Should we congratulate each other on Fridays or say "Jumu'ah Mubarak"?

by Asma bint Shameem

🌿ANSWER When we look at the practice of the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam or his Sahaabah, we find NO EVIDENCE about this issue. Neither the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam NOR his Sahaabah EVER congratulated each other on Friday or said "Jumu'ah Mubarak" to each other, although they knew the virtues of Friday very well, and they also knew that Friday is a day of Eid for the Muslims. They implemented this Deen in EVERY aspect of their lives and that includes the day of Jumu'ah. Yet there is NO REPORT to suggest that the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam or the Sahaabah ever used to congratulate one another on Fridays. So if they didn’t do it, we shouldn't do it either. Remember, all goodness and success lies in following the ways of the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam and his Sahaabah, the people closest to his Sunnah. Let's see what some of the Ulama say about the issue: "The early generation did not congratulate one another on Fridays, so we should not introduce anything that they did not do" (Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan) "We do not think it is prescribed to exchange congratulations on Fridays, such as saying to one another, "Jumu'ah mubaarak" and so on, because it comes under the heading of du'aa's and dhikrs, which must be based on a text (of the Qur'aan or Sunnah) because this is purely the matter of worship and if it were good, the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his Companions (Radhi Allaahu anhum) would have done it before us." (Shaykh Sulaymaan al-Maajid) And Allaah knows best.