Sahih al-Bukhari 884

Book 11: Friday Prayer · Hadith 9

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ طَاوُسٌ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ذَكَرُوا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ اغْتَسِلُوا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَاغْسِلُوا رُءُوسَكُمْ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا جُنُبًا، وَأَصِيبُوا مِنَ الطِّيبِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَمَّا الْغُسْلُ فَنَعَمْ، وَأَمَّا الطِّيبُ فَلاَ أَدْرِي‏.‏

Narrated Tawus:I said to Ibn `Abbas, "The people are narrating that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Take a bath on Friday and wash your heads (i.e. take a thorough bath) even though you were not Junub and use perfume'." On that Ibn `Abbas replied, "I know about the bath, (i.e. it is essential) but I do not know about the perfume (i.e. whether it is essential or not)

Tawus bataate hain: "Maine Ibn Abbas se kaha: 'Log yeh riwayat kar rahe hain ke Nabi ne farmaya: Jumme ke din ghusl karo aur apna sar (achhi tarah) dhoo lo, chahe Junub na ho, aur khushbu lagao.'" Ibn Abbas ne jawab diya: "Mujhe ghusl ke baare mein pata hai (ke yeh zaroori hai), magar khushbu ke baare mein mujhe nahi pata (kya yeh zaroori hai ya nahi)."

Sahih al-Bukhari 884 · Book 11, Hadith 9

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