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Sahih Muslim 855d — Allah Guided This Ummah to Friday
This Ummah has been guided to Friday
Allah Guided Us to Friday: The Hadith About Jumu'ah and the Ummah
Sahih Muslim : 855d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 855d
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، أَخِي وَهْبِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَحْنُ الآخِرُونَ السَّابِقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بَيْدَ أَنَّهُمْ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا وَأُوتِينَاهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ وَهَذَا يَوْمُهُمُ الَّذِي فُرِضَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَاخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ فَهَدَانَا اللَّهُ لَهُ فَهُمْ لَنَا فِيهِ تَبَعٌ فَالْيَهُودُ غَدًا وَالنَّصَارَى بَعْدَ غَدٍ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), as saying: We who are the last would be the first on the Day of Resurrection but they (other Ummahs) were given the Book before us and we were given after them, and this was the day that was prescribed for them but they disagreed on it. And Allah guided us to it. and they came after us with regard to it, the Jews observing the next day and the Christians the day following that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 855dIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 31USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1861
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 855d
This Hadith repeats the meaning that this Ummah is last but will be first on the Day of Resurrection. It also explains the place of Friday. The report says other communities were given the Book before this Ummah, while this Ummah received it after them. Friday was the day prescribed for them, but they disagreed about it. Allah then guided this Ummah to Friday, and the other days came after it: Saturday for the Jews and Sunday for the Christians. For people searching Allah guided us to Friday hadith, this narration gives a clean message. It shows Friday as a day of guidance, not just a weekly habit. The response should be gratitude, attention, and respect for Jumu'ah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Friday is described as a day Allah guided this Ummah to.
- The Hadith mentions disagreement among earlier communities about that day.
- The report connects Friday with the order of days that follow it.
