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Jumma Mubarak: what the Sunnah teaches for Friday

On Friday, from Maghrib on Thursday evening until Maghrib on Friday.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

إِنَّ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ أَيَّامِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِيهِ خُلِقَ آدَمُ وَفِيهِ قُبِضَ وَفِيهِ النَّفْخَةُ وَفِيهِ الصَّعْقَةُ فَأَكْثِرُوا عَلَىَّ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ فِيهِ فَإِنَّ صَلاَتَكُمْ مَعْرُوضَةٌ عَلَىَّ

Inna min afḍali ayyāmikum yawmal-jumu'ah, fīhi khuliqa Ādam, wa fīhi qubiḍ, wa fīhin-nafkhah, wa fīhiṣ-ṣa'qah, fa akthirū 'alayya minaṣ-ṣalāti fīh, fa inna ṣalātakum ma'rūḍatun 'alayy

Among the best of your days is Friday. On it Adam was created and on it he died; on it the Trumpet will be blown and on it all will swoon. So send much blessing (durood) on me on it, for your blessing is shown to me.

And he ﷺ said:

مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَىَّ وَاحِدَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا

Man ṣallā 'alayya wāḥidatan ṣallallāhu 'alayhi 'ashrā

Whoever sends blessing on me once, Allah sends blessing on him ten times.

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 1047 graded sahih (al-Albani)
Sahih Muslim 408

When to say it

On Friday, from Maghrib on Thursday evening until Maghrib on Friday.

Good to know

  • There is no special Friday greeting in the Sunnah. Wishing someone "Jumu'ah Mubarak" is a kind word, but do not treat it as a Sunnah or an obligation.
  • Forwarded messages that promise reward for sharing them, or punishment for not sharing, are not from the Sunnah.
  • What the Sunnah does teach for Friday: ghusl, clean clothes and perfume, going early to Jumu'ah, reading Surah al-Kahf, much durood, and making dua in the last hour before Maghrib.
  • Durood Ibrahim, the durood of salah, is the best form to send.

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Jumma Mubarak: what the Sunnah says about Friday

Where is it from?
It is reported in Sunan Abi Dawud 1047, graded sahih (al-Albani).
What is the best dua on Friday?
Send durood on the Prophet ﷺ often, and make your own dua in the last hour of Friday before Maghrib, a time when dua is accepted.
Is it Sunnah to say Jumma Mubarak?
No. The Prophet ﷺ and the Companions did not greet each other with a special Friday phrase. Saying it as a simple good wish is fine; do not make it a Sunnah or a must.
When does Friday start in Islam?
At Maghrib on Thursday evening. Surah al-Kahf and durood can be read from then until Maghrib on Friday.

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