BENEFIT: The Excellence of Friday

Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allāh have mercy on him, said: «...أنه اليوم الذي يستحب أن يتفرغ فيه للعبادة ، وله على سائر الأيام مزية بأنواع من العبادات واجبة ومستحبة ، فالله سبحانه جعل لأهل كل ملة يوما يتفرغون فيه للعبادة ويتخلون فيه عن أشغال الدنيا ، فيوم الجمعة يوم عبادة ، وهو في الأيام كشهر رمضان في الشهور ، وساعة الإجابة فيه كليلة القدر في رمضان . ولهذا من صح له يوم جمعته وسلم سلمت له سائر جمعته ، ومن صح له رمضان وسلم سلمت له سائر سنته ، ومن صحت له حجته وسلمت له ، صح له سائر عمره ، فيوم الجمعة ميزان الأسبوع ، ورمضان ميزان العام ، والحج ميزان العمر . وبالله التوفيق» "It (Friday) is the day on which it is recommended to devote oneself to worship, and it has a special virtue over other days due to various obligatory and recommended acts of worship. Allāh, Glorified and Exalted, has appointed for the people of every faith a day to dedicate themselves to worship and to turn away from worldly affairs. Friday is such a day of worship, just as the month of Ramaḍān is a distinguished month among the months, and there is an hour on Friday during which prayers are answered, comparable to Laylat Al-Qadr in Ramaḍān. For this reason, whoever’s Friday is sound and secure, the rest of the week will also be sound; whoever’s Ramaḍān is sound and secure, the rest of the year will also be sound; and whoever’s Hajj is sound and secure, the rest of his life will also be sound. Friday is the measure of the week, Ramaḍān is the measure of the year, and Hajj is the measure of a lifetime. And with Allāh is success." [Zād Al-Ma’ād] Source: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VadAK4n5K3zclcMjeg0F