Bathing (Ghusl)

Abdullah ibn Yusuf narrated to us, saying: Malik informed us, from Hisham, from his father, from Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), that when the Prophet (ﷺ) performed the full bath after sexual impurity, he began by washing his hands. Then he performed ablution as for prayer, inserted his fingers into the water and worked them through the roots of his hair, poured three handfuls of water over his head with both hands, then poured water over his entire body.

Muhammad ibn Yusuf narrated to us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Salim ibn Abi al-Jad, from Kurayb, from Ibn Abbas, from Maymunah, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed ablution as for prayer, except for his feet. He washed his private parts and any impurity on them, then poured water over himself. Then he moved his feet aside and washed them. This was his full bath after sexual impurity.

Adam ibn Abi Iyas narrated to us, saying: Ibn Abi Dhib narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Urwah, from Aishah, who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to bathe from one vessel, a bowl called al-Faraq.

Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Samad narrated to me, saying: Shubah narrated to me, saying: Abu Bakr ibn Hafs narrated to me, saying: I heard Abu Salamah say: Aishah's brother and I entered upon Aishah, and her brother asked her about the full bath of the Prophet (ﷺ). She called for a vessel holding about one sa, bathed, and poured water over her head, with a screen between us and her. Abu Abdullah said: Yazid ibn Harun, Bahz, and al-Juddi narrated from Shubah: A measure of one sa.

Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us, saying: Zuhayr narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, who said: Abu Jafar narrated to us that he and his father were with Jabir ibn Abdullah, along with some people who asked him about the full bath. He said: “One sa is enough for you.” A man said: “It is not enough for me.” Jabir replied: “It was enough for one with more hair than you and better than you.” Then he led us in prayer wearing a single garment.

Abu Nuaym narrated to us, saying: Ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Amr, from Jabir ibn Zayd, from Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet (ﷺ) and Maymunah used to bathe from one vessel. Abu Abdullah said: Ibn Uyaynah later narrated from Ibn Abbas, from Maymunah, but the correct version is what Abu Nuaym narrated.

Abu Nuaym narrated to us, saying: Zuhayr narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, who said: Sulayman ibn Surad narrated to me, saying: Jubayr ibn Mutim narrated to me, saying: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “As for me, I pour water over my head three times.” He gestured with both hands.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, saying: Ghundar narrated to us, saying: Shubah narrated to us, from Mikhwal ibn Rashid, from Muhammad ibn Ali, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) poured water over his head three times.

Abu Nuaym narrated to us, saying: Mamar ibn Yahya ibn Sam narrated to us; Abu Jafar narrated to me, saying: Jabir said to me: “Your cousin”—referring to al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah—“came to me asking how to perform the full bath after sexual impurity.” I replied: “The Prophet (ﷺ) would take three handfuls and pour them over his head, then pour water over the rest of his body.” Al-Hasan said to me: “I have a lot of hair.” I replied: “The Prophet (ﷺ) had more hair than you.”

Musa narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Wahid narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Salim ibn Abi al-Jad, from Kurayb, from Ibn Abbas, who said: Maymunah said: “I placed water for the Prophet (ﷺ) to bathe. He washed his hands two or three times, then poured water over his left hand and washed his private parts. He rubbed his hand on the ground, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose, washed his face and hands, then poured water over his body. Then he moved from his place and washed his feet.”

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, saying: Abu Asim narrated to us, from Hanzalah, from al-Qasim, from Aishah, who said: When the Prophet (ﷺ) performed the full bath after sexual impurity, he called for something like a milking vessel. He took water in his palm, began with the right side of his head and then the left, and poured water over his head with both hands.

Umar ibn Hafs ibn Ghiyath narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to us; al-Amash narrated to us, saying: Salim narrated to me, from Kurayb, from Ibn Abbas, who said: Maymunah narrated to us, saying: “I poured water for the Prophet (ﷺ) to bathe. He poured water with his right hand onto his left and washed them, then washed his private parts. Then he struck the ground with his hand and rubbed it with dust, then washed it. He rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose, washed his face, and poured water over his head. Then he moved aside and washed his feet. A towel was brought to him, but he did not use it.”

Al-Humaydi narrated to us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us, saying: al-Amash narrated to us, from Salim ibn Abi al-Jad, from Kurayb, from Ibn Abbas, from Maymunah, that the Prophet (ﷺ) performed the full bath after sexual impurity. He washed his private parts with his hand, then rubbed that hand against the wall and washed it. Then he performed ablution as for prayer. When he finished bathing, he washed his feet.

Abdullah ibn Maslamah informed us, saying: Aflah informed us, from al-Qasim, from Aishah, who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to bathe from one vessel, with our hands taking turns in it.

Musaddad narrated to us, saying: Hammad narrated to us, from Hisham, from his father, from Aishah, who said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed the full bath after sexual impurity, he washed his hand.

Abu al-Walid narrated to us, saying: Shubah narrated to us, from Abu Bakr ibn Hafs, from Urwah, from Aishah, who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to bathe from one vessel after sexual impurity. Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim also narrated the same from his father, from Aishah.

Abu al-Walid narrated to us, saying: Shubah narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Jabr, who said: I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Prophet (ﷺ) and one of his wives used to bathe from a single vessel. Muslim and Wahb added, from Shubah: “after sexual impurity.”

Muhammad ibn Mahbub narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Wahid narrated to us, saying: al-Amash narrated to us, from Salim ibn Abi al-Jad, from Kurayb, the client of Ibn Abbas, from Ibn Abbas, who said: Maymunah said: “I put out water for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to bathe. He poured it over his hands and washed them two or three times, then poured water with his right hand onto his left and washed his private parts. He rubbed his hand on the ground, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose. He washed his face and hands, then washed his head three times, poured water over his body, moved away from where he had stood, and washed his feet.”

Musa ibn Ismail narrated to us, saying: Abu Awanah narrated to us, saying: al-Amash narrated to us, from Salim ibn Abi al-Jad, from Kurayb, the client of Ibn Abbas, from Ibn Abbas, from Maymunah bint al-Harith, who said: “I put out water for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to bathe and screened him. He poured water over his hand and washed it once or twice”—Sulayman said: I do not know whether he mentioned a third time—“then poured water with his right hand onto his left and washed his private parts. He rubbed his hand on the ground or against the wall, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose, washed his face and hands, washed his head, poured water over his body, moved aside and washed his feet. I handed him a cloth, but he gestured with his hand like this and did not want it.”