Friday prayer is compulsory for all except a few. A very clear hadith on this matter is given below:
It
was reported from Tariq bin Shihab from the Prophet (PBUH), that he
said: “The Friday prayer in congregation is an obligation on every
single Muslim, except for four: an owned slave, a woman, a child and a
sick person.”
(Hadith No. 1067, Book of Salat, Sunan Abu Dawud, Vol. 1).
Now let us
see what are the rulings about preparing ourselves for Friday prayers?
It is recommended to prepare oneself well before leaving to offer Friday
prayers. Take bath, wear best possible clothes, use perfume etc., are
some of the recommended acts of preparation of oneself for offering
Friday prayers. Refer to the hadith below:
Narrated
Abu Sa’id (RA): I testify that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said: “The
taking of bath on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim who has attained
the age of puberty; and also cleaning of teeth with Siwak and using perfume, if available.”
(Hadith No. 880, Book of Al-Juma’a, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 2).
An
important thing to understand from above mentioned hadith is that
although it is not obligatory for a woman to offer Friday prayer in
congregation, yet it is obligatory for her to take a bath on Friday and
prepare herself for her prayers which she may offer at her home place.
Same applies to children as well.
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