[2/ 58] Leaving bathing, applying perfume, beautifying oneself and using Siw?k before going to the mosque:

Naming the various benefits indicated in Ab? Hurairah’s ( - رضي الله عنه -) had?th, which states: ‘Whoever takes a bath on Friday -similar to that taken after Jan?bah- then attends [the mosque], [his reward] would be similar to the one who offers a camel [for All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) sake] ... ’, (1) Ibn Hajar said: ‘This had?th includes many benefits; some of which are the following: The superiority of taking a bath on Friday and the superiority of attending the mosque early; one would not get the full reward unless he does both acts. The general narrations that make mention only of going early to the mosque as a pre-requisite for gaining the promised reward and do not make mention of doing Ghusl should be interpreted in accordance with this had?th’. (2)

Some well-versed ‘Ulamah even held that a muslim who ignores doing Ghusl does not only loose the reward stated in the previously mentioned Ah?d?th but also incurs a sin upon himself.

Some ‘Ulamah held that taking a bath on Friday is an obligation as clearly stated in many Ah?d?th; some of which are the following:

1 - Ibn ‘Umar ( - رضي الله عنه -) narrated that the prophet ( - ) said: ‘Whoever amongs you intends to attend Jumu‘ah [Sal?t], should take a bath’. (3)

the aforementioned had?th states clearly that taking a bath should be done for the sake of attending Friday Sal?t and doing it for any other intention causes to loss the promised reward -whether