Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution on Friday and performs it well, then comes for the Friday (prayer), sits near (the Imam), remains silent, and listens attentively to the sermon, his sins between this Friday and the previous Friday, and an additional three days, are forgiven. And whoever touches the pebbles has engaged in idle action."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution, then it is very good and excellent. And whoever performs ghusl, then ghusl is superior and higher."

Sayyiduna Aws bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and he mentioned Friday: "Whoever causes someone to bathe and himself bathes, and comes early in the first hour (for Friday), sits near the Imam, remains silent, and does not engage in any idle act, then for every step he takes, he will receive the reward of fasting and standing in prayer for one year." In the narration of Muhammad bin Alaa, the words "and he mentioned Friday" are not present, and in his narration, the words are "ghasala" (washed the head). The word "ghusl" is without tashdeed. In the narration of Ibn al-Darīs, it is stated that for him, a reward is written for every step. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in the narration in which the words are "man ghassala wa ightasala," its meaning is that he made ghusl obligatory on his wife or slave-girl, and himself performed ghusl. And in the narration in which the words are (ghasala wa ightasala) (without tashdeed), its meaning is that he washed his head and washed his whole body as well, as is narrated from Tawus from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Tawoos Al-Yemani says that I said to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), "People think that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Take a bath on Friday and wash your head, even if you are not in a state of major impurity, and apply perfume.'" So Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "About perfume, I do not know, but regarding the bath, what they say is correct."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to me on Friday while I was performing ghusl (ritual bath). He asked, "Are you performing ghusl due to janabah (major ritual impurity)?" I replied, "Yes." He then said, "Then perform another ghusl. Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever performs ghusl on Friday, he remains pure and clean until the next Friday.'" Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that this hadith is ghareeb (rare/strange). No one except Harun has narrated it.