He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution (wudu) on Friday, then that is good and excellent; but whoever performs Ghusl, then Ghusl is better." Narrated by al-Nasa'i and al-Tirmidhi (4), who said: It is a hasan (good) hadith. Also, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whoever performs ablution, doing it well, then comes to the Friday prayer, listens and remains silent, he will be forgiven for what is between him and the Friday prayer, plus an extra three days. And whoever touches the pebbles has engaged in a futile act." Agreed upon (5). Furthermore, it is a consensus (ijma'), for 'Umar said to 'Uthman: 'What time is this?' He replied: 'I was busy today, and I did not return to my family until I heard the call, so I did nothing more than wudu.' 'Umar said to him: 'And wudu as well.' You know that
= The second: Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on the Virtue of Ghusl on Friday... etc., the Chapter on "Abu Nu'aym narrated to us"... etc., the Chapter on Whether One Who Does Not Attend Friday Has to Perform Ghusl, and the Chapter on the Sermon on the Minbar, from the Book of Friday. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/2, 4, 6, 12. And Muslim, in: The beginning of the Book of Friday. Sahih Muslim 2/579, 580. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on Ghusl on Friday, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/83. And al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Ghusl on Friday, from the Chapters on Friday. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/278. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the Command to Perform Ghusl on Friday, and the Chapter on the Imam's Urging to Perform Ghusl during his sermon on Friday, from the Book of Friday. Al-Mujtaba 3/76, 86. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Ghusl on Friday, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/246. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Ghusl on Friday, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/361. And Imam Malik, in: The Chapter on the Practice Regarding Friday Ghusl, from the Book of Friday. Al-Muwatta 1/102. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 1/15, 46, 2/3, 9, 35, 37, 41, 42, 48, 53, 55, 57, 64, 77, 78, 101, 105, 115, 120, 141, 145, 149. The third: Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on Whether One Who Does Not Attend Friday Has to Perform Ghusl... etc., from the Book of the Prophets, and in: The Chapter on "Abu al-Yaman narrated to us", from the Book of the Prophets. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/6, 7, 4/215. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on Perfume and the Siwak on Friday, from the Book of Friday. Sahih Muslim 2/582. It was also recorded by Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 2/342. (4) Recorded by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Ablution on Friday, from the Chapters on Friday. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/282. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the Concession to Omit Ghusl on Friday, from the Book of Friday. Al-Mujtaba 3/77. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the Concession to Omit Ghusl on Friday, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/86. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Ghusl on Friday, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/362. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 5/8, 11, 15, 16, 22. (5) Its documentation has previously appeared on page 201, and its wording there is: "Whoever touches the pebbles has engaged in a futile act."
