{"id":634,"date":"2018-04-15T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T12:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/15\/ghusl-on-friday-recommended\/"},"modified":"2018-04-15T15:49:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T12:49:02","slug":"ghusl-on-friday-recommended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/ghusl-on-friday-recommended\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghusl on Friday: Recommended?"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Sheikh Sayyid Saabiq<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Muslims are encouraged to perform ghusl before they gather for the Friday Prayer<\/a>. In fact, Islamic law even goes to the extent of ordering one to perform ghus<\/em>l at this time as part of the overall cleanliness and hygiene of the Muslim society.<\/p>\n
\"Ghusl<\/a><\/p>\n
The time for the Friday ghusl is between dawn and the time of the Friday Prayer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Abu Sa`id reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: \u201cGhusl<\/em> on Friday is obligatory (wajib<\/em>) on every adult, as is using a toothbrush and applying some perfume.\u201d (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)<\/p>\n
Greatly Recommended<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The meaning of \u201cobligatory\u201d here is that it is greatly recommended. This understanding of the Prophet’s saying is derived from what Al-Bukhari recorded about an incident from Ibn `Umar about his father.<\/p>\n
One day, `Umar ibn Al-Khattab was standing and delivering the khutbah<\/em> when `Uthman, one of the people from among the emigrants<\/a> and helpers, entered. `Umar said to him, \u201cWhat time is it now?\u201d He said, \u201cI was busy and could not return home. When I heard the call to prayer, I did not make more than the regular ablution<\/a>.\u201d `Umar said, \u201cAnd the ablution only, when you know that the Messenger of Allah ordered us to perform ghusl<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n
Commenting on the incident, says Ash-Shaf`i, \u201c`Uthman did not leave the prayer to perform ghusl<\/em>, nor did `Umar order him to do so. This illustrates that the Companions knew that this order was one of choice. It also shows that it is preferred.\u201d<\/p>\n
Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet saying, \u201cWhoever makes the ablution and perfects it and then goes to the Friday Prayer and listens attentively, will have forgiveness during (the period) between the Friday and the next (Friday), and an additional three days.\u201d (Muslim)<\/p>\n
Says al-Qurtubi, \u201cThis hadith <\/em>shows that ghusl<\/em> is preferred. The mention of ablution, the reward and acceptability points to the fact that ablution alone is sufficient.\u201d Ibn Hajr states in At-Talkhis<\/em>, \u201cIt is one of the strongest proofs that ghusl<\/em> for the Friday prayer is not obligatory. The statement that it is preferred is built upon the fact that if one does not perform ghusl<\/em>, it will not harm (his prayer).<\/p>\n
But, if others are harmed by his perspiration or bad smell from his clothes and body, ghusl<\/em> becomes obligatory, and not performing it detracts from the rewards of prayer. Some scholars say that the Friday ghusl<\/em> is a duty even if its nonperformance causes no harm (to others).<\/p>\n
Their basis for this opinion is the hadith<\/em> related by Abu Hurairah in which the Prophet (peace be on him) said, \u201cIt is a duty upon every Muslim to perform ghusl <\/em>once every seven days, by washing his head and body.\u201d<\/p>\n
Al-Bukhari and Muslim accept the hadith mentioned on the subject in their apparent meanings and refute the ones contrary to the last hadith<\/em> (of Abu Hurairah).<\/p>\n
The time for the Friday ghusl<\/em> is between dawn and the time of the Friday Prayer. It is preferable to do it at the time of departure (to the mosque). If one loses his ablution after that, it is sufficient for him just to make a new ablution (he does not have to repeat the ghusl<\/em>).<\/p>\n
If You Lost Your Ghusl<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Says Al-Athram, \u201cI heard Ahmad being asked if a person performed ghusl<\/em>, and then lost it, would the regular ablution be sufficient for him. He said, \u201cYes, and I have not heard anything about that preferable to the hadith <\/em>of Ibn ‘Abzi,\u201d Ahmad is referring to the hadith related by Ibn Abi Shaibah (with a sahih<\/em> chain from `Abdurahman ibn ‘Abzi on the authority of his father, who was a Companion.)<\/p>\n
Following the Prophet\u2019s Order<\/strong><\/h2>\n
He performed ghusl for the Friday Prayer and afterwards nullified his ablution. After that, he performed just the regular ablution and did not repeat his ghusl<\/em>. The time for the ghusl<\/em> ends with the time of the prayer. If one performs ghusl<\/em> after the prayer, it would not be the ghusl<\/em> of the Friday Prayer, and one who does so is not following the Prophet\u2019s order.<\/p>\n
Ibn `Umar reported that the Prophet said, “Before you come to the Friday Prayer, you should perform ghusl<\/em>. (Related by \u201cthe group\u201d)<\/p>\n
Muslim says, “When one of you wants to come to the Friday Prayer, he should perform ghusl<\/em>.\u201d Ibn ‘Abdul-Barr related that there is a consensus on this point.<\/p>\n
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The article is an excerpt from the author\u2019s translated book \u201cFiqh Us Sunnah\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n
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