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Sunan Abi Dawud 1124 — Surah Al-Jumu'ah and Al-Munafiqun
What Should Be Recited During The Friday Prayer
Hadith About Surah Al-Jumu'ah and Al-Munafiqun in Friday Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1124
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1124
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى بِنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الآخِرَةِ { إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ } قَالَ فَأَدْرَكْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حِينَ انْصَرَفَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّكَ قَرَأْتَ بِسُورَتَيْنِ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ - رضى الله عنه - يَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا بِالْكُوفَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ .
Ibn Abi Rafi' Narrated from:
Abu Hurairah led us in the Friday prayer and recited Surah al-Jumu'ah and "When the hypocrites come to you" (63) in the last rak'ah. He said: I met Abu Hurairah when he finished the prayer and said to him: You recited the two surah that 'Ali used to recite at Kufah. Abu Hurairah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting them on Friday.
[2] Al-Jumu'ah (62).[3] Al-Munāfiqūn (63).Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1124In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 735English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1119
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1124
This hadith about Surah Al-Jumu'ah and Surah Al-Munafiqun in Friday prayer gives another report of the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم recitation. Ibn Abi Rafi' said that Abu Hurairah led the Friday prayer and recited Surah Al-Jumu'ah and then “When the hypocrites come to you,” meaning Surah Al-Munafiqun, in the last rak'ah. When he was told that Ali used to recite those two Surahs in Kufah, Abu Hurairah answered that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم recite them on Friday. For people searching “Surah Jumuah and Munafiqun hadith,” this narration is direct. It shows that Abu Hurairah based his recitation on what he personally heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Surah Al-Jumu'ah and Surah Al-Munafiqun were recited in Friday prayer.
- Abu Hurairah linked this practice to what he heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The report shows care in following known Prophetic recitation.
- It also shows that companions recognized shared practices in different places.
