Taking a bath on Friday is obligatory for every pubescent male Muslim, and cleaning the teeth with the tooth-stick and applying perfume if available
‘Amr ibn Sulaym al-Ansāri reported: I bear witness that Abu Sa‘īd said: I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Taking a bath on Friday is obligatory for every pubescent male Muslim, and cleaning the teeth with the tooth-stick and applying perfume if available."
«الغُسْلُ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُحْتَلِمٍ، وَأَنْ يَسْتَنَّ، وَأَنْ يَمَسَّ طِيبًا إِنْ وَجَدَ».
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that taking a bath on Friday is confirmed as an obligation upon every pubescent male Muslim who is required to offer the Friday prayer. In addition, he should clean his teeth with Siwāk (tooth-cleaning stick) and the like, and apply any kind of perfume.
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It is confirmed that taking a bath on Friday is recommended for every adult Muslim man.
A Muslim is required by Shariah to be clean and to remove unpleasant odors.
The merit of Friday and getting ready for it.
It is confirmed that using Siwāk before the Friday prayer is recommended.
It is recommended to apply any kind of perfume before going to the Friday prayer.
If a woman leaves her house to attend the prayer or for any other purpose, it is not permissible for her to apply perfume because this is prohibited according to the Sunnah.
The "Muhtalim" is someone with the pubescent and puberty signs; three of which are common between men and women. The first sign is reaching the age of fifteen; the second sign is the appearance of coarse hair around the genitals; the third sign is the discharge of semen through nocturnal emission or lustfully even without nocturnal emission; and finally, the fourth sign is exclusive to women, which is menstruation, for a woman becomes an adult when she starts menstruating.
Sahīh Al-Bukhāri (2/ 3) (880).
Sahīh Muslim (2/ 580) (846).
(6/ 134).
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مختار الصحاح.
لزين الدين الرازي (ص155).
شرح صحيح البخاري.
لابن بطال (2/ 468).
شرح النووي على مسلم.
توضيح الأحكام شرح بلوغ المرام.
للبسام (1/ 382).
فتح ذي الجلال والإكرام شرح بلوغ المرام.
لابن عثيمين (1/ 330).
منار القاري شرح مختصر صحيح البخاري.
لحمزة قاسم (2/ 234).
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4 Books- A Beneficial Summary for the Muezzin, Imam, Khatīb, and Rulings Related to Mosques"Performing Ghusl on Friday is obligatory for every male (Muslim) who has attained the age of puberty, and (also) the cleaning of teeth with Siwāk, and using perfume if available."
- Rawh wa Rayāhīn Sharh Riyād Al-Sālihīnرياض الصالحين مع فوائد وهدايات - 6“Taking a bath on Friday is due upon every Muslim who has reached puberty.”
- The Virtues and Etiquettes of the Prophet's Mosque and the Rulings of Visiting the Grave of the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Graves of His Two Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)فضائل وآداب المسجد النبوي، وأحكام زيارة قبر النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام وقبري صاحبيه"Taking a bath on Friday is obligatory upon every pubescent male Muslim, and cleaning the teeth with Siwak, and applying perfume if available."