one has taken it at the beginning of the day, in its middle or at its end.
Ibn Khuzaimah’s, Ibn Hibb?n’s and Ab? ‘Uw?nah’s narration supports the aforementioned ruling. The narration states: ‘Whoever amongst you -men or women- intends to attend the Jumu‘ah Sal?t, should take a bath’. Ibn Khuzaimah’s narration adds: ‘ ... and whoever does not intend to attend it, does not have to take a bath’. (1)
2 - ‘Amr Ibn Sulaim Al-Ans?r? said: ‘I testify that Ab? Sa‘id said: I testify that All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) messenger said: ‘It is an obligation on every adult to take a bath on Friday, to use the Siw?k and to apply perfume if he could find some’.
‘Amr said: ‘As for taking a bath, it is indeed an obligation but as for using the Siw?k and applying perfume, All?h ( - عز وجل -) knows about that. This is, however, what I was told’. (2)
“Using the Siw?k” means to use the Siw?k for brushing one’s teeth.
Under the title of “As-Siw?k”, Ibn Nu‘aim reported the following narration: ‘Using the Siw?k and taking a bath on Friday are both obligations on every muslim’. (3)
(1) Ibn Abidl Barr related the unanimous agreement that whoever takes a bath after performing Jumu‘ah Sal?t has not applied the order mentioned in the Ah?d?th. This view was strongly held by Ibn Hajar in “Fathul B?r?” (vol. 2 / p. 358) and indeed it is the truth. See: “Al-Maw‘ithal Hasanah” (p. 20) and “Al-Ajwibah An-N?fi‘ah” (pp. 51 - 2) accompanied with Shaikh Ahamd’s Sh?kir commentary on it (p. 306).
(2) Narrated by: Al-Bukh?r? in his “Sah?h” (no. 779) and (880), Muslim in his “Sah?h” (no. 846), Ab? D?w?d in “As-Sunnan” (no. 341), An Nas?’? in “Al-Mujtab?” (vol. 3 / p. 93), M?lik in “Al-Muwatta’ ” (vol. 1 / p. 102) (no. 4), Ibn M?jah in “As-Sunnan” (no. 1089), Ahmad in his “Musnad” (vol. 3 / p. 26), Al-Humaid? in “Al-Musnad” (no. 736), Ab? Ya‘l? in his “Musnad” (no. 978), and (1127), Ibn Khuzaimah in his “Sah?h” (no. 1745) and Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunnan Al-Kubr?” (vol. 1 / p. 294) and (vol. 3 / p. 188).
(3) Narrated by: Ab? Nu‘aim in “As-Siw?k” as mentioned in “Takhr?j Ah?d?th Al-Ihy?’”. And from him, Az-Zubaid? narrated it in “Sharh Al-Ihy?’ ” (vol. 2 / p. 35).