The Obligation of the Jumu’ah Prayer, Its Virtue, Who is Exempt from it, and the Prayer and Sermon Therein

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 58
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 58

The Obligation of the Jumu’ah Prayer, Its Virtue, Who is Exempt from it, and the Prayer and Sermon Therein

وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّمَا وُضِعَتِ اَلرَّكْعَتَانِ اَللَّتَانِ أَضَافَهُمَا اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ لِلْمُقِيمِ لِمَكَانِ اَلْخُطْبَتَيْنِ مَعَ اَلْإِمَامِ فَمَنْ صَلَّى يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فِي غَيْرِ جَمَاعَةٍ فَلْيُصَلِّهَا أَرْبَعاً كَصَلاَةِ اَلظُّهْرِ فِي سَائِرِ اَلْأَيَّامِ.
Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام said: "The two rak'ahs that The Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم added on the day of Jumu’ah are for those who attend with the Imam because of the two sermons. Whoever prays on Jumu’ah but not in congregation should pray it as four rak'ahs, like the Dhuhr prayer on other days."
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