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Sunan Abu Dawud 238

Chapter: The Amount Of Water With Which Ghusl Can Be Performed

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 238

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ - هُوَ الْفَرَقُ - مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ‏.‏

'Aishah said:

The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) used to take bath with from a vessel (which contained seven to eight seers, i.e., fifteen to sixteen pounds) because of sexual intercourse.

Abu Dawud said: The version narrated by Mu’ammar on the authority of al-Zuhri has: She (‘A’ishah) said: I and the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) took a bath from a vessel which was equal to al-faraq in measurement (i.e., containing water about seven or eight seers).

Abu Dawud said: Ibn ‘Uyainah also narrated like the version of Malik.

Abu Dawud said; I heard Ahmad b. Hanbal say: Al-Faraq contains sixteen rotls (of water). I also heard him say: The sa’of of Ibn Abi Dhi’b contained 5 rotls (of water). The view that a sa’ contains eight rotls (of water) is not safe.

Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad (b. Hanbal) say: Whoever gave 5 1/3 rotls (measuring) with our rotl alms of fitr (sadaqat al-fitr), he gave in full, Thereupon he was questioned: Are the dates called al-saihani heavier (can one sa’ of them be given as alms of fitr)? He replied: The dates called al-saihani are good. But I do not know (whether water is heavier or the dates).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 238), Muslim (No. 319a) and Malik (No. 100).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( هُوَ الْفَرَق ) : بِفَتْحِ الْفَاء وَفَتْح الرَّاء وَإِسْكَانهَا لُغَتَانِ حَكَاهُمَا اِبْن دُرَيْد وَجَمَاعَة وَالْفَتْح أَفْصَح. وَزَعَمَ الْبَاجِيّ أَنَّهُ الصَّوَاب , وَلَيْسَ كَمَا قَالَ بَلْ هُمَا لُغَتَانِ , قَالَهُ النَّوَوِيّ. وَقَالَ الْحَافِظ وَقَالَ اِبْن التِّين : الْفَرْق بِتَسْكِينِ الرَّاء وَرُوِّينَاهُ بِفَتْحِهَا , وَجَوَّزَ بَعْضهمْ الْأَمْرَيْنِ. وَقَالَ الْقَعْنَبِيّ وَغَيْره : هُوَ بِالْفَتْحِ , وَالْمُحَدِّثُونَ يُسَكِّنُونَهُ وَكَلَام الْعَرَب بِالْفَتْحِ اِنْتَهَى , وَيَجِيء تَفْسِير الْفَرَق مَشْرُوحًا مِنْ الْجَنَابَة أَيْ بِسَبَبِ الْجَنَابَة ( وَرَوَى اِبْن عُيَيْنَةَ نَحْو حَدِيث مَالِك ) وَالْحَاصِل أَنَّ مَالِك بْن أَنَس وَسُفْيَان بْن عُيَيْنَةَ كِلَاهُمَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 238
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 238
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (250) Sahih Muslim (319) The hadith No. 238
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 238

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Authentic Muwatta Malik 100

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from A'isha, umm al-muminin, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to do ghusl for major ritual impurity from a vessel which contained a faraq.

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ - هُوَ الْفَرَقُ - مِنَ…

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I and Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) took a Ghusl (bath) due to sexual impurity from the same vessel and our hands alternated into it. [Agreed upon.] Ibn Hibban added "and (our hands) met."

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While I was lying with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a bed cover I menstruated, so I slipped away and I took up the clothes (which I wore) in menses. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Have you menstruated? I said: Yes. He called me and I lay down

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 299

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and I used to take a ritual bath from one pot when we were both Junub (in a state of major ritual impurity). During my menses, he would order me to put on a lower garment, and he would fondle me

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 319b

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a bath from the vessel (which contained seven to eight seers, i. e. fifteen to sixteen pounds) of water And I and he (the Holy Prophet) took a bath from the same vessel. And in the hadith narrated by Sufyan the words are:" from one vessel". Qutaiba said: Al-Faraq is…

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