Sunan Abi Dawud · Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب فِي الرُّخْصَةِ فِي تَرْكِ الْغُسْلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ
Chapter: The Permissibility Of Not Performing Ghusl On Friday.
3 hadith · references 352–354
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Abu Dawud · 352كَانَ النَّاسُ مُهَّانَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ ، فَيَرُوحُونَ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ بِهَيْئَتِهِمْ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُمْ : لَوِ اغْتَسَلْتُمْAishah said: The people (mostly) were workers and they would come for Friday prayer in the same condition, so it was said to them: If only you were to perform Ghusl.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 353وَسَأُخْبِرُكُمْ كَيْفَ بَدْءُ الْغُسْلِ ، كَانَ النَّاسُ مَجْهُودِينَ يَلْبَسُونَ الصُّوفَ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَلَى ظُهُورِهِمْ وَكَانَ مَسْجِدُهُمْ ضَيِّقًا مُقَارِبَ السَّقْفِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ عَرِيشٌ ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّAmr bin Abi Amr and Ikrimah reported: Some people of Iraq came and said: Ibn Abbas, do you regard taking a bath on Friday as obligatory ? He said: No, it is only a means of cleanliness, and is better for one who washes o5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 354مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَبِهَا وَنِعْمَتْ ، وَمَنِ اغْتَسَلَ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُNarrated Samurah: If any one of you performs ablution (on Friday) that is all right; and if any of you takes a bath, that is better.5 narrators