Whoever does not present himself on the Jumu‘ah Sal?t without having any Shar‘ excuse, should perform Thuhr Sal?t and give away a Dinar or half a Dinar in charity. [The Dinar: a gold coin that weighs approximately 4.25 grams of fine gold].
Samurah Ibn Jundub related that the Prophet ( - ) said: “Whoever abandons the Jumu‘ah Sal?t intentionally, should give away in charity a dinar or half a dinar, in case one could not afford paying the dinar”. (1)
Some scholars held that the order in the aforementioned had?th is only a recommendation for Thuhr is a possible substitution for the Jumu‘ah Sal?t.
The apparent meaning of the had?th, however, indicates that the order is an obligation -as the general principle of ’Us?lul Fiqh states. Having a substitution for the Jumu‘ah Sal?t does not entail that the order in the had?th is not an obligation for the ruling might be that one is obliged to perform Thuhr Sal?t and pay Kaff?rah as a punishment for not attending the Jumu‘ah Sal?t without any Shar‘ excuse.
(1) Narrated by: Ab? D?w?d in “As-Sunnan” (no. 1053), An-Nas?’? in “Al-Mujtab?” (vol. 3 / p. 89), Ahmad in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 5 / pp. 8, 14), Ibn Hibb?n (no. 582) and Al-Hak?m in “Al-Mustdarak” (vol. 1 / p. 286) traced back to Qud?mah Ibn Wabrah to have narrated it from Samurah.
Ahmad said about Qud?mah Ibn Wabrah that he is an unidentified narrator, while Ibn Ma‘?n decided that he is a Thiqah [trusted]. Al-Bukh?r? said that he never [Ibn Wabrah] met Samurah.
On the other hand, Qud?mah was not the only one to narrate it from Samurah, Al-Hasan narrated the had?th tracing it back from another narrator -as Ibn M?jah mentioned in “As-Sunnan” (no. 1128).
Ibn Hibb?n and Al-H?kim considered the had?th as authentic on which Al-Thahab? agreed.