the prayer. He should also say: "O Allah, make me one of the most sincere of those who turn to You, the nearest of those who seek a means to You, and the best of those who ask of You and desire You" (26). We have narrated from some of the Companions that he walked to the Friday prayer barefoot, and when asked about that, he said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 'Whoever has his feet covered in dust for the sake of Allah, Allah will forbid them from the Fire'" (27).
Section: The Friday prayer and the effort to attend it are obligatory, regardless of whether the one establishing it is a Sunni or an innovator, upright or a sinner. Ahmad explicitly stated this. It is reported from Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-'Azim that he asked Abu 'Abd Allah [Ahmad ibn Hanbal] about praying behind them—meaning the Mu'tazilah—on Friday. He said: "As for the Friday prayer, it is desirable to attend it. If the one leading the prayer among them is [known to be], he should repeat it [the prayer]; if he does not know that he is one of them, he should not repeat it." I said: "What if it is said that he follows their views?" He said: "Until he is certain." I know of no disagreement among the scholars regarding this, and the foundation for this is the generality of the saying of Allah the Almighty: "When the call is made for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah, hasten to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade." And the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever abandons it during my lifetime or after me, while having a just or unjust leader, out of contempt for it or denying it, may Allah not gather his unity (28)" (29). And the consensus of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, for 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar and others among the companions of the Messenger of Allah
(26) Recorded by 'Abd al-Razzaq, in: The Chapter on Going Early to Friday Prayer, from the Book of Friday Prayer. Al-Musannaf 3/205. (27) Recorded by Al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on Walking to Friday Prayer, from the Book of Friday Prayer, and in: The Chapter on Whoever Has His Feet Covered in Dust for the Sake of Allah, from the Book of Jihad. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/9, 4/35. Also by Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on the Virtue of Whoever Has His Feet Covered in Dust for the Sake of Allah, from the chapters on the Virtues of Jihad. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 7/128. Also by Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the Reward of Whoever Has His Feet Covered in Dust for the Sake of Allah, from the Book of Jihad. Al-Mujtaba 6/13. Also by Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on the Virtue of Dust for the Sake of Allah, from the Book of Jihad. Sunan al-Darimi 2/202. And by Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/367, 479, 5/225, 226. (28) Omitted from the original manuscript. (29) Previously provided on page 159.
الصَّلَاةِ. ويقولُ أيضًا: "اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِى مِنْ أَوْجَهِ مَنْ تَوَجَّهَ إلَيْكَ، وأَقْرَبِ مَنْ تَوَسَّلَ إلَيْكَ، وأفْضَلِ مَنْ سَأَلَكَ وَرَغِبَ إلَيْكَ" (٢٦). وروَيْنا عن بَعْضِ الصَّحابةِ، أنَّه مَشَى إلى الجُمُعَةِ حَافِيًا، فَقِيلَ له في ذلك، فقال: إنِّي سمعتُ رسولَ اللَّه -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- يقولُ: "مَنِ اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ في سَبِيلِ اللهِ، حَرَّمَهُمَا اللهُ عَلَى النَّارِ" (٢٧).
فصل: وتَجِبُ الجُمُعَةُ والسَّعْيُ إليها، سَوَاءٌ كان مَن يُقِيمُها سُنِّيًّا، أو مُبْتَدِعًا، أو عَدْلًا، أو فَاسِقَا. نَصَّ عليه أحمدُ، رُوِىَ عن العباسِ بن عبدِ العظيمِ، أنَّه سَأَل أبا عبدِ اللهِ، عن الصَّلَاةِ خَلْفَهُم - يَعْنِى المُعْتَزِلَةَ - يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ، قال: أمَّا الجُمعةَ فيَنْبَغِى شُهُودُها، فإن كان الذي يُصَلِّي منهم، أعادَ، وإن كان لا يَدْرِى أنَّه منهم، فلا يُعِيدُ. قلتُ: فإنْ كان يُقال: إنَّه قد قال بِقَوْلِهم. قال: حتى يَسْتَيْقِنَ. ولا أعْلَمُ في هذا بين أهْلِ العِلْمِ خِلَافًا، والأصْلُ في هذا عُمُومُ قولِ اللهِ تعالى: {إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ}. وقولُ النَّبِيِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-: "فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا في حَيَاتِى أو بَعْدِى وله إمَامٌ عَادِلٌ أو جَائِرٌ، اسْتِخْفَافًا بها، أو جُحُودًا بِهَا، فَلَا جَمَعَ اللهُ لَهُ (٢٨) شَمْلَهُ" (٢٩). وإجْمَاعُ الصَّحابةِ، رَضِىَ اللهُ عنهم، فإنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بنَ عمرَ وغيرَه من أصْحابِ رسولِ اللهِ
(٢٦) أخرجه عبد الرزاق، في: باب الرواح في الجمعة، من كتاب الجمعة. المصنف ٣/ ٢٠٥.(٢٧) أخرجه البخاري، في: باب المشي إلى الجمعة، من كتاب الجمعة، وفى: باب من اغبرت قدماه في سبيل اللَّه، من كتاب الجهاد. صحيح البخاري ٢/ ٩، ٤/ ٣٥. والترمذي، في: باب ما جاء في فضل من اغبرت قدماه في سبيل اللَّه، من أبواب فضائل الجهاد. عارضة الأحوذى ٧/ ١٢٨. والنسائي، في: باب ثواب من اغبرت قدماه في سبيل اللَّه، من كتاب الجهاد. المجتبى ٦/ ١٣. والدارمي، في: باب في فضل الغبار في سبيل اللَّه، من كتاب الجهاد. سنن الدارمي ٢/ ٢٠٢. والإِمام أحمد، في: المسند ٣/ ٣٦٧، ٤٧٩، ٥/ ٢٢٥، ٢٢٦.(٢٨) سقط من: الأصل.(٢٩) تقدم في صفحة ١٥٩.
