Abu al-Hasan al-Sarakhsi informed us; Zahir ibn Ahmad informed us; Abu Ishaq al-Hashimi informed us; Abu Mus'ab informed us, from Malik, from Nafi', from Abd Allah ibn Umar, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “When one of you comes to the Friday prayer, let him bathe.” (1)
Abd al-Wahid al-Mulayhi informed us; Ahmad ibn Abd Allah al-Nu'aymi informed us; Muhammad ibn Yusuf related to us; Muhammad ibn Isma'il informed us; Adam related to us; Ibn Abi Dhi'b related to us, from Sa'id al-Maqburi, who said: My father informed me, from Abd Allah ibn Wadi'ah, from Salman al-Farisi, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
“No man bathes on Friday, purifies himself as thoroughly as he is able, applies some of his oil or uses perfume from his home, then goes out without separating two people, prays whatever has been prescribed for him, and listens attentively when the imam speaks, except that he will be forgiven for the sins between that Friday and the next.” (2)
Abd al-Wahid al-Mulayhi informed us; Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Sam'an informed us; Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Rayyanī related to us; Humayd ibn Zanjawayh related to us; Ahmad ibn Khalid related to us; Muhammad ibn Ishaq related to us, from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, from Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman and Abu Umamah—that is, Sahl ibn Hunayf—who both narrated to him from Abu Sa'id and Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
“Whoever bathes on Friday, cleans his teeth, applies perfume if he has any, and wears his finest clothes, then goes out and comes to the mosque without stepping over people’s necks, then prays as much as Allah wills him to pray and listens attentively when the imam comes out, that will be an expiation for what lies between it and the preceding Friday.” (3)
Abu Hurayrah said: “And an additional three days, for Allah Most High says: ‘Whoever comes with a good deed shall have ten like it.’” (al-An'am, 160)
Abu Tahir Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Qashani informed us; Abu al-Qasim ibn Ja'far al-Hashimi informed us; Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Umar al-Lu'lu'i informed us; Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath al-Sijistani related to us; Muhammad ibn Hatim al-Jurjura'i related to us; Ibn al-Mubarak related to us, from al-Awza'i; Hassan ibn Atiyyah informed me; Abu al-Ash'ath al-San'ani informed me; Aws ibn Aws al-Thaqafi informed me, saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say:
“Whoever washes himself thoroughly and bathes on Friday, sets out early and arrives early, walks rather than rides, draws near to the imam, listens attentively, and does not engage in idle speech, will receive for every step the reward of a year’s deeds: its fasting and its night prayer.” (4)