What is the ruling on the Friday bath?
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The questioner : The Friday bath: is it a recommended practice or obligatory?
The Shaykh : Obligatory.
The questioner : Okay, what is the response to ...?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory, explicitly stated in the hadith. Welcome.
The questioner : His saying, O Shaykh, in the hadith.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : His saying to the Companion.
The Shaykh : Where is "if you wish"?
The questioner : He said, "Perform wudu," he said ...
The Shaykh : No, he said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 497Hasan (Darussalam).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no "if you wish" in it.
The questioner : Okay, is this for the recommended practice or for the obligation?
The Shaykh : I told you that the Friday bath is obligatory, but you raised a doubt about it based on a hadith that has no basis.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You are saying "if you wish."
The questioner : The bath is better; my intention is for you to be patient.
The Shaykh : Your intention is different from your words.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, we always advise our brothers to have their words match their intention.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : And their intention match their words.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So I mentioned to you the correct narration of the hadith, which is: "And the bath."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That it is better does not mean it is not obligatory. I am telling you, if the Friday bath were merely recommended, is it not better than wudu?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if it were a confirmed recommended practice, is it not better than wudu?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if it were obligatory, is it not better than wudu?
The questioner : Definitely.
The Shaykh : And if it were a fard, hmm.
The Shaykh : Obligatory.
The questioner : Okay, what is the response to ...?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory, explicitly stated in the hadith. Welcome.
The questioner : His saying, O Shaykh, in the hadith.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : His saying to the Companion
If you wish
إن شئتThe Shaykh : Where is "if you wish"?
The questioner : He said, "Perform wudu," he said ...
The Shaykh : No, he said:
Whoever performs Wudu on Friday, then he will receive the blessing, and whoever performs Ghusl then Ghusl is more virtuous.
مَن توضَّأ يوم الجمعة فَبِهَا ونعمِتْ ، ومَن اغتسل فالغسل أفضلThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no "if you wish" in it.
The questioner : Okay, is this for the recommended practice or for the obligation?
The Shaykh : I told you that the Friday bath is obligatory, but you raised a doubt about it based on a hadith that has no basis.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You are saying "if you wish."
The questioner : The bath is better; my intention is for you to be patient.
The Shaykh : Your intention is different from your words.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, we always advise our brothers to have their words match their intention.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : And their intention match their words.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : So I mentioned to you the correct narration of the hadith, which is: "And the bath
And whoever performs the bath, the bath is better.
فمَن اغتسل فالغسل أفضلThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That it is better does not mean it is not obligatory. I am telling you, if the Friday bath were merely recommended, is it not better than wudu?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if it were a confirmed recommended practice, is it not better than wudu?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if it were obligatory, is it not better than wudu?
The questioner : Definitely.
The Shaykh : And if it were a fard, hmm.
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