Taking a bath for the Friday prayer before Fajr
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the brothers say that on Friday they take a bath at three o'clock, two hours before Fajr, and they do not return to their homes until after 'Asr. Does that bath suffice for the bath of Friday?
Answer:
The bath for Friday is on the day of Friday, not on the night of Friday. On the day of Friday, it is better to delay it until going to the prayer. It is better to delay it until going to the prayer. The later it is, up until going to the prayer, the better. That is its time. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the brothers say that on Friday they take a bath at three o'clock, two hours before Fajr, and they do not return to their homes until after 'Asr. Does that bath suffice for the bath of Friday?
Answer:
The bath for Friday is on the day of Friday, not on the night of Friday. On the day of Friday, it is better to delay it until going to the prayer. It is better to delay it until going to the prayer. The later it is, up until going to the prayer, the better. That is its time. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب حضور النساء المساجد وفضل صلاتهن في بيوتهن — islamhouse.com (1:11:02)
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