Virtues of Surah al-Jumu’ah

There is no particular saheeh (authentic) text which speaks
of the virtues of Surah al-Jumu’ah, rather it was narrated that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite it in the first
rak’ah (unit) of the Jumu’ah prayer. It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (may
Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) used to recite al-Jumu’ah and al-Munafiqoon in the Jumu’ah prayer.
Narrated by Muslim (879). 

It says in al-Saheeh wa’l-Saqeem min Fadail al-Quran
al-Kareem by Amal Sa’di (p.81): There is no saheeh report from the Messenger
of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about the virtues of
Surah al-Jumu’ah. There are da’eef (weak) and mawdoo’ (fabricated) reports
about its virtues, such as, “The one who recites Surah al-Jumu’ah will be
given hasanat (good) in reward equal to the number of those who come to
Jumu’ah and those who do not in the Muslim regions” – narrated by
al-Tha’labi in al-Kashf wa’l-Bayan (9/305), via Abu ‘Asmah ibn Abi Maryam,
the well known fabricator and liar. Hence al-Manawi said in al-Fath
al-Samawi: it is mawdoo’. End quote. 

But Surah al-Jumu’ah is one of the mufassal surahs (those in
the latter part of the Quran) which the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said he was favoured with above all other Books and
Prophets. It was narrated from Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’ that the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “I have been favoured with
al-Mufassal.”

Narrated by Ahmad (4/107); classed as saheeh by al-Albani in
Bidayat al-Sool, p.59. He said: The reviewers of al-Musnad under the
supervision of al-Shaykh Shu’ayb al-Arnaoot said that its isnad (chain of
transmission) is hasan (good). 

And Allah knows best.