May All?h ( - عز وجل -) shower his mercy on Ibn Al-Ikhwah who said -regarding those who abandon the Jumu‘ah Sal?t: ‘Whoever occupies himself with investing money or having fun instead of attending the Jumu‘ah Sal?t should be stricken with “ ‘Umar’s staff” that makes him taste the taste of humiliation of punishment no matter how old one is or what position he occupies for, indeed, nations before you [Muslims] were destroyed because when the noble amongst them steals no punishment would be executed against him, and when the ignoble steals, punishment would be executed against him’. (1)

[55] Guards abandoning Jumu‘ah Sal?t, standing at the mosques’ entrances, holding weapons to guard their kings or sultans instead:

It is one of the most hedious Munkar?t [sing. Munkar] that the kings’ or sultans’ guards keep standing at the mosques’ entrances, holding weapons, guarding one of All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) creatures instead of joining the Im?m in his Sal?t -as if they were not enjoined to obey All?h ( - عز وجل -) and as if they have not heard the prophet’s ( - ) had?th which states: ‘None should be obeyed in that which displeases All?h ( - عز وجل -) verily, obedience should be only in that which is Ma‘r?f [i.e. every deed that pleases All?h ( - عز وجل -)] ’. (2)

Kings, Sultans and those in authority should be aware of All?h ( - عز وجل -) regarding those under their authority, and help them worship All?h ( - عز وجل -). They should also remember the day when all will be presented before Al-Mighty and the Compeller when a crier will cry: ‘To whom belong the dominion today?’ It will be said: ‘To All?h, the One, the Compeller’.

This Bid‘ah was first practiced by the Mamluks and is still practiced in some Islamic countries. Praise be to All?h ( - عز وجل -) , guards in other Islamic countries; however, join Muslims their Sal?t and