The Book of Jumu'ah, the Two Festivals, the Prayer for Rain, the Eclipse Prayer, and Funerals-01a
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The reciter: And Muhammad ibn Rumh narrated to us, al-Layth informed us, from Yahya ibn Sa'id, from 'Umrah, from 'A'ishah, that she said: Sahih Muslim 847b
The Shaykh : And this does not indicate that it is recommended, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), due to the excellence of his character, presents things in a gentle manner. So this person who came to him, or the other people who were poor and were afflicted with sweat, dust, and the like, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he wanted to address them directly, intended to comfort their hearts, so he said: If you would take a bath, if you would purify yourselves. And without a doubt, if the Messenger presented this suggestion to them, they would certainly accept it and do it. But the hadith of Abu Sa'id does not contain this... direct address "The Friday bath is obligatory" for the entire Ummah. And even if we accept that this is the cause of the obligation, what is the criterion? "The criterion is the generality of the wording, not the specificity of the cause".
The people (mostly) were workers and they had no servants. Ill-smell thus emitted out of them. It was said to them: Were you to take bath on Friday.
كان الناس أهل عمل ولم يكن لهم كفاة فكانوا يكون لهم تفل فقيل لهم لو اغتسلتم يوم الجمعةThe Shaykh : And this does not indicate that it is recommended, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), due to the excellence of his character, presents things in a gentle manner. So this person who came to him, or the other people who were poor and were afflicted with sweat, dust, and the like, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he wanted to address them directly, intended to comfort their hearts, so he said: If you would take a bath, if you would purify yourselves. And without a doubt, if the Messenger presented this suggestion to them, they would certainly accept it and do it. But the hadith of Abu Sa'id does not contain this... direct address "The Friday bath is obligatory" for the entire Ummah. And even if we accept that this is the cause of the obligation, what is the criterion? "The criterion is the generality of the wording, not the specificity of the cause".