The Obligation of the Jumu’ah Prayer, Its Virtue, Who is Exempt from it, and the Prayer and Sermon Therein

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 58

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 58

The Obligation of the Jumu’ah Prayer, Its Virtue, Who is Exempt from it, and the Prayer and Sermon Therein

Hadith #43

وَقَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ يَشْرَبْ أَحَدُكُمُ اَلدَّوَاءَ يَوْمَ اَلْخَمِيسِ » فَقِيلَ يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ لِمَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «لِئَلاَّ يَضْعُفَ عَنْ إِتْيَانِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ.

The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib said: "None of you should take medicine on Thursday." He was asked: "O’ Amir al-Mu'minin, why is that?" Imam said: "So that it does not weaken one from attending the Jumu’ah prayer."

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