And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.

The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted, in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the etiquettes of the gathering and the companion: "From Jabir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 'When we came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), one of us would sit wherever the gathering ended.' It was narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, who said: 'It is a good hadith.' And from Abu 'Abdullah Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Whoever takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, then uses his (hair) oil or perfumes himself with the scent of his house, then proceeds (for the Jumua prayer) and does not separate two persons sitting together (in the mosque), then prays as much as (Allah has) written for him and then remains silent while the Imam is delivering the Khutba, his sins in-between the present and the last Friday would be forgiven.

لا يغتسل رجل يوم الجمعة ويتطهر ما استطاع من طهر ويدهن من دهنه أو يمس من طيب بيته ثم يخرج فلا يفرق بين اثنين ثم يصلي ما كتب له ثم ينصت إذا تكلم الإمام إلا غفر له ما بينه وبين الجمعة الأخرى

Sahih al-Bukhari 883

It was narrated by al-Bukhari."

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
These two hadiths were quoted by al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) in *Riyad al-Salihin* in the chapter on the etiquettes of the gathering and the companion. Among the etiquettes of the gathering is that when a person enters a group, he should sit wherever the gathering ends. This was the practice of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and likewise the practice of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). That is, one does not move to the front of the gathering unless someone offers him their place, or a place has been left for him at the front of the gathering, in which case there is no harm. However, pushing through the gathering, as if saying to the people, "Move away, and let me sit at the front of the gathering," is contrary to the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the guidance of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). It indicates that the person has some arrogance and self-admiration. Then, if the man is a person of good, reminder, and knowledge, the place where he is will become the front of the gathering. People will turn to him if he speaks, or ask him if they wish to ask him. For this reason, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered a gathering, he would sit wherever the gathering ended, and then the place where he was would become the front of the gathering. Likewise, it is recommended for a person, when he enters a gathering and sees that people have remained in their places, to sit wherever the gathering ends. If he is from the general public, that is his place. If he is from the special people, people will turn to him, and his place will be the front of the gathering. Likewise, among the etiquettes of the gathering is not to separate between two people, meaning not to separate between two people by squeezing in between them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned a man who purifies himself in his house on Friday, applies oil, and takes some of his family's perfume, then comes to the Friday prayer and does not separate between two people, and prays what is prescribed for him until the imam arrives. He is forgiven for what is between this Friday and the next, and the excess of three days. This indicates that it is recommended for a person on Friday to purify himself, and by that is meant the ritual bath, because the Friday bath is obligatory, and one who does not bathe commits a sin, except in case of dire necessity. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning upon every adult. So every adult who comes to the Friday prayer must bathe, unless he fears harm or does not find water, as if, for example, he passed by a village while traveling and wanted to pray Friday with them but did not find a place to bathe. In that case, it is dropped from him, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: Likewise, it is recommended to apply oil, and that is if he has hair, meaning on his head, so he oils his head and arranges it so that he is in the most beautiful state. Among that is that he wears his best clothes. Among that is that he uses the toothpick, specifically the toothpick for Friday, not the ordinary toothpick. For this reason, if a person used the device that cleans the mouth on Friday, that would be good and fine. Among that is that he moves forward to the mosque, for whoever goes in the first hour is as if he offered a camel, and whoever goes in the second hour is as if he offered a cow, and whoever goes in the third hour is as if he offered a horned ram, and whoever goes in the fourth hour is as if he offered a chicken, and whoever goes in the fifth hour is as if he offered an egg. And whoever comes after the imam has entered has no reward for moving forward, but he has the reward of Friday, but he has been deprived of the reward for moving forward. Many people, may Allah guide us and them, have no work on Friday, and yet you find them lounging in their house or in the market without any need and without any reason. But Satan discourages them so that they miss this great reward. So you should bathe, hasten from when the sun rises, bathe and clean yourself, wear the best clothes, perfume yourself, move forward to the mosque, pray as much as you wish, and read the Qur'an until the imam arrives. Likewise, among the etiquettes of Friday is not to separate between two people, meaning you do not come between two people, enter between them, and squeeze them. However, if there is a gap, that is not separating, because these two are the ones who separated. But you find two people close together with no space for a sitter, and then you say, "Make room for me," and you sit. This is from causing harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) saw a man stepping over necks on Friday while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon. He said to him: All of this is from the etiquettes of attending Friday. And success is from Allah.