7/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 877a — Surah Jumu'ah and Munafiqun
What is to be recited in Jumu`ah prayer
Surah Jumu'ah and Al-Munafiqun in Friday Prayer Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 877a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 877a
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، قَالَ اسْتَخْلَفَ مَرْوَانُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَصَلَّى لَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْجُمُعَةَ فَقَرَأَ بَعْدَ سُورَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الآخِرَةِ { إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ} - قَالَ - فَأَدْرَكْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حِينَ انْصَرَفَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّكَ قَرَأْتَ بِسُورَتَيْنِ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا بِالْكُوفَةِ . فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ بِهِمَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ .
Ibn Abu Rafi' Narrated from:
Marwan appointed Abu Huraira as his deputy in Medina and he himself left for Mecca. Abu Huraira led us in the Jumu'a prayer and recited after Surah Jumu'a in the second rak'ah:" When the hypocrites came to thee" (Surah 63). I then met Abu Huraira as he came back and said to him: You have recited two surahs which 'Ali b. Abu Talib used to recite in Kufah. Upon this Abu Huraira said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting these two in the Friday (prayer).
[1] Al-Munâfiqûn 63.Reference : Sahih Muslim 877aIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 76USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1905
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 877a
This Friday prayer recitation hadith reports what Abu Huraira did when he led Jumu'ah prayer in Madinah. He recited Surah Jumu'ah and then, in the second rak'ah, 'When the hypocrites came to thee,' meaning Surah Al-Munafiqun. When Ibn Abu Rafi' mentioned that 'Ali ibn Abu Talib used to recite these two surahs in Kufah, Abu Huraira answered that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم reciting them on Friday. The report does not say this is the only allowed recitation. It simply preserves a known prophetic recitation for Jumu'ah prayer and connects Abu Huraira's practice to what he heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Surah Jumu'ah and Surah Al-Munafiqun were recited in Friday prayer in this report.
- Abu Huraira linked his recitation to what he heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The narration shows Companions comparing and preserving prayer recitation practice.
