Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 427
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ أَغْتَسِلُ عِنْدَ الطُّهُورِ قَالَ " خُذِي فِرْصَةً مُمَسَّكَةً فَتَوَضَّئِي بِهَا " . قَالَتْ كَيْفَ أَتَوَضَّأُ بِهَا قَالَ " تَوَضَّئِي بِهَا " . قَالَتْ كَيْفَ أَتَوَضَّأُ بِهَا قَالَتْ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَبَّحَ وَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا فَفَطِنَتْ عَائِشَةُ لِمَا يُرِيدُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ فَأَخَذْتُهَا وَجَبَذْتُهَا إِلَىَّ فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا بِمَا يُرِيدُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad informed us; he said: ‘Affan narrated to us; he said: Wuhaib narrated to us; he said: Mansur ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from his mother, Safiyyah bint Shaybah, from ‘A’ishah, that a woman asked the Prophet ﷺ, saying: “Messenger of Allah, how should I perform ghusl when purifying myself?” He said: “Take a piece of cloth scented with musk and clean yourself with it.” She asked, “How should I clean myself with it?” He said, “Clean yourself with it.” She asked again, “How should I clean myself with it?” Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Glory be to Allah!” and turned away from her. ‘A’ishah understood what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ meant. She said: “So I took her and drew her toward me, and explained to her what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ meant.”
Translation notes
The Arabic says “perform wudu’ with it” (fa-tawadda’i biha); the English witness renders this as cleaning oneself. The intended act is left implicit in the Arabic, so the translation follows the witness’s clear wording while preserving the repeated question and answer.
سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ أَغْتَسِلُ عِنْدَ الطُّهُورِ قَالَ " خُذِي فِرْصَةً مُمَسَّكَةً فَتَوَضَّئِي بِهَا " .
The Arabic literally says to perform wudu’ with the musk-scented piece; the English witness interprets the instruction as cleaning oneself.
Confirm the rendering of the euphemistic instruction against the Arabic wording.
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ،
The English witness omits the full chain of transmission.
Confirm the complete isnad against the Arabic source.