Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best day the sun has risen over is Friday: on it Adam was created, on it he was admitted into Paradise, and on it he was driven out of it."
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever of you comes to attend the Friday prayer, let him take a bath."
‘Amr ibn Sulaym al-Ansāri reported: I testify that Abu Sa‘īd said: "I testify that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Taking a bath on Friday is obligatory for every pubescent male Muslim, and (also) cleaning the teeth with the tooth-stick, and applying perfume if available.'"
Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution on Friday, that is good, and whoever takes a bath has done what is better."
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He who performs ablution properly, then comes to the Friday prayer and listens to it attentively and keeps silent, his sins between that Friday and the following Friday will be forgiven, with the addition of three more days; but he who touches a pebble has engaged in idle activity”.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him said: "Whoever takes a bath on Friday, like the bath taken from sexual impurity, and then goes (to the mosque) on the first hour is like the one who offers a camel as a sacrifice (to attain the pleasure of Allah); and whoever goes on the second hour is like the one who offers a cow as a sacrifice. Whoever goes on the third hour is like the one who offers a horned ram as a sacrifice. Whoever goes on the fourth hour is like the one who offers a chicken as a sacrifice. Whoever goes on the fifth hour is like one who offers an egg as a sacrifice. When the Imām ascends the pulpit, the angels come in order to listen to the Dhikr.”
Salāmah ibn al-Akwa‘ (may Allah be pleased with him) who was amongst those who had given the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet beneath the Tree, reported: We used to perform the Friday prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and leave at a time when the walls had no shadow for us to take shelter in.
Another wording reads: "We used to perform the Friday prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) after the sun had passed the meridian, then we would return and try to find shadow."
