The Virtues and Distinctive Features of the Friday Prayer and the Ruling on the Bath for It
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The Shaykh : On the day of Friday, there is the Friday prayer. Pay attention, my brother, there is the Friday prayer. A prayer that has no counterpart in the days of the week, right? Answer me.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : It has no counterpart in the days of the week.
First: It is a shortened prayer of two rak'ahs.
Second: It is a prayer recited aloud.
Third: The people of the town gather for it. For this reason, it is not permissible to hold more than one Friday prayer except out of dire necessity. It has distinctive features; whoever wants to grasp them comprehensively should refer to the book "Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hady Khayr al-'Ibad" by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him). It is even recommended in it for a person to adorn himself with his best clothes. A person is rewarded if he adorns himself with the best of his clothes, applies perfume, and cleans his mouth with the siwak more than usual, and he takes a bath for it. Regarding the bath, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1152.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : It has no counterpart in the days of the week.
First: It is a shortened prayer of two rak'ahs.
Second: It is a prayer recited aloud.
Third: The people of the town gather for it. For this reason, it is not permissible to hold more than one Friday prayer except out of dire necessity. It has distinctive features; whoever wants to grasp them comprehensively should refer to the book "Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hady Khayr al-'Ibad" by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him). It is even recommended in it for a person to adorn himself with his best clothes. A person is rewarded if he adorns himself with the best of his clothes, applies perfume, and cleans his mouth with the siwak more than usual, and he takes a bath for it. Regarding the bath, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: