What Was Narrated Concerning Bath On Friday
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1087 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 346
Source no. 1087 · Volume 3 · Page 87
Sahih
صحيح، المشكاة (١٣٨٨) ، صحيح أبي داود (٣٧٢) ، التعليق الرغيب (١ / ٢٤٧)
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1087. Aws bin Aws Ath-Thaqafi said: "I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: 'Whoever takes a bath on Friday, and bathes completely, and goes early, arriving early,[1] and walks and does not ride (to the mosque), and sits close to the Imâm and listens to him, and does not engage in idle talk; for every step he takes he will have the reward of one year, the reward of a year's fasting and praying (at night)."(Sahih)
1087 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْأَشْعَثِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَوْسُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «مَنْ غَسَّلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَاغْتَسَلَ، وَبَكَّرَ وَابْتَكَرَ، وَمَشَى وَلَمْ يَرْكَبْ، وَدَنَا مِنَ الْإِمَامِ، فَاسْتَمَعَ وَلَمْ يَلْغُ، كَانَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خَطْوَةٍ عَمَلُ سَنَةٍ، أَجْرُ صِيَامِهَا وَقِيَامِهَا»
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[1] It has been translated in its most general form, and the commentaries differ over the meaning. After the narration, Tirmidhi said (no. 496): "Regarding this Hadith, Mahmud (one of the narrators) told that Waki' said: 'Whoever takes a bath' refers to him, 'and bathes completely' refers to his wife." It has been reported that 'Abdullah bin Al-Mubârak said about this Hadith: "Whoever bathes completely" and 'Whoever performs Ghusl' means washes his head and performs Ghusl." And Ibn Mubârak is one of the narrators in this chain of Ibn Mâjah, whereas Waki' narrated the chain with Tirmidhi. These two views reported by At-Tirmidhi are the most popular. In Tuhfatul-Ahwadhi, Mubârakpuri preferred the second view, that of Ibn Mubârak, while in his notes on Ibn Mâjah, Sindi quoted Suyuti's view, which elaborated on the first view, that of Waki'. Most of them say that 'Goes early, arriving early' means at the early time for the prayer, and is early for the sermon.
a. The two words Ghasala and Ightasala used in the Hadith are from the same root but have a fine line of difference in meaning. Some of the scholars have taken the first (Ghasala) to mean 'he washed his head', and the second (Ightasala) to mean 'he performed complete bath'. Some other scholars hold the opinion that the first (Ghasala) means the person washing himself as man ordinarily does, while the second means that he took a complete bath after having sexual relations with his wife, so that on his way to and from the mosque for Friday prayer his attention is not diverted by the sight of women. b. Alongside the prayer, the sermon delivered by the Imām on Friday is also an important part of the ritual and must be listened to attentively. Engaging oneself in idle talks or in any other activity during the course of sermon is a negation of the very purpose of the sermon.