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Friday’s bath is Sunnat-e-Ghayr Muakkadaĥ
‘Allāmaĥ Ibn ‘Ābidīn Shāmī قُـدِّسَ سِـرُّهُ الـسَّامِی has said, ‘Having a bath for Ṣalāt-ul-Jumu’aĥ is one of the Sunan-e-Zawāid; (and therefore) the abandoner of Friday’s bath will not be objected to.’ (Rad-dul-Muḥtār, vol. 1, pp. 339)
Excellence of sitting closer during sermon
Sayyidunā Samuraĥ Bin Jundab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘Be present at the time of the sermon and sit close to the Imām because the farther a person remains from the Imām, the later he will enter Heaven, though he (a Muslim) will definitely enter the Heaven.’ (Sunan Abū Dāwūd, vol. 1, pp. 410, Ḥadīš 1108)
The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘The one who talks on Friday, whilst the Imām is delivering the sermon, is like a donkey carrying the books and at that time, the one asking him ‘keep silent’ will not be rewarded with the reward of Jumu’aĥ.’ (Musnad Imām Aḥmad, vol. 1, pp. 494, Ḥadīš 2033)
Listening to the sermon silently is Farḍ
The acts that are Ḥarām during Ṣalāĥ such as eating, drinking, greeting, saying Salām, replying to Salām and even calling someone to righteousness are also Ḥarām during the sermon as well. However, the Khaṭīb (the deliverer of sermon) can call
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