Questioner:
Whether she prays at home or in the mosque, is the Friday bath
[ghusl] obligatory for a woman?
The
Muhaddith of Yemen, The Allaamah, Shaikh Muqbil ibn Haadi al-Waadi’ee
[d. 2001], may Allaah have mercy on him, replied, “What is apparent is
that it is obligatory [waajib], because it has been reported in the
Saheeh [Bukhaari no. 858 and Muslim that the Prophet صلى الله عليه
وسلم] said, “Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every
Muslim reaching the age of puberty,” and it has also been reported that, “It is
a right upon the Muslims that they should take a bath every week ...” or
something with that meaning [i.e., the Shaikh is quoting from memory so he is
saying maybe the exact wording of the hadith is different; here is the
wording from Bukhaari which the Shaikh was referring to, “It is Allaah's right
on every Muslim that he should take a bath (at least) once in seven days,” no.
898].”
Ghaaratul-Ashritah 'alaa Ahlil-Jahl
was-Safsatah, vol. 2, p. 500.
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