Hadith #255
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ عَنْ عَمْرٍو يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي عَمْرٍو عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنْ الْغُسْلِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَوَاجِبٌ هُوَ قَالَ لَا وَمَنْ شَاءَ اغْتَسَلَ وَسَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ بَدْءِ الْغُسْلِ كَانَ النَّاسُ مُحْتَاجِينَ وَكَانُوا يَلْبَسُونَ الصُّوفَ وَكَانُوا يَسْقُونَ النَّخْلَ عَلَى ظُهُورِهِمْ وَكَانَ مَسْجِدُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَيِّقًا مُتَقَارِبَ السَّقْفِ فَرَاحَ النَّاسُ فِي
الصُّوفِ فَعَرِقُوا وَكَانَ مِنْبَرُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَصِيرًا إِنَّمَا هُوَ ثَلَاثُ دَرَجَاتٍ فَعَرِقَ النَّاسُ فِي الصُّوفِ فَثَارَتْ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ أَرْوَاحُ الصُّوفِ فَتَأَذَّى بَعْضُهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِذَا جِئْتُمْ الْجُمُعَةَ فَاغْتَسِلُوا وَلْيَمَسَّ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ أَطْيَبِ طِيبٍ إِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ
Isnad Chain
أبو سعيد
سليمان بن بلال
عمرو ي
ابن أبي عمرو
عكرمة
ابن عباس وسأله رجل
الغسل يوم الجمعة أواجب هو
English Translation
Abu Sa'id narrated to us, Sulayman ibn Bilal narrated to us, from 'Amr — meaning Ibn Abi 'Amr — from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما). A man asked him about the bath on Friday — whether it is obligatory. He said: 'No, but whoever does it, it is better for him. And whoever does not bathe, it is not obligatory upon him. I will tell you how the bath began: People were in hardship and wore wool garments, and they would work. Their masjid was small with a low ceiling. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out on a hot day while the people were sweating in their wool garments until their odors disturbed one another. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ smelled those odors, he said: O people, when this day comes, bathe and let each of you apply the best oil and perfume he can find. Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) said: Then Allah عز وجل brought prosperity, and they wore clothes other than wool, and they no longer had to work, and their masjid was expanded, and some of the things that used to cause them discomfort from their odors were removed.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 255
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2293
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38683