7/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 855a — The Ummah Guided to Friday
This Ummah has been guided to Friday
Jumu'ah Guidance Hadith: The Last Ummah and the Day of Friday
Sahih Muslim : 855a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 855a
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَحْنُ الآخِرُونَ وَنَحْنُ السَّابِقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بَيْدَ أَنَّ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ أُوتِيَتِ الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا وَأُوتِينَاهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ ثُمَّ هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا هَدَانَا اللَّهُ لَهُ فَالنَّاسُ لَنَا فِيهِ تَبَعٌ الْيَهُودُ غَدًا وَالنَّصَارَى بَعْدَ غَدٍ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: We who are the last shall be the first on the Day of Resurrection, except that every Ummah was given the Book before us and we were given it after them. It was this day which Allah prescribed for us and guided us to it and the people came after us with regard to it, the Jews observing the next day and the Christians the day following that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 855aIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 28USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1858
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 855a
This Hadith speaks about the place of this Ummah and the guidance to Friday. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, We who are the last shall be the first on the Day of Resurrection. The report then explains that other communities were given the Book before us, while this Ummah was given it after them. It also says Allah prescribed this day for us and guided us to it. The Jews are mentioned with the next day, and the Christians with the day after that. For readers searching for the Ummah guided to Friday hadith, the message is simple: Friday is a day Allah guided this Ummah to. The Hadith does not ask us to argue. It calls us to value the day we were guided to.
What we learn from this hadith
- This Ummah is described as last in time but first on the Day of Resurrection.
- Allah guided Muslims to Friday as their prescribed day.
- The Hadith mentions Jews and Christians in relation to the following days.
