Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 5

كِتَاب الْغُسْل

The Book of Ghusl (Washing of the Whole Body)

45 hadith · 29 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ الْوُضُوءِ قَبْلَ الْغُسْلِ:(1) Chapter. The performance of ablution before taking a bath.22- بَابُ غُسْلِ الرَّجُلِ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ:(2) Chapter. Taking a bath by a man along with his wife.33- بَابُ الْغُسْلِ بِالصَّاعِ وَنَحْوِهِ:(3) Chapter. Taking a bath with a Sa of water or so. (One Sa = 3 kilograms approx.)44- بَابُ مَنْ أَفَاضَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا:(4) Chapter. Pouring water thrice on one’s head.55- بَابُ الْغُسْلِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً:(5) Chapter. To wash the body (parts) once only.66- بَابُ مَنْ بَدَأَ بِالْحِلاَبِ أَوِ الطِّيبِ عِنْدَ الْغُسْلِ:(6) Chapter. Starting one’s bath by scenting oneself with Hilab or some other scent.77- بَابُ الْمَضْمَضَةِ وَالاِسْتِنْشَاقِ فِي الْجَنَابَةِ:(7) Chapter. To rinse the mouth and to clean the nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out while taking the bath of Janaba.88- بَابُ مَسْحِ الْيَدِ بِالتُّرَابِ لِيَكُونَ أَنْقَى:(8) Chapter. The rubbing of hands with earth in order to clean them thoroughly.99- بَابُ هَلْ يُدْخِلُ الْجُنُبُ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْسِلَهَا إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى يَدِهِ قَذَرٌ غَيْرُ الْجَنَابَةِ:(9) Chapter. Can a Junub (a person who has yet to take a bath after the sexual act or wet dream) put his hands in a pot (containing water) before washing them if they are not polluted with a dirty thing except Janaba?1010- بَابُ تَفْرِيقِ الْغُسْلِ وَالْوُضُوءِ:(10) Chapter. Interval during ablution or bath.1111- بَابُ مَنْ أَفْرَغَ بِيَمِينِهِ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ فِي الْغُسْلِ:(11) Chapter. Pouring water with one’s right hand over the left one, during the bath.1212- بَابُ إِذَا جَامَعَ ثُمَّ عَادَ، وَمَنْ دَارَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ فِي غُسْلٍ وَاحِدٍ:(12) Chapter. Having sexual intercourse and repeating it. And engaging with one’s own wives and taking a single bath (after doing so).1313- بَابُ غَسْلِ الْمَذْيِ وَالْوُضُوءِ مِنْهُ:(13) Chapter. The washing away of emotional urethral discharge and performing ablution after it.1414- بَابُ مَنْ تَطَيَّبَ ثُمَّ اغْتَسَلَ وَبَقِيَ أَثَرُ الطِّيبِ:(14) Chapter. Whoever scented himself and then took a bath while the effect of scent remained even after bathing.1515- بَابُ تَخْلِيلِ الشَّعَرِ حَتَّى إِذَا ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَرْوَى بَشَرَتَهُ أَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ:(15) Chapter. To rub the hair thoroughly (while taking a bath) till one feels that one has made his skin wet (underneath the hair) and then one pours water over it.1616- بَابُ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فِي الْجَنَابَةِ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ سَائِرَ جَسَدِهِ، وَلَمْ يُعِدْ، غَسْلَ مَوَاضِعِ الْوُضُوءِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى:(16) Chapter. Whoever performed the ablution of Janaba and then washed his body but did not wash once again the parts which were washed in ablution.1717- بَابُ إِذَا ذَكَرَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ أَنَّهُ جُنُبٌ يَخْرُجُ كَمَا هُوَ وَلاَ يَتَيَمَّمُ:(17) Chapter. If someone while in the mosque remembers that he is Junub , he should leave (the mosque to take a bath) and should not perform Tayammum.1818- بَابُ نَفْضِ الْيَدَيْنِ مِنَ الْغُسْلِ عَنِ الْجَنَابَةِ:(18) Chapter. The removing of water from one’s body with one’s hands after taking the bath of Janaba.1919- بَابُ مَنْ بَدَأَ بِشِقِّ رَأْسِهِ الأَيْمَنِ فِي الْغُسْلِ:(19) Chapter. Starting from the right side of one’s head while taking a bath.2020- بَابُ مَنِ اغْتَسَلَ عُرْيَانًا وَحْدَهُ فِي الْخَلْوَةِ، وَمَنْ تَسَتَّرَ فَالتَّسَتُّرُ أَفْضَلُ:(20) Chapter. Whosoever took a bath alone (in seclusion) completely naked.2121- بَابُ التَّسَتُّرِ فِي الْغُسْلِ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ:(21) Chapter. To screen oneself from the people while taking a bath.2222- بَابُ إِذَا احْتَلَمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ:(22) Chapter. If a woman has a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharge).2323- بَابُ عَرَقِ الْجُنُبِ وَأَنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ لاَ يَنْجُسُ:(23) Chapter. (What is said regarding) the sweat of a Junub. And a Muslim never becomes impure.2424- بَابُ الْجُنُبُ يَخْرُجُ وَيَمْشِي فِي السُّوقِ وَغَيْرِهِ:(24) Chapter. A Junub (person) can go out and walk in the market or anywhere else.2525- بَابُ كَيْنُونَةِ الْجُنُبِ فِي الْبَيْتِ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ:(25) Chapter. A Junub can stay at home without taking a bath but with ablution.2626- بَابُ نَوْمِ الْجُنُبِ:(26) Chapter. Sleeping of a Junub person.2727- بَابُ الْجُنُبِ يَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ:(27) Chapter. A Junub person should perform ablution before sleeping.2828- بَابُ إِذَا الْتَقَى الْخِتَانَانِ:(28) Chapter. When male and female organs come in close contact (bath becomes compulsory).2929- بَابُ غَسْلِ مَا يُصِيبُ مِنْ فَرْجِ الْمَرْأَةِ:(29) Chapter. Washing away what comes out from the private parts of a woman (woman’s discharge) if one gets soiled with that.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 248أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ بَدَأَ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ كَمَا يَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلَاةِ ، ثُمَّ يُدْخِلُ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَيُخَلِّلُ Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) took a bath after Janaba he started by washing his hands and then performed ablution like that for the prayer. After that he would put his fingers in water and move the roots of his hair with the5 narratorsBukhari · 249تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ غَيْرَ رِجْلَيْهِ ، وَغَسَلَ فَرْجَهُ وَمَا أَصَابَهُ مِنَ الْأَذَى ، ثُمَّ أَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ ، ثُمَّ نَحَّى رِجْلَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُ(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) performed ablution like that for the prayer but did not wash his feet. He washed off the discharge from his private parts and then poured water over his body. He withdrew h7 narratorsBukhari · 250كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ قَدَحٍ ، يُقَالُ لَهُ الْفَرَقُThe Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to take a bath from a single pot called 'Faraq'.5 narratorsBukhari · 251فَدَعَتْ بِإِنَاءٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ صَاعٍ ، فَاغْتَسَلَتْ وَأَفَاضَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا وَبَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهَا حِجَابٌ`Aisha's brother and I went to `Aisha and he asked her about the bath of the Prophet. She brought a pot containing about a Sa` of water and took a bath and poured it over her head and at that time there was a screen betw10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 252كَانَ يَكْفِي مَنْ هُوَ أَوْفَى مِنْكَ شَعَرًا وَخَيْرٌ مِنْكَWhile I and my father were with Jabir bin 'Abdullah, some people asked him about taking a bath. He replied, "A Sa' of water is sufficient for you." A man said, "A Sa' is not sufficient for me." Jabir said, "A Sa' was suf6 narratorsBukhari · 253أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَيْمُونَةَ كَانَا يَغْتَسِلَانِ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍThe Prophet (ﷺ) and Maimuna used to take a bath from a single pot.6 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 254أَمَّا أَنَا فَأُفِيضُ عَلَى رَأْسِي ثَلَاثًا ، وَأَشَارَ بِيَدَيْهِ كِلْتَيْهِمَاAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "As for me, I pour water three times on my head." And he pointed with both his hands.5 narratorsBukhari · 255كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًاThe Prophet (ﷺ) used to pour water three times on his head.6 narratorsBukhari · 256كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْخُذُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَكُفٍّ وَيُفِيضُهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ، ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَى سَائِرِ جَسَدِهِ ، فَقَالَ لِي الْحَسَنُ : إِنِّي رَجُلٌ كَثِيرُ الشَّعَرِ ، فَقُلْتُ : كَانJabir bin `Abdullah said to me, "Your cousin (Hasan bin Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiya) came to me and asked about the bath of Janaba. I replied, 'The Prophet (ﷺ) uses to take three handfuls of water, pour them on his head and4 narratorsBukhari · 257وَضَعْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَاءً لِلْغُسْلِ ، فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَفْرَغَ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ فَغَسَلَ مَذَاكِيرَهُ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِالْأَرْضِ ، ثُمَّ مَضْمI placed water for the bath of the Prophet. He washed his hands twice or thrice and then poured water on his left hand and washed his private parts. He rubbed his hands over the earth (and cleaned them), rinsed his mouth7 narratorsBukhari · 258كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ دَعَا بِشَيْءٍ نَحْوَ الْحِلَابِ ، فَأَخَذَ بِكَفِّهِ فَبَدَأَ بِشِقِّ رَأْسِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ ، ثُمَّ الْأَيْسَرِ ، فَقَالَ : بِهِمَا عَلWhenever the Prophet (ﷺ) took the bath of Janaba (sexual relation or wet dream) he asked for the Hilab or some other scent. He used to take it in his hand, rub it first over the right side of his head and then over the l5 narratorsBukhari · 259صَبَبْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غُسْلًا ، فَأَفْرَغَ بِيَمِينِهِ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ فَرْجَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : بِيَدِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَسَحَهَا بِالتُّرَابِ ثُمَّ غَسَلَهَا ، I placed water for the bath of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he poured water with his right hand on his left and washed them. Then he washed his private parts and rubbed his hands on the ground, washed them with water, rinsed his 7 narrators