7/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 881a — Four Rak'ahs After Jumu'a
Prayer after Jumu`ah
Hadith About Four Rak'ahs After Jumu'a
Sahih Muslim : 881a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 881a
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي، هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمُ الْجُمُعَةَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعًا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When any one of you observes the Jumu'a prayer (two obligatory rak'ahs in congregation), he should observe four (rak'ahs) afterwards.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 881aIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 86USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1915
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 881a
This hadith about prayer after Jumu'a gives a short instruction from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Huraira reported that when one of you observes the Jumu'a prayer, meaning the two obligatory rak'ahs in congregation as stated in the translation, he should observe four rak'ahs afterwards. The wording is simple and direct. It focuses on what is prayed after Jumu'a, not before it. It also does not discuss the place of these four rak'ahs in this version. For readers searching for the Sunnah after Jumu'a prayer, this narration is a clear text mentioning four rak'ahs after the Friday prayer. This makes the number clear in this particular wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions praying four rak'ahs after Jumu'a.
- The instruction comes after the two obligatory rak'ahs in congregation.
- This narration focuses on the prayer after Jumu'a, not on other Friday acts.
