Here are 7 Sunnahs of Friday Every Muslim Should Follow
Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: “The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created. on it he was made to enter Paradise, on it he was expelled from it. And the last hour will take place on no day other than Friday.”
- Take a Bath
- Wear Clean Clothes
- Brush your teeth preferably Miswak
- Trim your nail
- Perfume
- Recite Surah Al-Kahf
- Surma (kohl)
Take a Bath
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Anyone of you attending the Friday (prayers) should take a bath.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 877
Wear Clean Clothes
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
`Umar bin Al-Khattab saw a silken cloak (being sold) at the gate of the Mosque and said to Allah’s Apostle, “I wish you would buy this to wear on Fridays and also on occasions of the arrivals of the delegations.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) replied, “This will be worn by a person who will have no share (reward) in the Hereafter.” Later on similar cloaks were given to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and he gave one of them to `Umar bin Al-Khattab. On that `Umar said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! You have given me this cloak although on the cloak of Atarid (a cloak merchant who was selling that silken cloak at the gate of the mosque) you passed such and such a remark.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) replied, “I have not given you this to wear”. And so `Umar bin Al-Khattab gave it to his pagan brother in Mecca to wear.
Sahih al-Bukhari 877
Brush your teeth preferably Miswak
Narrated `Abu Huraira`:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If I had not found it hard for my followers or the people, I would have ordered them to clean their teeth with Siwak for every prayer.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 877
Perfume
Narrated Salman-Al-Farsi:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “Whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair) oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the Jumua prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 883
Recite Surah Al-Kahf
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported:
“Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday, a light will shine for him between this Friday and the next.”
al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 5996
