Time of the Answer: Friday
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, in the final part of this long message, he asks: When is the time of the Hour of Answer on Friday?
The Shaykh:
Or is it that every hour of Friday is a time for the answer?
The questioner:
And what is the ruling on not taking a bath for this day? May you be rewarded.
The Shaykh:
Not every hour of Friday is a time for the answer; rather, the answer is specified in one hour of it, but it is hidden, hidden by Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The scholars have differed in determining it, with more than forty opinions. The closest of them is that it is the end of the day, just before the sun sets, as is the position of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him). It was also said that it is from when the imam sits on the pulpit until the Friday prayer begins. Yes.
The presenter:
As for taking a bath on Friday.
The Shaykh:
Taking a bath on Friday is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). One should take a bath if he intends to go to the prayer, to purify himself and prepare for the prayer, and to remove any odors clinging to his body, such as sweat or the like.
Honorable Shaykh, in the final part of this long message, he asks: When is the time of the Hour of Answer on Friday?
The Shaykh:
Or is it that every hour of Friday is a time for the answer?
The questioner:
And what is the ruling on not taking a bath for this day? May you be rewarded.
The Shaykh:
Not every hour of Friday is a time for the answer; rather, the answer is specified in one hour of it, but it is hidden, hidden by Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The scholars have differed in determining it, with more than forty opinions. The closest of them is that it is the end of the day, just before the sun sets, as is the position of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him). It was also said that it is from when the imam sits on the pulpit until the Friday prayer begins. Yes.
The presenter:
As for taking a bath on Friday.
The Shaykh:
Taking a bath on Friday is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). One should take a bath if he intends to go to the prayer, to purify himself and prepare for the prayer, and to remove any odors clinging to his body, such as sweat or the like.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/166 — archive.org (11:34)
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