However, He has exempted the women, children, slaves, the sick and the travellers from this duty | Hadrat 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-'As has related that the Holy Prophet said: 'The Friday Prayer is obligatory on cvcry person who hears the call to it |
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In order to distinguish themselves from the Jews the Christians took Sunday as their distinctive emblem | "Hastening " according to them means that on hearing the call one should immediately start making |
Hadrat Abu Hurairah, Hadrat 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas and Hadrat 'Abdullah bin 'Umar say: "We heard the Holy Prophet say this ' in the Friday Sermon, The people should refrain from giving up the Friday Prayer; otherwise Allah will seal up hearts and they will become totally heedless.
1When population increased in the time of Hadrat 'Uthman, he ordered another call to be made'in the bazaar of Madinah at his house, Az-Zaura' | But neither its words have been stated anywhere in the Qur'an nor the method of calling the people to the Prayer has been taught |
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Jabir bin 'Abdullah and Abu Sa'id Khudri say that he said in a Sermon: "Know that Allah has enjoined the Friday Prayer as a duty on you Baihaqi | Hadrat Abu Hurairah has reported that the Holy Prophet upon whom be Allah's peace said: "When the Prayer has begun, one should conic walking to it with calm and dignity, and not running |