'Whoever of you comes to attend the Friday prayer, let him take a shower

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Hadith text: 'Whoever of you comes to attend the Friday prayer, let…

عن عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنهما قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: «‌مَنْ ‌جَاءَ ‌مِنْكُمُ ‌الْجُمُعَةَ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ».

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever of you comes to attend the Friday prayer, let him take a shower."

Explanation of the hadith: 'Whoever of you comes to attend the Friday prayer, let…

Lessons: 'Whoever of you comes to attend the Friday prayer, let…

• Affirming the Friday Ghusl (ritual bath) and the fact that it is Sunnah for the believer on Friday, preferably just before going to the prayer.
• Keenness on being clean and having a pleasant smell is among the Muslim's morals and manners, and this is more emphatic when meeting and sitting with people, especially during the Friday and congregational prayers.
• The Hadīth addresses those upon whom the Friday prayer is obligatory because they are the ones who attend it.
• It is recommended for the one who attends the Friday prayer to be clean. So, he should take a bath to remove the foul odors from his body, and he should wear perfume. However, if he makes ablution only, it will be sufficient for him.

Categories : Ritual Bath · Jumu‘ah (Friday) Prayer