Samura b. Jundub reported God’s Messenger as saying,“If anyone omits the Friday prayer without excuse he must give a dinar in alms, or if he does not have as much, half a dinar.”Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr reported the Prophet as saying,“The Friday prayer is obligatory on him who hears the call.”Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying,“The Friday prayer is obligatory on him who can get home to his family by night.”Tirmidhi transmitted it and said this is a tradition whose isnad is weak.

Tariq b. Shihab reported God’s Messenger as saying,“The Friday paryer in congregation is a necessary duty for every Muslim, with four exceptions:a slave, a woman, a boy, or an invalid.”Abu Dawud transmitted it. In Sharh as-sunna it occurs with the same wording as in al-Masabih from a man of the B. Wa’il.

Ibn Mas'ud reported the Prophet as saying to people who stayed away from the Friday prayer,“I have thought about commanding a man to lead the people in prayer, then burning their houses over men who stayed away from the Friday prayer." Muslim transmitted it.

Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Prophet as saying,“If anyone neglects the Friday prayer except in case of necessity, he will be inscribed as a hypocrite in a book which will not be obliterated or changed.”Some versions have“three times."* *Meaning that the Prophet said these words three times. Shafi‘i transmitted it.

Jabir reported God’s Messenger as saying,“Prayer in congregation on Friday is a duty laid on those who believe in God and the last day, except for an invalid, a traveller, a woman, a boy, an insane person, or a slave. If anyone neglects it through sport or trade, God will have nothing to do with him. God is the Independent and Praiseworthy One." Daraqutni transmitted it.

Salman reported God’s Messenger as saying,“If any man bathes on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can with ablution, anoints himself with oil, or puts on a touch of perfume which he has in his house, then goes out and, without squeezing between two men, prays what is prescribed for him, then remains silent when the imam speaks, his sins between that time and the next Friday will be forgiven him.”Bukhari transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported God's Messenger as saying,“If anyone bathes, then comes to the Friday prayer and prays what is fixed for him, then keeps silent till [the imam] finishes his sermon, then prays along with him, his sins between that time and the next Friday will be forgiven him, and three days more.”Muslim transmitted it.

He reported God’s Messenger as saying,“If anyone performs ablution, doing it well, then comes to the Friday prayer, listens and keeps silent, his sins between that time and the next Friday will be forgiven him, with three days extra; but he who touches pebbles has caused an interruption (lagha).”* * This refers to little stones which one removes while engaged in salat. While Bukhari, al-'amal fis salat, 8, gives a tradition which allows smoothing the ground once only, this tradition treats the matter as unsuitable. Regarding this tradition Lisan al-'Arab, 22:118, says that lagha means ‘he has spoken', or ‘deviated from what is right,‘ or ‘has been frustrated', adding that the first is the basic meaning. The idea is evidently that the one who makes a sound by removing small stones during the prayer has hindered someone from hearing. Cf. Qur'an, 41:26. Muslim transmitted it.