Combining “The Friday bath is obligatory for every pubescent person” with “Whoever takes a bath, the bath is better”

Question:
The questioner from Makkah al-Mukarramah says, “Your Eminence, the Shaykh: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: narrated by Ahmad, and the hadith: narrated by the two Shaykhs. How do we combine these two hadiths? Is the bath a recommended practice or obligatory? What is the meaning of ? Please explain the hadiths to us?”

Answer:
The meaning of is: it is emphasized. It does not mean the type of obligation that incurs sin if neglected; it means it is emphasized. This is why the hadith includes the meaning: “and that he should use the miswak and apply perfume.” Using the miswak and applying perfume are recommended practices according to the consensus of all scholars, and the hadith states: .
The point is that there is no harm in performing ablution and not taking a bath, but the bath is better. His statement in the narration of Abu Sa’id: means: it is emphasized; because this is how the narrations are combined, or it is an emphasized bath and not an obligatory one. This is the correct view. Yes.