Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you intends to come for the Friday prayer, he should perform ghusl (ritual bath).

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing and delivering the sermon on Friday when, in the meantime, one of the elder companions from among the earliest Emigrants of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived (that is, Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani, may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "What kind of time is this (to come)?" He replied, "I was occupied, and as soon as I returned home, I heard the call to prayer, so I could not do more than perform ablution (wudu) (i.e., I could not perform the ritual bath)." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Is it (only) ablution? Whereas you know that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to command (us) to perform the ritual bath (ghusl)."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the day of Jumu'ah, taking a bath is obligatory for every adult."

The purified wife of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), said that people used to come to offer the Friday prayer from their homes and from the surrounding villages of Madinah (to Masjid Nabawi) in turns. People would come walking through dust, covered in dust and drenched in sweat, to such an extent that the sweating would not stop. In this condition, a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) while he was with me. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "It would be better if you people performed ghusl (ritual bath) on this day (Friday)."

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to say that people would remain busy with their work and would come for Jumu'ah in that same (dirty) state, so it was said to them that if only you people would (sometimes) perform ghusl.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the day of Friday, it is obligatory upon every young person to perform ghusl, use the miswak, and apply perfume if available.

Hazrat Tawoos (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) mentioned the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding taking a bath on Friday. So I asked him, "Is the use of oil and perfume also necessary?" He replied, "I do not know."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is the right of (Allah) upon every Muslim that he should take a bath every seven days, on one day, on Friday, in which he washes his head and body.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever performs ghusl of janabah on Friday and goes to offer the prayer, it is as if he has sacrificed a camel (if he reaches the mosque at the earliest time), and if he goes later, it is as if he has sacrificed a cow, and whoever goes third, it is as if he has sacrificed a horned ram. But when the Imam comes out for the sermon, the angels become engaged in listening to the sermon.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the Imam is delivering the Friday sermon and you say to the person sitting next to you, "Be quiet," then you yourself have engaged in a useless act.