The people used to do their own labor, so they would head out to the Friday prayer in the same state they were in. It was said to them, "If only you would bathe."
حدثنا وكيع حدثنا سفيان عن يحيى بن سعيد عن عمرة
كان الناس عمال أنفسهم فكانوا يروحون كهيئتهم فقيل لهم لو اغتسلتم