The hadith regarding the Friday bath and its generality

Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, this is a question about the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning the bath on Friday. Is it general, or is it obligatory for every person to take a bath every Friday?

Answer:
. This is a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The default ruling is that it is a recommended practice (sunnah), but Imam Ibn al-Qayyim says that if a person has unpleasant odors, such as sweat and bad smells, he must take a bath on Friday to remove them, because he will go to the mosque and mix with the people, so he should not annoy them with his odor. Therefore, in this case, if he has unpleasant odors, it is obligatory for him. As for others who do not have unpleasant odors, it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.

The presenter:
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