Question
Will the Sunnah of Friday ghusl be fulfilled if one bathes Thursday night?
Answer:
ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
To fulfill the Sunnah of the Friday *ghusl *(bath), one must perform the ghusl
after the true dawn (subh sadiq) of Friday, before the Jumuah prayer.1
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 Raddul Muhtar: v. 1, p. 308-309 (Maktaba Imdadia); Al-Binayah: v. 1, p. 241-242 (Al-Maktaba Al-Haqqania);
Al-Siayah: p. 330-331