The Book of Ghusl and Tayammum

Sulayman ibn Dawud and al-Harith ibn Miskin informed us—the text was read to al-Harith while I listened—from Ibn Wahb, from 'Amr ibn al-Harith, from Bukayr, that Abu al-Sa'ib told him he heard Abu Hurairah say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'None of you should bathe in stagnant water while in a state of janabah.'

Muhammad ibn Hatim informed us: Hibban narrated to us: 'Abdullah narrated to us, from Ma'mar, from Hammam ibn Munabbih, from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: 'A man must not urinate in stagnant water and then bathe or perform ablution from it.'

Ahmad ibn Salih al-Baghdadi informed us: Yahya ibn Muhammad narrated to us: Ibn 'Ajlan narrated to me, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj, from Abu Hurairah, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade urinating in stagnant water and then bathing in it to remove janabah.

Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn Yazid informed us, from Sufyan, from Abu al-Zinad, from Musa ibn Abi 'Uthman, from his father, from Abu Hurairah, that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade urinating in stagnant water and then bathing from it.

Qutaybah informed us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Ibn Sirin, from Abu Hurairah, who said: None of you should urinate in stagnant water that does not flow and then bathe in it. Sufyan said: They asked Hisham—that is, Ibn Hassan—about this: 'Does Ayyub trace this report only to Abu Hurairah?' He replied: 'If Ayyub could avoid attributing a hadith to the Prophet, he would not attribute it to him.'

Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us: Mu'adh ibn Hisham narrated to us; he said: My father narrated to me, from 'Ata', from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: 'Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day must not enter a bathhouse without a waist wrapper.'

Muhammad ibn Ibrahim informed us: Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us: Shu'bah narrated to us, from Majza'ah ibn Zahir, who heard 'Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa relating from the Prophet (ﷺ), that he used to supplicate: 'O Allah, purify me from sins and errors. O Allah, cleanse me of them as a white garment is cleansed of filth. O Allah, purify me with snow, hail, and cold water.'

Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Muhammad informed us: Muhammad ibn Musa narrated to us: Ibrahim ibn Yazid narrated to us, from Ruqbah, from Majza'ah al-Aslami, from Ibn Abi Awfa, who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: 'O Allah, purify me with snow, hail, and cold water. O Allah, purify me of sins as a white garment is cleansed of filth.'

Shu'ayb ibn Yusuf informed us: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, from Mu'awiyah ibn Salih, from 'Abdullah ibn Abi Qays, who said: I asked 'A'ishah: 'How would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sleep while in a state of janabah? Would he perform ghusl before sleeping, or sleep before performing ghusl?' She said: 'He did both. Sometimes he performed ghusl and then slept, and sometimes he performed ablution and then slept.'

Yahya ibn Habib ibn 'Arabi informed us: Hammad narrated to us, from Burd, from 'Ubadah ibn Nusayy, from Ghadif ibn al-Harith, who said: I went in to 'A'ishah and asked her: 'Would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform ghusl at the beginning of the night or at the end?' She said: 'He did both. Sometimes he performed ghusl at the beginning, and sometimes he performed it at the end.' I said: 'Praise be to Allah, who has made the matter flexible.'

Ibrahim ibn Ya'qub informed me: al-Nufayli narrated to us: Zuhayr narrated to us: 'Abd al-Malik narrated to us, from 'Ata', from Ya'la, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man bathing in open ground. He ascended the pulpit, praised Allah, and extolled Him, then said: 'Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is forbearing, modest, and concealing; He loves modesty and concealment. When one of you bathes, let him cover himself.'

Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq informed us: al-Aswad ibn 'Amir narrated to us: Abu Bakr ibn 'Ayyash narrated to us, from 'Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, from 'Ata', from Safwan ibn Ya'la, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is concealing. When one of you intends to bathe, let him screen himself with something.'

Qutaybah informed us: 'Ubaydah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Salim, from Kurayb, from Ibn 'Abbas, from Maymunah, who said: I set out water for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)—she said—and screened him. She described his ghusl. Then she brought him a cloth, but he did not want it.

Ahmad ibn Hafs ibn 'Abdullah informed us: My father narrated to me: Ibrahim narrated to me, from Musa ibn 'Uqbah, from Safwan ibn Sulaym, from 'Ata' ibn Yasar, from Abu Hurairah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'While Ayyub (peace be upon him) was bathing naked, locusts of gold fell upon him, and he began gathering them into his garment. His Lord, Mighty and Majestic, called to him: Ayyub, did I not make you self-sufficient? He replied: Yes, my Lord, but I cannot do without Your blessings.'

Qutaybah narrated to us: 'Ubaydah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Salim, from Kurayb, from Ibn 'Abbas, from Maymunah, who said: I set out water for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)—she said—and screened him. She described his ghusl. Then I brought him a cloth, but he did not want it.

Suwayd ibn Nasr informed us: 'Abdullah narrated to us, from Hisham. (Another chain:) Qutaybah narrated to us, from Malik, from Hisham ibn 'Urwah, from his father, from 'A'ishah, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I used to perform ghusl from one vessel, both of us scooping water from it together. Suwayd added: She said, 'I used to...'.

Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-A'la informed us: Khalid narrated to us: Shu'bah narrated to us: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim informed me: I heard al-Qasim relating from 'A'ishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I used to perform ghusl for janabah from one vessel.

Qutaybah ibn Sa'id informed us: 'Ubaydah ibn Humayd narrated to us, from Mansur, from Ibrahim, from al-Aswad, from 'A'ishah, who said: I have seen myself vying with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for the vessel while he and I performed ghusl from it.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, from Muhammad, from Shu'bah, from 'Asim. (Another chain:) Suwayd ibn Nasr informed us: 'Abdullah narrated to us, from 'Asim, from Mu'adhah, from 'A'ishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I used to perform ghusl from one vessel, each of us trying to get to it first, until he would say: 'Leave some for me,' and I would say: 'Leave some for me too.' Suwayd's wording is: He would try to get ahead of me and I would try to get ahead of him, and I would say: 'Leave some for me, leave some for me.'

Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Muhammad informed us: Muhammad ibn Musa ibn A'yan narrated to us: My father narrated to us, from 'Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, from 'Ata', who said: Umm Hani' narrated to me that she went in to the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of the Conquest of Makkah while he was bathing, screened from her by a cloth, in a basin with traces of dough in it. She said: He prayed the forenoon prayer; I do not know how many units he prayed when he had finished bathing.