372 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them) reported: “The Prophet ﷺ used to recite, in the Friday prayer, Sūrah al-Jumuʿah and Sūrah al-Munāfiqūn.” Narrated by Muslim (1).
373 – Muslim likewise transmitted from al-Nuʿmān b. Bashīr (may Allah be pleased with him): “On the two ʿĪd prayers and on Friday he would recite: ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High’ and ‘Has there come to you the report of the Overwhelming?’” (2).
Glossary of the ḥadīths
• Sabbiḥ: an imperative of tasbīḥ—declaring Allah exalted above every deficiency, thereby affirming His absolute perfection and majesty.
• Ism (name): Scholars differed about its import. Some regard it as parenthetical, for the One actually glorified is the Lord Himself; the intended sense is “Glorify your Lord,” the command being directed to the referent, not the word “name.” Others hold that the name is identical with the Named. The first view is weightier, though every additional word in the Qur’an serves a purpose, here emphasis.
• al-Aʿlā (the Most High): in the genitive as an adjective of “Lord”; its final vowel is unexpressed for phonetic reasons. It is a superlative with the definite article, denoting absolute exaltedness of essence and attributes.
• Hal: an interrogative particle used to convey certainty, for it carries the sense of confirmation.
• Atāka (has come to you): addressed to the Prophet ﷺ; whatever he is addressed with, his community is likewise addressed.
• Ḥadīth (report): news or narrative; here it refers to what the same sūrah relates regarding the two groups and their respective recompense.