What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever performs ablution on Friday, that is good and excellent; and whoever takes a bath, then bathing is better"?
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The was narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Nasa'i, and Abu Dawud, and it is weak, but it has been improved by the presence of corroborating evidence. Its meaning is: "So, by the he took, and what an excellent characteristic." The majority of scholars hold that (ritual bath) for Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) is a recommended Sunnah. Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, however, was of the opinion that it is obligatory for whoever has a strong body odor or bad breath that would bother others.
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