Sunan Abi Dawud · Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب الْغُسْلِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ
Chapter: Regarding The Ghusl For Janabah.
11 hadith · references 239–249
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Abu Dawud · 239أَمَّا أَنَا ، فَأُفِيضُ عَلَى رَأْسِي ثَلَاثًا ، وَأَشَارَ بِيَدَيْهِ كِلْتَيْهِمَاJubair bin Mutim reported: People made a mention of washing because of sexual defilement before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I pour (water) on my head three times. And he made a sign with both5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 240كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، دَعَا بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ نَحْوِ الْحِلَابِ ، فَأَخَذَ بِكَفَّيْهِ ، فَبَدَأَ بِشِقِّ رَأْسِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ الْأَيْسَرِ ، ثُمَّ أAishah reported: when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to wash himself because of sexual defilement, he called for a vessel like HILAB (a vessel used for milking the camel). He then took a handful of water and began to po5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 241كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ ، ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، وَنَحْنُ نُفِيضُ عَلَى رُءُوسِنَا خَمْسًا مِنْ أَجْلِ الضُّفُرِNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Jumay ibn Umayr, one of the sons of Banu Taym Allah ibn Thalabah, said: Accompanied by my mother and aunt I entered upon Aishah. One of them asked her: How did you do while taking a bath? 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 242كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ : يَبْدَأُ فَيُفْرِغُ بِيَمِينِهِ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ ، وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ يَصُبُّ الْإِنَاءَ عَلAishah reported: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would take a bath because of sexual defilement, according to the version of Sulaiman, in the beginning he would pour water with his right hand (upon his left hand); and acco6 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 243كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، بَدَأَ بِكَفَّيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ مَرَافِغَهُ وَأَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ ، فَإِذَا أَنْقَاهُمَا أَهAishah said; When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to take a bath because of sexual defilement, he would begin with his hands and wash them. Then he would wash the joints of his limbs and pour water upon him when he cle7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 244لَئِنْ شِئْتُمْ لَأُرِيَنَّكُمْ أَثَرَ يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْحَائِطِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: If you want, I can certainly show you the marks of the hand of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the wall where he took a bath because of sexual defilement.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 245وَضَعْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غُسْلًا يَغْتَسِلُ بِهِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، فَأَكْفَأَ الْإِنَاءَ عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى فَغَسَلَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ صَبَّ عَلَى فَرْجِهِ فَغَسَلَMaimunah reported: I placed (the vessel of) water for the Prophet ﷺ to wash himself because of sexual intercourse. He lowered down the vessel and poured water on his right hand. He then washed it twice or thrice. He then7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 246إِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، يُفْرِغُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ ، ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ ، فَنَسِيَ مَرَّةً كَمْ أَفْرَغَ ، فَسَأَلَنِي : كَمْ أَفْرَغShubah reported: when Ibn Abbas took a bath because of sexual defilement, he poured (water) over his left hand with his right hand seven times. Once he forgot how many times he had poured (water). Therefore he asked me: 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 247كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ خَمْسِينَ ، وَالْغُسْلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ ، وَغَسْلُ الْبَوْلِ مِنَ الثَّوْبِ سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُ ، حَتَّى جُعِلَتِ Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: There were fifty prayers (obligatory in the beginning); and (in the beginning of Islam) washing seven times because of sexual defilement (was obligatory); and washing the urine from the cloth 4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 248إِنَّ تَحْتَ كُلِّ شَعْرَةٍ جَنَابَةً ، فَاغْسِلُوا الشَّعْرَ ، وَأَنْقُوا الْبَشَرَNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There is sexual defilement under every hair; so wash the hair and cleanse the skin. Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by Harith bin Wajih is rejected (Munkar). H5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 249مَنْ تَرَكَ مَوْضِعَ شَعْرَةٍ مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ لَمْ يَغْسِلْهَا ، فُعِلَ بِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ النَّارِNarrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone who is sexual defiled leaves a spot equal to the breadth of a hair without washing, such and such an amount of Hell-fire will have to be suffered for i5 narrators