Imam Ahmad recorded that `Aws bin `Aws Ath-Thaqafi said that he heard Allah's
Messenger say,
«مَنْ غَسَّلَ
وَاغْتَسَلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَبَكَّرَ وَابْتَكَرَ وَمَشَى وَلَمْ يَرْكَبْ،
وَدَنَا مِنَ الْإِمَامِ وَاسْتَمَعَ وَلَمْ يَلْغُ، كَانَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ
أَجْرُ سَنَةٍ صِيَامُهَا وَقِيَامُهَا»
(Whoever performs Ghusl (well) on the day of Jumu`ah, leaves early, walking
not riding, and sits close to the Imam and listens without talking, will earn
the reward of fasting and performing standing (in prayer) for an entire year for
every step he takes.) This Hadith has various chains of narration, the compilers
of the Four Sunan collected it, and At-Tirmidhi graded it Hasan. The Two Sahihs
also recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«مَنِ اغْتَسَلَ
يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ غُسْلَ الْجَنَابَةِ ثُمَّ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الْأُولَى
فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَدَنَةً، وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ
فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَقَرَةً، وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ
فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ كَبْشًا أَقْرَنَ، وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ
فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ دَجَاجَةً، وَمَنْ رَاحَ فِي السَّاعَةِ الْخَامِسَةِ
فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَّبَ بَيْضَةً، فَإِذَا خَرَجَ الْإِمَامُ حَضَرَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ
يَسْتَمِعُونَ الذِّكْرَ»
(Any person who takes a bath on Friday like the bath for sexual impurity and
then goes for the prayer in the first hour, it is as if he had sacrificed a
camel. Whoever goes in the second hour, it is as if he had sacrificed a cow.
Whoever goes in the third hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a horned ram.
If one goes in the fourth hour, then it is as if he had sacrificed a hen.
Whoever goes in the fifth hour, then it is as if he had offered an egg. When the
Imam appears, the angels present themselves to listen to Allah's remembrance.)
It is recommended that one cleans his body, performs Ghusl, wears his best
clothes, applies perfume and uses Siwak (tooth stick) for Jumu`ah. We mentioned
that Abu Sa`id narrated that the Messenger of Allah said,
«غُسْلُ يَوْمِ
الْجُمُعَةِ وَاجِبٌ عَلى كُلِّ مُحْتَلِمٍ وَالسِّوَاكُ وَأَنْ يَمَسَّ مِنْ طِيبِ
أَهْلِهِ»
(Ghusl on the day of Jumu`ah is Wajib (required) from every Muhtalim and also
using Siwak and applying some of his household's perfume.) Imam Ahmad recorded
that Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari said that he heard the Messenger of Allah say, w
«مَنِ اغْتَسَلَ
يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَمَسَّ مِنْ طِيبِ أَهْلِهِ إِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ وَلَبِسَ مِنْ
أَحْسَنِ ثِيَابِهِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ حَتْى يَأْتِيَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَيَرْكَعَ إِنْ بَدَا
لَهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْذِ أَحَدًا، ثُمَّ أَنْصَتَ إِذَا خَرَجَ إِمَامُهُ حَتْى
يُصَلِّيَ كَانَتْ كَفَّارَةً لِمَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الْجُمُعَةِ
الْأُخْرَى»
(Whoever performs Ghusl on Friday and applies perfume, if he has any, wears
his best clothes, then goes to the Masjid and performs voluntary prayer, if he
wishes, does not bother anyone, listens when the Imam appears until he starts
the prayer. Then all of this will be an expiation for whatever occurs between
that Friday and the next Friday.) Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah recorded in their
Sunans that `Abdullah bin Salam said that he heard the Messenger of Allah say,
while on the Minbar:
«مَا عَلَى
أَحَدِكُمْ لَوِ اشْتَرَى ثَوْبَيْنِ لِيَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ سِوَى ثَوْبَيْ
مِهْنَتِهِ»
(What harm would it cause if one of you bought two garments for the day of
Jumu`ah, other than the garment he wears daily) `A'ishah said that during a
speech he gave on a Friday when he saw people wearing Nimar garments, the
Messenger of Allah said,
«مَا عَلَى
أَحَدِكُمْ إِنْ وَجَدَ سَعَةً أَنْ يَتَّخِذَ ثَوْبَيْنِ لِجُمُعَتِهِ سِوَى
ثَوْبَيْ مِهْنَتِهِ»
(When one of you has wealth, he should keep two garments for Friday, other
than the two garments he has for his daily wear.) Ibn Majah collected this
Hadith.
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