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Musnad Ahmad 199 (Book 2, Hadith 116) #33891
The Importance of Ghusl Before Friday Prayers

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of performing ghusl (ritual bath) before attending Friday prayers.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: One of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah entered the mosque on a Friday, when 'Umar bin al Khattab رضي الله عنه ­ was addressing the people'.Umar said: What time is this? He said: 'O Ameer al-Mu'mineen, I have just come from the marketplace. I heard the call and I did not do anything more than wudoo', 'Umar رضي الله عنه said: Wudoo’ too! You know that the Messenger of Allah used to enjoin ghusl!
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَد بْن حَنْبَلٍ، قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ ‏:‏ مَالِكٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ الْمَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَيَّةُ سَاعَةٍ هَذِهِ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ انْقَلَبْتُ مِنْ السُّوقِ فَسَمِعْتُ النِّدَاءَ فَمَا زِدْتُ عَلَى أَنْ تَوَضَّأْتُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَالْوُضُوءَ أَيْضًا وَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْغُسْلِ‏.‏

TOPICS
bath  *  prayers  *  ghusl

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform proper ablution before religious obligations such as attending congregational prayers on Fridays .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the importance of performing ghusl, or ritual bath, before attending the weekly congregational prayer on Fridays. It was narrated by Ibn 'Umar that one of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad entered a mosque on a Friday while Umar bin al Khattab was addressing people. Umar asked him what time it was and he replied that he had just come from the marketplace and heard the call for prayer so he only performed wudoo’, which is a minor ablution. Umar then reminded him that Prophet Muhammad used to enjoin ghusl for those who attend congregational prayers on Fridays. This hadith teaches us to take extra care in preparing ourselves for our religious obligations such as attending congregational prayers by taking a full ritual bath instead of just performing wudoo’.

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