It is established in Sahih Muslim that the Prophet ﷺ recited Surah Al-Jumu’ah and Surah Al-Munafiqun in the Friday prayer, so it is read in the second rak’ah. It rebukes the hypocrites, admonishes and urges charity before one’s term ends, and belongs to the Mufassal by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured.
The Prophet ﷺ used to recite Surah Al-Jumu’ah and Surah Al-Munafiqun in the Friday prayer. Abu Hurayrah, leading the Friday prayer, recited it in the last rak’ah and said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite both of them on Friday.”
Authentic (sahih)Muslim (877), Abu Dawud (1124) and At-Tirmidhi (519) Authentic (sahih)Muslim (879), Abu Dawud (1074) and At-Tirmidhi (520)
With Al-Jumu’ah the Prophet ﷺ urged the believers on; with Al-Munafiqun he rebuked the hypocrites, who gathered in large numbers for this prayer, and called them to repentance, and its ending contains admonition and encouragement to give charity.
Good (hasan)Sa’id ibn Mansur and At-Tabarani (Al-Mu’jam al-Awsat)
It belongs to the Mufassal by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured over the other prophets, according to the hadith of Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’: “… and I was favoured with the Mufassal.”
Arabic text, translation, reference and authenticity grade of each hadith.
فصلى لنا أبو هريرة الجمعة، فقرأ بعد سورة الجمعة في الركعة الآخرة ﴿إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ﴾… فقال أبو هريرة: إني سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقرأ بهما يوم الجمعة
Abu Hurayrah led us in the Friday prayer and, after Surah Al-Jumu’ah, recited in the last rak’ah: “When the hypocrites come to you”… Then he said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite both of them on Friday.”
أن النبي ﷺ كان يقرأ في صلاة الفجر يوم الجمعة ﴿الم (1) تَنْزِيلُ﴾ السجدة و ﴿هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ حِينٌ مِنَ الدَّهْرِ﴾ وأن النبي ﷺ كان يقرأ في صلاة الجمعة سورة الجمعة والمنافقون
The Prophet ﷺ used to recite in the dawn prayer on Friday “Alif-Lam-Mim. Tanzil” (As-Sajdah) and “Has there come upon man” (Al-Insan), and in the Friday prayer he used to recite Surah Al-Jumu’ah and Surah Al-Munafiqun.
كان رسول الله ﷺ يقرأ في صلاة الجمعة في الركعة الأولى بسورة الجمعة، فيحرض بها المؤمنين ويقرأ في الركعة الثانية بسورة المنافقين، فيقرع بها المنافقين
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite Surah Al-Jumu’ah in the first rak’ah of the Friday prayer, urging the believers on with it, and Surah Al-Munafiqun in the second, rebuking the hypocrites with it.
Main purpose: To show the reality of the hypocrites and to warn against them.
Al-Munafiqun is an entirely Medinan surah of eleven verses, revealed after Al-Hajj and before Al-Mujadila. It has borne this name since the Prophet’s ﷺ time; Zayd ibn Arqam said: “In the morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the surah of the Hypocrites.” According to the scholars who examined the question, it was revealed during the expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq, in the year 5 AH. It is so named because it exposed the hypocrites and described their vices.
Tafsir of Surah Al-Munafiqun Listen to Al-Munafiqun by other reciters
The full Arabic text: introduction, virtues, themes, and a study of the chain and authenticity of each hadith.
