4. Friday Ṣalāh (Jumuʿah)
٤۔ كِتَابُ الْجُمُعَةِ
[Machine] We used to wake up early for Friday and then rest afterwards.
كُنَّا نُبَكِّرُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ ثُمَّ نَقِيلُ بَعْدَهَا
[Machine] We had an old woman who would send us a dish, taking from the some of the leftovers, putting them in a pot, and cooking them with barley. So when we finished praying, we would go to her to greet her, and she would serve it to us. We used to look forward to Fridays because of that, and we would not move or eat until after Friday.
كَانَتْ لَنَا عَجُوزٌ تَبْعَثُ إِلَى بِضَاعَةَ فَتَأْخُذُ مِنْ أُصُولِ السِّلْقِ فَتَطْرَحُهُ فِي قِدْرٍ وَتُكَرْكِرُهَا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ فَكُنَّا إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا انْصَرَفْنَا إِلَيْهَا لِنُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهَا فَتُقَدِّمُهُ إِلَيْنَا فَكُنَّا نَفْرَحُ بِيَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ وَمَا كُنَّا نَقِيلُ وَلَا نَتَغَدَّى إِلَّا بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ