What is the correct view regarding the Friday bath, and does it suffice in place of ablution or not?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, this question asks: What is the ruling on the Friday bath?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It asks: What is the ruling on the Friday bath according to the correct view, and does it suffice in place of ablution or not?
The Shaykh : The Friday bath, according to the view we consider stronger, is obligatory for everyone who attends the Friday prayer, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Riyad as-Salihin 1152 However, it is not a condition for the validity of the prayer because it is not performed to remove a state of ritual impurity. The evidence for this is that when 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke to 'Uthman when he arrived late, 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: But does it suffice in place of ablution or not? If a person performs ablution before it with the intention of removing the state of ritual impurity, then the removal of the state of ritual impurity has been achieved by the ablution. If he does not perform ablution, then it does not suffice, because this is not performed to remove a state of ritual impurity. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It asks: What is the ruling on the Friday bath according to the correct view, and does it suffice in place of ablution or not?
The Shaykh : The Friday bath, according to the view we consider stronger, is obligatory for everyone who attends the Friday prayer, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):