Virtues of Bathing and Using Fragrance on
a Friday
Hadith 36-38: In Sahih
Bukhari it is reported from Salmaan Faarsi رضی اﷲ
تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who takes a bath on a Friday and one
who has the means to do so, should do so. If he then applies oil and the
fragrance which is available at home, and he goes out for Namaaz, and he does
not cause separation between two people (in other words if two people are
seated, he does not move them and sit between them); Also if he performs that
Namaaz which has been written for him, and he remains silent whilst the Imam is
rendering the Khutbah (sermon), his sins which are between this Friday and next
shall be forgiven.’ Narrations which are also very similar to this have been
narrated by Abu Sa’eed Khudri and Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہما in many ways.
Hadith 39/40: Ahmed, Abu
Dawud and Tirmizi with the advantage of merit of Hassan, and Ibn Majah, Ibn
Khuzaima, Ibn Hib’ban and Haakim with advantage from Aus bin Aus, and Tabrani Awsat
from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہم that
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم
said, ‘One who bathes and comes in the
beginning time, and joins the Khutbah from the beginning, and comes by foot and
not by conveyance, and sits near the Imam, and listens to the Khutbah
attentively, and does not do anything which is absurd. Then for him there are
virtuous deeds equal to an entire year for every step he takes, he receives
Thawaab for fasting every day in the entire year and for staying awake (in Ibaadat
for every night).’ Similar narrations have been reported from other
Sahaba-e-Kiraam رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہم.
Hadith 41: Bukhari and Muslim
report from Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلی
اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Every Muslim must take a bath (at
least) once in seven days, and on that day he should wash his hair and body.’
Hadith 42: Ahmed, Abu Dawud, Tirmizi,
Nasa’i and Daarmi report from Samurah bin Jundub رضی
اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that he said, ‘Whosoever performed Wudu (ablution) on a Friday,
there is goodness in it for him, and for the one who performed Ghusl (then)
Ghusl is Afdal (more virtuous).’
Hadith 43: Abu Dawud reports from
Ikrama that some people came from Iraq and they asked Ibn Ab’bas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ if he regarded having Ghusl (bath) on a
Friday as Waajib. He said, ‘No’. (It is a greater ablution, and it is better
for the one who takes a bath, and it is not Waajib upon one who does not
perform Ghusl.
Hadith 44: Ibn Majah on the merit
of it being a Hassan narration, reports from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم says,
‘Allah has made this day (i.e. a Friday) the day of Eid for the Muslims, so the
one who comes for Jummah should take a bath (before coming), and he should
apply fragrance if he has it.’
Hadith 45: Ahmed and Tirmizi on
the basis of it being a Hassan narration, report from Bara’ رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘It
is the duty of a Muslim to bathe on a Friday, and to apply fragrance if he has
it at home, and if he does not have fragrance, then water (will suffice). (in
other words, taking a bath is in place of the fragrance).’
Hadith 46/47: It is in
Tabrani Kabeer and Awsat from Siddque-e-Akbar and Imran bin Haseen رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that he says, ‘One who takes a bath on a
Friday, has his sins and shortcomings erased, and when he starts walking, then
on every step 20 good deeds are recorded (for him).’
It is mentioned in another narration that, for every step that he takes,
the reward of 20 years of good deeds are written for him, and when he completes
his Namaaz, he receives the reward of 200 years of good deeds.
Hadith 48: It is in Tabrani
Kabeer from Abu Umaama رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that he says,
‘The Ghusl of a Friday draws out (even) the wrongs from the roots of the hair.’
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