Is the ruling on the Friday bath obligatory or recommended?
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Question:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) — may Allah reward you — says:Riyad as-Salihin 1152 What takes it from being obligatory to being a recommended practice?
Answer:
And that he should clean his teeth with a miswak and apply perfume, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 497Hasan (Darussalam), and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): , narrated by Muslim with the wording: .
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) — may Allah reward you — says:
Taking a bath (before coming to Friday prayers) is obligatory on every adult.
غُسْلُ الجمعة واجب على كل مُحْتِلمAnswer:
And that he should clean his teeth with a miswak and apply perfume, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever performs Wudu on Friday, then he will receive the blessing, and whoever performs Ghusl then Ghusl is more virtuous.
من توضأ يوم الجمعة فبها ونعمت، ومن اغتسل فالغسل أفضلWhoever performs ablution on Friday, then goes to the mosque and prays what is appointed for him, then listens until the imam finishes the sermon, his sins between that Friday and the next Friday are forgiven.
من توضأ يوم الجمعة ثم أتى المسجد فصلى ما قُدر له ثم أنصت حتى يفرغ من الخطبة غفر له ما بينه وبين الجمعة الأخرىWhoever performs ablution
من توضأ
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