Riyad as-Salihin, 128
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who performs his Wudu' perfectly and comes to Jumu'ah prayer and listens (to the Khutbah) silently, the sins which he has committed since the previous Friday plus three more days (i.e., 10 days) will be forgiven for him. One who distracts himself with pebbles during the Khutbah will not get the (Jumu'ah) reward". <b>[Muslim]</b>.
الثاني عشر: عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
من توضأ فأحسن الوضوء، ثم أتى الجمعة، فاستمع وأنصت، غفر له ما بينه وبين الجمعة وزيادة ثلاثة أيام، ومن مس الحصا فقد لغا
((رواه مسلم)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 128
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Attending the Friday prayer, along with proper ablution and listening to the sermon attentively, are an expiation of sins committed between the Friday prayer and the following Friday prayer, with an additional three days forgiven.<br>
2) It shows the excellence of attentive listening to the sermon to secure the full reward.<br>
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<b>Benefit:</b><br>
Touching the pebbles and playing with them during the sermon resembles using the mobile phone or the watch today. So, one should beware of playing with anything during the sermon. Doing so will count his attendance and sitting as a form of worship until he concludes the prayer.<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
"engaged in idle activity" means that the Friday prayer is now counted as Dhuhr prayer, as explained in the narrations of Abu Dāwūd and others.