al-Shāfi‘ī’s view. And Allah knows best (1).
Twelfth: Reciting Surah al-Jumu‘ah and al-Munāfiqūn (2), or “Glorify” and al-Ghāshiyah, in Friday prayer. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to recite these surahs in Friday prayer, as Muslim recorded in his Sahīh (3).
It also records (4) that he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to recite al-Jumu‘ah and “Has the news of the Overwhelming Event reached you?” in Friday prayer. All these practices are authentically established from him.
It is not recommended to recite only part of each surah, or to recite one of them in both units of prayer, for this is contrary to the Sunnah. Ignorant imams persist in this practice (5).
Thirteenth: Friday is a festival day that recurs every week. Abū ‘Abd Allāh Ibn Mājah recorded in his Sunan (6), on the authority of Abū Lubābah ibn ‘Abd al-Mundhir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Friday is the foremost of days and the greatest of them in Allah’s sight. It is greater in Allah’s sight than the day of