Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that while Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was addressing the people on Friday, Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) entered (the mosque), so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) alluded to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "What is the matter with people that they come late after the adhan?" So Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted: "O Commander of the Faithful, when I heard the adhan, I only performed wudu (ablution) (and did nothing else), then I came to the mosque." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You came only after performing wudu? Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'When any one of you comes for Jumu'ah, he should perform ghusl (ritual bath).'" In the narration of Janab Waleed, it is mentioned that he was addressing the people, but the words "on Friday" are not mentioned.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was standing on the pulpit, saying: "Whoever among you comes for Jumu'ah should perform ghusl (ritual bath)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was delivering the sermon, and he was saying: "When any one of you comes for Jumu'ah, he should perform ghusl (ritual bath)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, while he was addressing the people: "When any one of you comes to the mosque (for Jumu'ah), he should perform ghusl."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever among men or women comes for Jumu'ah should perform ghusl, and whoever among men or women does not come for Jumu'ah, then ghusl is not obligatory upon them." This is the hadith of Ibn Arfa'a.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that people used to do their work themselves, so they would go for Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) in that very state. Then they were instructed that if you perform ghusl (ritual bath), it is better.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that people used to come from the place of Awali to their homes for Jumu'ah. They would come wearing cloaks. (On the way) dust would settle on them and they would sweat, so their bodies would begin to emit an odor. Then one of those people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sitting with me. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you would perform ghusl (ritual bath) for this day of yours (Jumu'ah), it would be much better."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that two men from Iraq came to him and asked him about performing ghusl (ritual bath) on the day of Jumu’ah, whether it is obligatory. So Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied to them that whoever performs ghusl, it is better and more purifying. And soon I will tell you how the command for ghusl (on the day of Jumu’ah) began. In the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), people were needy and poor. They used to wear woolen clothes and would carry water on their backs to irrigate their date palms, and the Prophet’s Mosque was small and its roof was not high. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out from his house on a very hot summer day on the day of Jumu’ah, and his pulpit was also small, only three steps. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people, and the people began to sweat in their woolen clothes, and the mixed smell of wool and sweat spread among them, to the extent that they became a source of discomfort to one another. Until their odor reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was standing on the pulpit. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“O people, when this day comes, perform ghusl, and whoever among you has good perfume or oil, let him apply it.”