Hadith 52

(The book) ‘Al Ilal’ in a Hadeeth of Ibn Salaam, said, ‘Inform me about the first day Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Created’. The Prophet-saww said: ‘The day of Sunday’. He said, ‘And why has it been named as the day of Sunday (Al-Ahad)? ’ He-saww said: ‘Because it is one (Wahid), limited (Mahdoud)’. He said, ‘The Monday (Asnayn)? ’ He-saww said: ‘It is the second (Sany) day from the world’. He said, ‘The Tuesday (Al-Salasa)? ’ He-saww said: ‘The third (Salis) from the world’. He said, ‘The Wednesday (Arbi’a)? ’ He-saww said: ‘The fourth day from the world’. He said, ‘The Thursday (Al-Khamis)? ’ He-saww said: ‘It is the fifth (Khamis) day from the world, and it is a day of comfort. Iblees-la has been Cursed during it, and Idrees-as was raised during it’. He said, ‘The Friday (Al-Jummah)? ’ He-saww said: ‘It is a Day (in which) the people would be Gathered to it, and that would be a witnessed Day [11: 103], and a day of a witness and a witnessed [85: 3]’. He said, ‘The Saturday (Al-Sabt)? ’ He-saww said: ‘It is a hibernated (day of rest) day, and these are the Words of the Mighty and Majestic in the Quran: And We have Created the skies and the earth and what is between the two in six days [50: 38]. Thus, from Sunday up to the day of Friday are six days, and the Saturday, is suspended’ – the Hadeeth’’. [57]