RAKA’TS

Jumuah
Salaat
consists
of
12
raka’ts
as
follows:

4
raka’ts
Sunnatul
Ghair
Muakkadah

2
raka’ts
Fardh

2
or
4
or
6
raka’ts
Sunnatul
Muakkadah

THE
OBLIGATION
(WUJOOB)
OF
JUMUAH

Jumuah
is
compulsory
on
the
following
persons:

MUQEEM
(Resident)
—
Jumuah
is
compulsory
on
only
a
Muqeem
or
such
a
Musaafir
who
has
made
an
intention
of
staying
more
than
four
days.




SAHEEH
—
Jumuah
is
compulsory
on
only
a
healthy
person.
Jumuah
is
not
compulsory
on
such
an
ailing
person
who
is
unable
to
attend
the
Jumuah.




FREE
MEN
—
Jumuah
is
obligatory
on
only
free
persons,
not
on
slaves.




MALES
—
Jumuah
is
obligatory
on
only
males,
not
females.




EXEMPTION
FROM
JUMUAH’

Jumuah
is
not
compulsory
in
the
following
cases:

1.
Extreme
weather
conditions,
e.g.
excessive
rain,
cold,
wind,
storms,
etc.


2.
Sickness
which
causes
harm/pain/deterioration
if
the
person
has
to
go
to
Jumuah.


3.
Danger
or
any
valid
reason
which
prevents
one
from
attending
Jumuah.


4.
Jumuah
is
not
compulsory
on
minors.




If
exempted
persons
attend
Jumuah,
it
(Jumuah)
will
become
obligatory
on
them.

CONDITIONS
FOR
THE
VALIDITY
OF
JUMUAH

The
following
are
the
conditions
for
the
validity
of
Jumuah:

1.TIME
—
It
must
be
the
valid
time
which
commences
from
Irtifaa-ush
Shams
and
ends
with
the
termination
of
Zuhr
time.
(Irtifaa-ush
Shams
or
when
the
sun
has
risen
a
spear’s
length
above
the
horizon.
This
is
the
time
when
Ishraaq
Salaat
can
be
performed.
This
time
is
about
15
minutes
after
sunrise).




2.
The
place
where
Jumuah
is
performed
should
be
a
city/town/village
where
at
least
40
adult
Muslim
males
are
permanent
residents.




3.
The
presence
of
at
least
40
males
who
are
residents.
This
minimum
of
40
must
consist
of
permanent
residents.
A
Musaafir
who
has
made
the
intention
of
staying
more
than
4
days
will
not
qualify
as
a
member
of
the
40
residents
necessary
for
the
validity
of
Jumuah.
Thus,
if
the
congregation
consists
of
39
permanent
residents
and
one
Musaafir
who
has
intended
a
stay
of
more
than
four
days,
then
inspite
of
Jumuah
being
Waajib
on
this
Musaafir;
the
Jumuah
will
not
be
valid.


(Jumuah
being
Waajib
–
compulsory
–
on
such
a
Musaafir
will
mean
that
if
he
happens
to
be
in
such
a
place
where
there
are
at
least
40
permanent
adult
Muslim
male
residents.)
The
number
40
cannot
be
made
up
with
such
Musaafirs
who
became
Muqeem
by
the
intention
of
staying
more
than
4
days).




4.
KHUTBAH
—
The
Jumuah
Khutbah
consists
of
two
Khutbahs.

THE
KHUTBAH

1.
The
Jumuah
Khutbahs
validity
depends
on
the
following
acts:



 
 
a)
Hamd
(Praise)
of
Allah
Ta’ala.

 
 
b)
Salaat
(Durood)
on
Rasulullah
(sallallahu
alayhi
wasallam).

 
 
c)
Recitation
of
at
least
one
Qur’aanic
Aayat.

 
 
d)
Commanding
Taqwa
(Fear
of
Allah).

 
 
e)
The
presence
of
40
adult
Muslim
males
who
are
residents
of
the
place.

2.
Among
the
Sunnat
factors
of
the
Khutbah
are:




 
 
a)
Delivery
of
the
Khutbah
from
the
Mimbar.

 
 
b)
Making
Salaam
to
the
Jamaat
(i.e.
greeting
them)
when
facing
them.



 
 
c)
Sitting
on
the
Mimbar
until
completion
of
the
Athaan.




 
 
d)
Sitting
between
the
two
Khutbahs
for
the
duration
of
Surah
Ikhlaas.




 
 
e)
The
Khateeb
should
face
the
audience
while
reciting
the
Khutbah.




 
 
f)
The
Khateeb
should
stand
and
recite
the
Khutbah.




 
 
g)
The
first
Khutbah
should
be
longer
than
the
second.

 
 
h)
Dua
for
the
Muslimeen.

3.
The
Khutbah
will
not
be
valid
in
a
language
other
than
Arabic
if
the
Khateeb
is
able
to
recite
Arabic.




4.
There
should
be
no
delay
in
starting
the
Jumuah
Salaat
immediately
the
Khutbah
ends.




5.
The
Khutbah
should
compulsorily
be
recited
before
the
Salaat.