The Ruling on the Friday Bath and Its Time
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Question:
Is the Friday bath obligatory or recommended? And is it true that the time for it begins from the start of Friday night? I take my bath on Friday night.
Answer:
The correct view is that the Friday bath is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory; this is the correct view. Its time is when one goes to the Friday prayer. If he wants to go to the Friday prayer, he takes a bath. Yes. As for the one who takes a bath at night, sweat and odors will come upon him, so he must take a bath when he goes to the Friday prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Is the Friday bath obligatory or recommended? And is it true that the time for it begins from the start of Friday night? I take my bath on Friday night.
Answer:
The correct view is that the Friday bath is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory; this is the correct view. Its time is when one goes to the Friday prayer. If he wants to go to the Friday prayer, he takes a bath. Yes. As for the one who takes a bath at night, sweat and odors will come upon him, so he must take a bath when he goes to the Friday prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
محاضرة علمية تربوية لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان 25/5/1439 بالمعهد العلمي بالرياض — af.org.sa (36:40)
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