The sunnah acts of Friday, sending salawat on the Prophet ﷺ, and the reading of Surah al-Kahf.
Friday is the best day on which the sun rises. On it Adam was created, on it he entered Paradise, and on it the Hour will be established. The Prophet ﷺ instructed his community to make it a day of worship, cleanliness and supplication.
Three acts define the Muslim's Friday: preparing for and attending Jumu'ah, sending abundant salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ, and reading Surah al-Kahf. There is also a hidden hour on Friday in which no supplication is refused.
This hub covers each of these with its evidence, the wording of the salawat, and the practical way to fit them into the day.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammad, kama sallayta 'ala Ibrahima wa 'ala ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Most Glorious.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3370
The Prophet ﷺ mentioned an hour on Friday in which any supplication is answered. The strongest opinions place it in the last hour before Maghrib, and between the imam sitting on the pulpit and the end of the prayer.
Keep a list of your most important duas ready for that final hour before sunset.
Perform ghusl, use the miswak, wear your best clean clothes, apply fragrance, and go early — the earlier you arrive, the greater the reward.
Listen attentively to the khutbah; even telling someone to be quiet during it forfeits the reward of Jumu'ah.
It is obligatory on adult male residents. Women may attend and are rewarded, but they pray Zuhr at home if they do not.
Two opinions are strongest: from the imam ascending the pulpit until the prayer ends, and the last hour before Maghrib. Make dua in both.
Yes. The day of Friday for this purpose begins at Maghrib on Thursday and ends at Maghrib on Friday.
The reported virtue is for the whole surah, though reading the first ten verses carries its own protection from the Dajjal.
Join the congregation quietly, pray two brief rak'ahs of tahiyyat al-masjid, then listen. If you catch at least one rak'ah with the imam, your Jumu'ah counts.