rak'ah {Al-Hamd lillahi} (1) and a Surah, and he recites aloud in both of them. There is no disagreement on all of this. Ibn al-Mundhir said: The Muslims have reached a consensus that the Jumu'ah prayer is two rak'ahs. A Hadith has reached us from Umar, who said: 'The Jumu'ah prayer is two rak'ahs, complete and not shortened, upon the tongue of your Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).' Recorded by Imam Ahmad and Ibn Majah (2). It is recommended that in the first [rak'ah] he recites Surah Al-Jumu'ah, and in the second Surah Al-Munafiqun. This is the school of Al-Shafi'i and Abu Thawr, due to what was narrated from Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Rafi', who said: Abu Hurayrah led us in the Jumu'ah prayer and recited Surah Al-Jumu'ah in the first rak'ah, and in the second rak'ah 'Idha ja'aka al-munafiqun'. When Abu Hurayrah finished the prayer, I caught up with him and said: O Abu Hurayrah, you recited two Surahs that Ali used to recite in Kufa. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recite them during Jumu'ah. Recorded by Muslim (3). If he recites Al-Ghashiyah in the second, it is good; for Al-Dahhak ibn Qays asked Al-Nu'man ibn Bashir: What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recite on the day of Jumu'ah, following Surah Al-Jumu'ah? He said: He used to recite {Has ataka hadithu al-ghashiyah}. Recorded by Muslim (4). If he recites {Sabbih} in the first and Al-Ghashiyah in the second, it is good, for Al-Nu'man ibn Bashir said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite during the two Eids and during Jumu'ah,
(1) Not present in: The original. (2) Its verification was provided earlier on page 115. (3) In: Chapter on what is to be recited in the Jumu'ah prayer, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sahih Muslim 2/597, 598. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on what is to be recited during Jumu'ah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/257. And al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding recitation in the Jumu'ah prayer, from the Chapters of Jumu'ah. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/308. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding recitation in the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Book of Establishing the Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/355. (4) In: Chapter on what is to be recited in the Jumu'ah prayer, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sahih Muslim 2/598. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on what is to be recited during Jumu'ah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/257. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on mentioning the disagreement regarding al-Nu'man ibn Bashir on the recitation in the Jumu'ah prayer, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Al-Mujtaba 3/92. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding recitation in the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Book of Establishing the Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/355. And al-Darimi, Chapter on recitation in the Jumu'ah prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/368.
