﷽ Al-Asmaa ul-Husna : Benefits of reciting Ya Jaamiʿ (يا جامع)

Name

الجامع
Al-Jaamiʿ

Meaning

The Gatherer
The Unifier

Explanation

The One who reconciles and unites. The One who gathers together that which had been dispersed. The One who assembles and arranges. The One who composes, arranges and connects together.

Quran

رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ النَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ

Our Lord, surely You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt. Indeed, Allah does not fail in His promise. (3:9)

إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَامِعُ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالْكَافِرِينَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا

Indeed Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together. (4:140)

أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا

All power belongs to Allah. (2:165)

ۘ إِنَّ الْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا

Indeed, honor [due to power] belongs to Allah entirely. (10:65)

فَلِلَّهِ الْمَكْرُ جَمِيعًا

To Allah belongs the plan entirely. (13:42)

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا

But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away. (18:61)

وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ فِي بَعْضٍ ۖ وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَاهُمْ جَمْعًا

And We will leave them that day surging over each other, and [then] the Horn will be blown, and We will assemble them in [one] assembly. (18:99)

إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ

It will not be but one blast, and at once they are all brought present before Us. (36:53)

قُل لِّلَّهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيعًا

Say, "To Allah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely." (39:44)

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا

Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. (39:53)

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ ۚ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him. (39:67)

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ مِيقَاتُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Indeed, the Day of Judgement is the appointed time for them all. (44:40)

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew. (62:9)

أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُ

Does man think that We will not assemble his bones? (75:3)

وَجُمِعَ الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ

And the sun and the moon are joined. (75:9)

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ

Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation. (75:17)

وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا ۚ وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَاءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَانًا وَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُم مِّنْهَا ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided. (3:103)

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًا

Penetrating forthwith as one into the heart of enemy! (100:5)

Hadith

1. Ibn Najjar reported from Jafar bin Muhammad Khuldi (رحمهم الله) who narrated that that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said, "If someone has lost his possession and he recites the verse (Surah Aal Imran 3:9):

﴾ ربنا إنك جامع الناس ليوم لا ريب فيه إن الله لا يخلف الميعاد ﴿

اللهم يا جامع الناس ليوم لا ريب فيه اجمع بيني و بين مالي انك على كل شيء قدير

Allah shall reunite it with him.

(Imam Suyuti: Dur Al-Manthur 2/155)

2. Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that: the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:

خَيْرُ يَوْمٍ طَلَعَتْ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ فِيهِ خُلِقَ آدَمُ وَفِيهِ أُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَفِيهِ أُخْرِجَ مِنْهَا وَلاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ إِلاَّ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ ‏

"The best day that the sun has risen upon is Friday. On it Adam (عليه السلام) was created, on it he entered Paradise, and on it, he was transferred from it. And the Hour will not be established except on Friday."

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 488)

3. Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) reported: The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said,

من توضأ فأحسن الوضوء، ثم أتى الجمعة، فاستمع وأنصت، غفر له ما بينه وبين الجمعة وزيادة ثلاثة أيام، ومن مس الحصا فقد لغا

"He who performs his Wudu' perfectly and comes to Jumu'ah prayer and listens (to the Khutbah) silently, the sins which he has committed since the previous Friday plus three more days (i.e., 10 days) will be forgiven for him. One who distracts himself with pebbles (useless activity) during the Khutbah will not get the (Jumu'ah) reward".

(Riyad as-Salihin 128)

4. Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar (رضي الله عنه): Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said,

صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَفْضُلُ صَلاَةَ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً

"The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by person alone."

(Sahih al-Bukhari 645)

5. It was narrated from Jabir (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:

يُحْشَرُ النَّاسُ عَلَى نِيَّاتِهِمْ

“People will be gathered (on the Day of Resurrection) according to their intentions.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah 4230)

6. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:

‏ لاَ يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي النَّارِ مُسْلِمٌ قَتَلَ كَافِرًا ثُمَّ سَدَّدَ وَقَارَبَ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي جَوْفِ مُؤْمِنٍ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَفَيْحُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلاَ يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ الإِيمَانُ وَالْحَسَدُ

"Two will never be gathered together in the Fire: A Muslim who killed a disbeliever then tried his best and did not deviate. And two will never be gathered together in the lungs of a believer: Dust in the cause of Allah, and the odor of Hell. And two will never be gathered in the heart of a salve: Faith and envy."

(Sunan an-Nasa'i 3109)

6. Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) reported: Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said,

من جلس في مجلس، فكثر فيه لغطه فقال قبل أن يقوم من مجلسه ذلك

"Whoever sits in a gathering and indulges in useless talk and before getting up supplicates:

،سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت، أستغفرك وأتوب إليك

'O Allah, You are free from every imperfection; praise be to You. I testify that there is no true god except You; I ask Your Pardon and turn to You in repentance,'

إلا غفر له ما كان في مجلسه ذلك

he will be forgiven for (the sins he may have intentionally or unintentionally committed) in that assembly."

(Riyad as-Salihin 831)

7. Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im (رضي الله عنه): I heard Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) saying,

إِنَّ لِي أَسْمَاءً، أَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، وَأَنَا أَحْمَدُ، وَأَنَا الْمَاحِي الَّذِي يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِيَ الْكُفْرَ، وَأَنَا الْحَاشِرُ الَّذِي يُحْشَرُ النَّاسُ عَلَى قَدَمِي، وَأَنَا الْعَاقِبُ

'I have several names: I am Muhammad and I am Ahmad, and I am Al- Mahi with whom Allah obliterates Kufr (disbelief), and I am Al-Hashir (gatherer) at whose feet (i.e. behind whom) the people will be gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), and I am Al-Aqib (i.e. who succeeds the other prophets in bringing about good).

(Sahih al-Bukhari 4896)

8. It was narrated from Qatadah that: He heard Anas (رضی الله عنهم) say: "The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:

لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ وَوَالِدِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ

'None of you has believed until I am dearer to him than his son, his father and all the people'."

(Sunan an-Nasa'i 5013)

Benefits of invoking (Ya Allahu) Ya Jaami'u frequently