نبينا محمد وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين اما بعد يقول الحافظ النووي رحمه الله تعالى في كتابه رياض الصالحين في باب فضل الجمعه في باب فضل يوم الجمعه وعن ابي هريره رضي الله عنه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من اغتسل يوم الجمعه غسل الجنابه ثم راح في الساعه الاولى فكانما قرب بدنه ومن راح في الساعه الثانيه فكانما قرب بقره ومن راح في الساعه الثالثه فكانما قرب كبشا اقرن ومن راح في الساعه الرابعه فكانما قرب دجاجه ومن راح في الساعه الخامسه فكانما قرب بيضه فاذا خرج الامام امام حضرت الملائكه يستمعون الذكرى متفق عليه قوله غسل الجنابه اي غسلا كغسل الجنابه في الصفه رياض الصالحين جمعه جمعهميره رضي الله عنهourلاه الجمعه more ابو هريره رضي الله الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جمعه would جناب and out first is as if made ofel now this statement of first hour and second hour and third hour andth hour how do we how do we judge how many hours this is how do we understand الفقهاء رحمهم الله فجر 10 sunrise this is hour we would take from that so about 10 to 15 minut after sunrise until the stands on the that time that is between when the sun rises above the horizon until the stands on the to give السلام عليكم any after that this is not this of forgiveness of what is between every et before on the additional virtues and rewards they are no longer available at that point and so the time between when the sun rises until the gets on the m that time in between whether it's 6 hours or each of these is what this narration is speaking about whether 4 hours 8 hours whatever that time is that chunk of time we would divide it into six equal portions and whoever arrives in the first sixth of that those hour those times then it is as If he has sacrificed a camel, he will have the same reward, the same complete reward of sacrificing a camel. How much does a camel cost and how much does it cost to sacrifice one? It's incredibly expensive. ومن راح في الساعه الثانيه فكانما قرب بقره ومن راح في الساعه الثالثه فكانما قرب كبشا اقرا ومن راح في الساعه الرابعه فكانما قرب دجاجه ومن راح في الساعه الخامسه فكانما قرب بيضه فاذا خرج الامام حضرت الملائكه يستمعون الذكرم anger anger into here للصلاه من يوم الجمعه فاسعوا الى ذكر الله وذا البيع الله سبحانه وتعالى صلاه الجمعه جمعه الله صلى الله عليه يستمعون الذكر الله سبحانه وتعالى خطبه opses entment الله سبحانه وتعالى ركعه جمعه خطبه الله سبحانه وتعالى خطبه otherobحه وى خطبه الذكر احط خطبه isلام which are to be minut topicsil topics points it is supposed to في صلب المسائل الشرعيه سنه tols educated with.
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prop under the majority of topics and day to life and even life نساله سبحانه وتعالى ان يجعلنا ممن يستمعون القول فيتبعون احسنه وان يبارك لنا في هذا اليوم وهذا المسجد المبارك نساله سبحانه وتعالى ان يجعلنا ممن يسعون الى ذكر الله ويذرون البيعه ويقول ويقومون باوامر الله وينتهون عن نواهيه والله اعلم وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد.