Hadith 1753
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ، ثنا قُرَيْشُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ ، ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ النَّاسُ عُمَّالَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ , فَكَانُوا يَرُوحُونَ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ كَهَيْئَتِهِمْ , فَقِيلَ لَهُمْ : لَوِ اغْتَسَلْتُمْ "
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that people used to do their work themselves, so they would go for Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) in that very state. Then they were instructed that if you perform ghusl (ritual bath), it is better.
Hadith 1754
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ , عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ، أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَهُ , عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : كَانَ النَّاسُ يَنْتَابُونَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ مِنْ مَنَازِلِهِمْ مِنَ الْعَوَالِي , فَيَأْتُونَ فِي الْعَبَاءِ , وَيُصِيبَهُمُ الْغُبَارُ وَالْعَرَقُ , فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمُ الرِّيحُ , فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنْسَانٌ مِنْهُمْ وَهُوَ عِنْدِي , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ تَطَهَّرْتُمْ لِيَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا "
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that people used to come from the place of Awali to their homes for Jumu'ah. They would come wearing cloaks. (On the way) dust would settle on them and they would sweat, so their bodies would begin to emit an odor. Then one of those people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sitting with me. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you would perform ghusl (ritual bath) for this day of yours (Jumu'ah), it would be much better."
Hadith 1755
حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمُرَادِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ بِلالٍ , عَنْ عَمْرٍو وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو مَوْلَى الْمُطَّلِبِ , عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ ، أَتَيَاهُ فَسَأَلاهُ عَنِ الْغُسْلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَوَاجِبٌ هُوَ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : مَنِ اغْتَسَلَ فَهُوَ أَحْسَنُ وَأَطْهَرُ , وَسَأُخْبِرُكُمْ لِمَاذَا بَدَأَ الْغُسْلُ : كَانَ النَّاسُ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُحْتَاجِينَ , يَلْبَسُونَ الصُّوفَ , وَيَسْقُونَ النَّخْلَ عَلَى ظُهُورِهِمْ , وَكَانَ الْمَسْجِدُ ضَيِّقًا , مُقَارِبَ السَّقْفِ , فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي يَوْمٍ صَائِفٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ , وَمِنْبَرُهُ قَصِيرٌ , إِنَّمَا هُوَ ثَلاثُ دَرَجَاتٍ , فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ , فَعَرِقَ النَّاسُ فِي الصُّوفِ , فَثَارَتْ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ رِيحَ الْعَرَقِ وَالصُّوفِ حَتَّى كَانَ يُؤْذِي بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا , حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ , فَقَالَ : " أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ , إِذَا كَانَ هَذَا الْيَوْمُ فَاغْتَسِلُوا , وَلْيَمَسَّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَطْيَبَ مَا يَجِدُ مِنْ طِيبِهِ أَوْ دُهْنِهِ "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that two men from Iraq came to him and asked him about performing ghusl (ritual bath) on the day of Jumu’ah, whether it is obligatory. So Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied to them that whoever performs ghusl, it is better and more purifying. And soon I will tell you how the command for ghusl (on the day of Jumu’ah) began. In the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), people were needy and poor. They used to wear woolen clothes and would carry water on their backs to irrigate their date palms, and the Prophet’s Mosque was small and its roof was not high. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out from his house on a very hot summer day on the day of Jumu’ah, and his pulpit was also small, only three steps. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people, and the people began to sweat in their woolen clothes, and the mixed smell of wool and sweat spread among them, to the extent that they became a source of discomfort to one another. Until their odor reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was standing on the pulpit. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O people, when this day comes, perform ghusl, and whoever among you has good perfume or oil, let him apply it.”
