(2) CHAPTER. The superiority of taking a bath on Friday. And is it necessary for boys and womens to attend the Friday (prayer)?
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, Anyone of you attending the Friday (prayers) should take a bath.
Narrated Ibn `Umar: While `Umar bin Al-Khattab was standing and delivering the sermon on a Friday, one of the companions of the Prophet, who was one of the foremost Muhajirs (emigrants) came. `Umar said to him, What is the time now? He replied, I was busy and could not go back to my house till I heard the Adhan. I did not perform more than the ablution. Thereupon `Umar said to him, Did you perform only the ablution although you know that Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) used to order us to take a bath (on Fridays)?
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, The taking of a bath on Friday is compulsory for every male (Muslim) who has attained the age of puberty.