I asked a brother: “will you not go to the Jumu’ah prayer?” – He replied jokingly: “aaj chutti hai.” – I said to him: “it is really harsh/problematic to say such things.” – He replied: “aaj Pakistan mai to chutti ka din hai.” What is the hukm on this? Waslaam.
If the person said the statement ‘Aaj Chutti hai (today is a holiday)’ meaning the Jumu’ah prayer is not important then this leads to kufr (disbelief) and it is compulsory on him to repent and do both tajdeed-e-iman and tajdeed-e-nikah if he is married (meaning to repeat his shahadah and nik’ah with his wife). If this was not the intention, still the sentence remains very disrespectful hence he should repent for this.
Jumu’ah prayer is more emphasized than Dhuhr prayers.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ “ أَلاَ هَلْ عَسَى أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ الصُّبَّةَ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ عَلَى رَأْسِ مِيلٍ أَوْ مِيلَيْنِ فَيَتَعَذَّرَ عَلَيْهِ الْكَلأُ فَيَرْتَفِعَ ثُمَّ تَجِيءُ الْجُمُعَةُ فَلاَ يَجِيءُ وَلاَ يَشْهَدُهَا وَتَجِيءُ الْجُمُعَةُ فَلاَ يَشْهَدُهَا وَتَجِيءُ الْجُمُعَةُ فَلاَ يَشْهَدُهَا حَتَّى يُطْبَعَ عَلَى قَلْبِهِ ”
The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وصحبه وسلم) said: “What if one of you were to take a flock of sheep and look for grass for them one or two miles away, but he cannot find any at that distance, so he goes further away? Then (the time for) Friday comes but he does not attend it, then (another) Friday comes but he does not attend it, and (another) Friday comes but he does not attend it, until Allah places a seal on his heart.”
[Ibn Majah Book 5, Hadith 1127]
Allah knows best.
Answered by Mawlana Mohammed Kashif
