Riyad as-Salihin, 1156
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said while talking about the merits of Friday, "There is a time on Friday at which a Muslim, while he (or she) is performing Salat and is supplicating, will be granted whatever he (or she) is supplicating for." And he (ﷺ) pointed with his hand to indicate that this period of time is very short. <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، ذكر يوم الجمعة، فقال:
فيها ساعة لا يوافقها عبد مسلم، وهو قائم يصلي يسأل الله شيئًا، إلا أعطاه إياه
وأشار بيده يقللها، ((متفق عليه)) .
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 8, Hadith 166
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) One of the merits of Friday is that it has a time in which supplications are readily answered.<br>
2) The time in which supplications are readily answered on Friday is short and unspecified so that people would strive and supplicate a lot on this day in hope that their supplication coincides with this hour.<br>
Note:<br>
The authentic Hadiths on the hour during Friday in which supplications are readily answered indicate that it is the latter part of time after the ‘Asr (afternoon) prayer. The last Hadith cited above says about it: “It extends from the time the Imām sits down till the prayer is over.” The scholars of Hadith considered the attribution of this wording to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) as inauthentic; rather, it is the statement of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father).