pre-requisite which is taking a bath [Ghusl], applying oil [on one’s hair], applying perfume and separating not between any two persons.

Wearing one’s most beautiful clothes is also of beautifying oneself. Ibn Rush said: ‘The etiquettes of attending Jumu‘ah Sal?t are three main ones: applying perfume, using the Siw?k and wearing good clothes. There is no disagreement amongst the ‘Ulamah regarding this for the many ?th?r that support it’. (1)

Abdull?h Ibn Sall?m said: that he heard the prophet ( - ) say on the pulpit of Friday: ‘Why don’t every one of you buy two garments to wear only on Friday other than the two he wears for work’. (2)

3 - Ibn ‘Umar ( - رضي الله عنه -) related that: while ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khatt?b was delivering his speech on Friday, a man from the early Muh?jir?n entered the mosque. ‘Umar called him and asked him about the reason of being so late. The man said: ‘I was so busy at work that I couldn’t go home till the ’Athan was called and hence performing Wud?’ only’. ‘Umar then reproached him saying: ‘You only did Wud?’?! Indeed, you know that the prophet ( - ) used to order that one should do Ghusl [on Friday]’. (3)

‘Umar’s condemnation for that great Sah?b?’s act while the former being on the pulpit and other Sah?ba’s agreement on it is a hard evidence that they all strongly believed in the obligation of making Ghusl. Besides, had making Ghusl been non-obligatory, the