Book of Namaz

arakat and goodness for Muslims).
Worships done on Friday are given at least twice as many
blessings as those that are given for worships done on other days.
And sins committed on Friday are recorded two-fold.
On Fridays souls come together and meet one another. Graves
are visited. Torment in graves is suspended on that day. According
to some savants, Believers’ torment does not begin again. But a
disbeliever’s torment continues until Rising Day except on Fridays
and in Ramadân. Those Believers who die on that day or during
that night are never tormented in their graves. Hell is not as hot on
Friday. Hadrat Adam ‘alaihissalâm’ was created on Friday. He was
taken out of Paradise on Friday. People who will be in Paradise
will see Allâhu ta’âlâ on Fridays.
Fards of Friday Prayer
Friday prayer consists of sixteen rak’ats. It is fard-i ’ayn for
every man to perform its two rak’ats. It is stronger than the fard of
early afternoon prayer. Friday prayer depends on two groups of
conditions for being fard:
1- The conditions of adâ.
2- The conditions of wujûb.
If any one of the conditions of adâ does not exist, the namâz
will not be accepted. If the conditions of wujûb do not exist, the
namâz will still be accepted.
There are seven conditions of adâ, that is Friday prayer's being
sahîh (valid):
1- To perform the namâz in a shahr (city). A shahr is a place
whose jamâ’at cannot be accommodated by the largest mosque.
2- To perform it with the permission of the president of the
state or of the governor. A khatîb appointed by them can appoint
someone else as his deputy.
3- To perform it during the time of early afternoon prayer.
4- To say the khutba within the time of early afternoon prayer.
[Our scholars have said that saying the khutba is like saying
“Allâhu akbar” when beginning namâz.
That is, both must be only said in Arabic. The khatîb first says
the “A’ûdhu” silently, then says the “hamd-u thenâ,” the kalima-i
shahâdat, and the salât-u-salâm audibly. Afterwards he preaches,
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