The Second Answer to the Question: How do you respond to one who says that the Friday bath is recommended because there is an indication that shifted the command to recommendation in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

The Shaykh : The Second Answer: Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that the second hadith indicates recommendation, but the first hadith indicates obligation. If we want to abrogate the obligation stated in the first hadith with the recommendation stated in the second hadith, this requires us to know which one came first and which came later. This is something that cannot be determined.
The student: Yes.

The Shaykh : If that is the case, we return to what we know of the wisdom of legislation and the style of legislation. It is assumed that in many of the well-known rulings in Islam, the Wise Lawgiver does not begin by imposing the most difficult thing, but rather the easier one, and its examples are known to everyone, if Allah wills. So, if we have these two hadiths, we say: the second hadith was a preparation for the other ruling, which is the one that came in the first hadith as a preparation for it, because this is what the wisdom of gradualism in legislation requires. The most famous example of this, which is not hidden from the majority of Muslims, is the gradual prohibition of intoxicants, and the gradual prohibition of things they used to consume in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, such as gold and silk, and the like. In fact, it is established that ... this is on the basis of the original ruling, which is permissibility. This is in one narration; in another narration, and I do not remember the exact wording now because it has been a long time since I reviewed it, but the point is that it is well known that gold and silver were permissible in the early days of Islam, to the extent that one of the Companions wore a gold ring, even after the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). When he was asked about it, he argued that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had given it to him and ordered him to wear it. It is possible that this was a special privilege for him... and it is possible that this was during the period of permissibility, so he understood the ruling to continue for him.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : So, the point is, if we remember this rule in... deriving rulings, it becomes easier for us at that time to come to the following guidelines: that this was before he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the bath on Friday, due to this hadith that I mentioned, and in other hadiths, the most famous of which is - may Allah have mercy on you -