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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Prayer - Friday

Sahih Muslim 850d

Chapter: The virtue of going out early on Friday

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 850d

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ - عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

عَلَى كُلِّ بَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ مَلَكٌ يَكْتُبُ الأَوَّلَ فَالأَوَّلَ - مَثَّلَ الْجَزُورَ ثُمَّ نَزَّلَهُمْ حَتَّى صَغَّرَ إِلَى مَثَلِ الْبَيْضَةِ - فَإِذَا جَلَسَ الإِمَامُ طُوِيَتِ الصُّحُفُ وَحَضَرُوا الذِّكْرَ ‏"

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

There is an angel on every door of the mosque recording him first who (comes) first (to the mosque for Friday prayer). And he [the Prophet] likened him to one who offers a camel as a sacrifice and then he went on in the descending order till he reached the point at which the minimum (sacrifice) is that of an egg. And when the Imam sits (on the pulpit) the sheets are folded and they (the angels) attend to the mention of Allah.

Reported by Muslim (No. 850d).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( مَثَّلَ الْجَزُور ثُمَّ نَزَّلَهُمْ حَتَّى صَغَّرَ إِلَى مَثَل الْبَيْضَة ) هَكَذَا ضَبَطْنَاهُ الْأَوَّل ( مَثَّلَ ) بِتَشْدِيدِ الثَّاء وَفَتْح الْمِيم وَ ( نَزَّلَهُمْ ) أَيْ ذَكَرَ مَنَازِلهمْ فِي السَّبْق وَالْفَضِيلَة , وَقَوْله : ( صَغَّرَ ) بِتَشْدِيدِ الْغَيْن. وَقَوْله : ( مَثَل الْبَيْضَة ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْمِيم وَالثَّاء الْمُثَلَّثَة.…

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  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1742)عَلَى كُلِّ بَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ يُكْتَبُ الأَوَّلُ فَالأَوَّلُ فَمُقَدِّمٌ مِثْلَ الْجَزُورِ ، ثُمَّ نَزَّلَهُمْ حَتَّى صَغُرَ إِلَى مِثْلِ الْبَيْضَةِ ، فَإِذَا جَلَسَ الإِمَامُ طُوِيَتِ الصُّحُفُ وَحَضَرُوا الذِّكْرَ

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It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) described the likeness of Friday, saying that those who come earliest are like the one who sacrifices a camel, then like one who sacrifices a cow, then like one who sacrifices a sheep, until he made mention of a chicken.

ضَرَبَ مَثَلَ الْجُمُعَةِ ثُمَّ التَّبْكِيرِ، كَنَاحِرِ الْبَدَنَةِ، كَنَاحِرِ الْبَقَرَةِ، كَنَاحِرِ الشَّاةِ، حَتَّى ذَكَرَ الدَّجَاجَةَ ‏.‏

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