The Ritual Bath of Jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 23
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 23

The Ritual Bath of Jumu’ah, Entering the Bathhouse, Its Etiquette, and Teachings on Cleanliness and Beautification

وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ لِلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ يُقَالُ مَا اُسْتُنْزِلَ اَلرِّزْقُ بِشَيْءٍ مِثْلِ اَلتَّعْقِيبِ فِيمَا بَيْنَ طُلُوعِ اَلْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ اَلشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ «أَجَلْ وَ لَكِنْ أُخْبِرُكَ بِخَيْرٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَخْذِ اَلشَّارِبِ وَ تَقْلِيمِ اَلْأَظْفَارِ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ.
Abdullah ibn Abi Ya'fur said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام: "May I be your ransom. It is said that no act brings down sustenance like ta'qeeb (supplications and prayers) between the dawn and sunrise." Imam عليه السلام replied: "Indeed, but I will tell you something even better than that: trimming the mustache and cutting the nails on Jumu’ah."
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