Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 5104 — The Friday ghusl

Yahya bin Maysarah said: I asked Amr bin Murrah about the Friday bath: is taking a bath on Friday a sunnah (a necessary practice)? He said: The Muslims used to take a bath on Friday. I asked the same question again, and he gave me only the same answer, that the Muslims used to take a bath on Friday. I understood that it is something the Muslims considered recommended, and not a sunnah (necessary practice).