Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 450

Arabic hadith text

وَعَن عبد الله بن عمر قَالَ كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ خَمْسِينَ وَالْغُسْلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ سبع مرار وَغسل الْبَوْل من الثَّوْب سبع مرار فَلَمْ يَزَلْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُسْأَلُ حَتَّى جعلت الصَّلَاة خمْسا وَالْغسْل من الْجَنَابَة مرّة وَغسل الْبَوْل من الثَّوْب مرّة. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar said: ‘The prayers were initially fifty, ritual bathing after sexual impurity was required seven times, and washing urine from a garment was required seven times. The Messenger of Allah continued to ask until the prayers were set at five, ritual bathing after sexual impurity at once, and washing urine from a garment at once.’ Abū Dāwūd transmitted it.