The Friday Prayer

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever misses three Friday prayers, being indifferent to them, Allah seals his heart.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The Friday prayer is the pilgrimage (Hajj) of the poor.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever attends the Friday prayer faithfully and contentedly is able to resume his work [immediately thereafter].

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The Friday prayer is an obligation, and congregating for it in the presence of an Imam [Imam as in one of the twelve divinely appointed Imams (AS) (ed.)] is an obligation, so if someone misses three Friday prayers without an excuse, it is as if he has abandoned the performance of three obligations, and none but a hypocrite abandons three obligations without an excuse.