RAKA’TS

Jumuah
Salaat
consists
of
10
raka’ts
as
follows:

4
raka’ts
Sunnatul
Muakkadah

2
raka’ts
Fardh

2
raka’ts
Sunnatul
Muakkadah

2
raka’ts
Nafl.

THE
OBLIGATION
(WUJOOB)
OF
JUMUAH

Jumuah
is
compulsory
on
the
following
persons:

MUQEEM
--
(resident
of
a
place).
If
a
person
is
not
a
resident
of
the
place
where
Jumuah
is
being
performed
then
Jumuah
will
not
be
obligatory
on
him.
Thus
Jumuah
is
not
incumbent
on
a
Musaafir.
if
the
Musaafir
makes
an
intention
of
staying
at
least
four
days
in
the
place
where
Jumuah
is
performed,
then
he
will
be
regarded
as
a
Muqeem
and
Jumuah
will
be
incumbent
on
him.



SAHEEH
(Healthy
person)
–
Jumuah
is
not
obligatory
on
the
ailing
who
are
unable
to
attend.




FREE
MEN
--
Jumuah
is
compulsory
on
only
free
men,
not
on
slaves.




MALES
–
Jumuah
is
compulsory
on
only
males,
not
on
females.




EXEMPTION
-
Exemption
from
the
obligation
of
Jumuah
applies
in
the
following
cases:




Excessive
rain,
wind/storms,
etc.Any
valid
situation
e.g.
fear,
danger,
caring
for
a
sick
person
requiring
constant
attention,
etc.



Jumuah
is
not
compulsory
on
minors.




If
any
exempted
person
attends
Jumuah;
his
Jumuah
will
be
valid.

CONDITIONS
FOR
THE
VALIDITY
OF
JUMUAH

The
following
are
the
conditions
for
the
validity
of
Jumuah:

DAARUL
IQAAMAT
–
The
place
where
Jumuah
is
being
performed
should
be
such
a
city,
town,
village,
etc.
in
which
those
who
will
be
performing
Jumuah
are
residents.
The
place
should
be
their
permanent
place
of
residence.
Thus,
Jumuah
will
not
be
obligatory
on
nomads
who
have
temporarily
camped
in
the
desert
even
if
they
are
numerous
in
number.




ZUHR
TIME
—
It
must
be
the
time
of
Zuhr.
Jumuah
is
not
valid
before
or
after
Zuhr
time.




KHUTBAH
—
Recitation
of
the
Khutbah
facing
the
Jamaat.




JAMAAT
(Congregation)
—
The
presence
of
at
least
40
males
on
whom
Jumuah
is
compulsory.
The
number
40
includes
the
Imaam.
If
the
Jamaat
consists,
for
example,
of
39
residents
and
one
Musaafir,
the
Jumuah
will
not
be
valid.
It
is
essential
that
the
40
be
present
from
the
beginning
of
the
Khutbah
to
the
end
of
the
Fardh
Salaat.




THE
KHUTBAH



1.
The
Imaam
should
stand
while
reciting
both
Khutbahs.

2.
There
should
be
a
sitting
pause
between
the
two
Khutbahs
for
the
duration
of
three
Subhaanallaah.
It
is
best
to
sit
for
the
duration
of
Surah
Ikhlaas
which
the
Imaam
should
recite
silently.


3.
Each
Khutbah
has
five
Arkaan
(fundamentals)
as
follows:


 
 
a)
Hamd
(the
recitation
of
Praise)
in
the
form
of
Al-hamdulillah.


 
 
b)
Recitation
of
Durood.


 
 
c)
Commanding
Taqwa.

 
 
d)
Recitation
of
a
Qur’aanic
verse
—
at
least
one
Aayat
which
conveys
an
understandable
meaning.


 
 
e)
Dua
for
all
the
Mu’mineen.




4.
Both
Khutbahs
should
be
in
Arabic.


5.
When
standing
on
the
Mimbar,
the
Imaam
should
firstly
greet
(make
Salaam)
to
the
audience.


6.
The
audience
should
compulsorily
listen
to
the
Khutbah
with
attention.


7.
There
should
be
no
delay
in
commencing
the
Fardh
Salaat
immediately
after
the
ending
of
the
Khutbah.


8.
The
Khutbah
should
compulsorily
be
recited
before
the
Salaat.