1 Benefit a day (Day 14):

Jumu'ah is most people's favourite day of the week; the evildoer yearns for it to fulfil his desires while the believer yearns to please The Almighty __ The following is an abridged translation of a benefit transmitted by Sheikh Faysal Al-Hashidi hafidhahullah ---------------- Do you want the reward of fasting & praying hundreds of years in just a few minutes?! If so, read the greatest authentic hadeeth on the virtues of deeds; a hadeeth which the people of knowledge said about it: “We do not know of any hadith from the Prophet ﷺ which carries a greater reward than this hadeeth.” Imam At-Tirmidhi rahimahullah said: “Some of the Imams said, we have not heard of a Saheeh Hadeeth in the Shari’ah that carries such a reward.” [Tuhfatul Ahwadhi (3/5)] Ibnul Hajar Al-Haythami rahimahullah said: “It was said there is nothing authentic in the Sunnah that carries a greater reward than this, so let one pay attention to it.” [Tuhfat al-Muhtaaj (2/471)] Here is the Hadeeth: On the authority of Aws ibn Aws Ath-Thaqafi (radhiyallahu anhu) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: «مَنْ غَسَلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَاغْتَسَلَ، ثُمَّ بَكَّرَ وَابْتَكَرَ، وَمَشَى وَلَمْ يَرْكَبْ، وَدَنَا مِنَ الْإِمَامِ فَاسْتَمَعَ وَلَمْ يَلْغُ كَانَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ عَمَلُ سَنَةٍ أَجْرُ صِيَامِهَا وَقِيَامِهَا» “Whoever takes a complete bath on Friday then goes very early to the Khutbah, walking and not riding, sits close to the Imam, listens and does not speak or keep himself busy then for every step is the reward equivalent to a year of fasting and praying.” [Collected by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi; authenticated by Sheikh Albani in Saheeh Al-Jaami' As-Sagheer' no. 6405] Did you pay attention to the hadeeth❓ ▪️Every step on your way to the masjid to perform Friday prayer is equivalent to the reward of a year of fasting and praying! ▪️One step equals fasting and praying for 365 days! ▪️So if there are 100 steps between you and the masjid, it is as if you fasted and stood for 100 years, and the more steps you take the number of years increases But this reward is subject to five conditions: 1⃣- Taking a full BATH 2⃣- Going to the masjid EARLY 3⃣- WALKING to the masjid 4⃣- Sitting CLOSE to the Khateeb 5⃣- Listening to the Khutbah in SILENCE ... This is from the grace of Allah upon us, that He has made this relatively easy act of worship carry such a great reward, and He made it attainable every week so that every Muslim is able to realise it.