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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 242

Chapter: Regarding The Ghusl For Janabah

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 242

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ الْوَاشِحِيُّ، وَمُسَدَّدٌ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ - قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ يَبْدَأُ فَيُفْرِغُ مِنْ يَمِينِهِ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ يَصُبُّ الإِنَاءَ عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا فَيَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ ‏.‏ - قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ - يُفْرِغُ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ وَرُبَّمَا كَنَتْ عَنِ الْفَرْجِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ يُدْخِلُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الإِنَاءِ فَيُخَلِّلُ شَعْرَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَى أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَصَابَ الْبَشَرَةَ أَوْ أَنْقَى الْبَشَرَةَ أَفْرَغَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا فَإِذَا فَضَلَ فَضْلَةٌ صَبَّهَا عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏

'Aishah reported :

When the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) would take a bath because of sexual defilement, according to the version of Sulaiman, in the beginning he would pour water with his right hand (upon his left hand); and according to the version of Musaddad, he would wash both (hands) pouring water from the vessel upon his right hand. According to the agreed version, he then would wash the private part. He would then perform ablution as he did for prayer, then put his hands in the vessel and made the water go through his hair. When he knew that water had reached the entire surface of the body and cleaned it well, he would pour water upon his head three times. If some water was left, he would pour it also upon himself.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 242).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( ثُمَّ اِتَّفَقَا ) : أَيْ سُلَيْمَان وَمُسَدَّد عَلَى رِوَايَتهمَا فَقَالَا ( وَقَالَ مُسَدَّد ) : وَحْده ( يُفْرِغ عَلَى شِمَاله ) : أَيْ يَصُبّ الْمَاء عَلَى يَده الْيُسْرَى وَيَغْسِل بِهَا فَرْجه كَمَا جَاءَ فِي رِوَايَة مُسْلِم ( وَرُبَّمَا كَنَتْ ) : أَيْ عَائِشَة ( عَنْ الْفَرْج ) : أَيْ اِسْمه وَذِكْره , لِأَنَّ الْكِنَايَة أَبْلَغ مِنْ التَّصْرِيح. وَالْكِنَايَة : كَلَام اِسْتَتَرَ الْمُرَاد مِنْهُ بِالِاسْتِعْمَالِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَعْنَاهُ ظَاهِرًا فِي اللُّغَة سَوَاء كَانَ الْمُرَاد بِهِ الْحَقِيقَة أَوْ الْمَجَاز فَيَكُون تَرَدُّد فِيمَا أُرِيدَ بِهِ فَلَا بُدّ مِنْ النِّيَّة أَوْ مَا يَقُوم مَقَامهَا مِنْ دَلَالَة الْحَال. وَالْكِنَايَة عِنْد عُلَمَاء الْبَيَان هِيَ أَنْ يُعَبَّر…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 242
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 242
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (248) Sahih Muslim (316) The hadith No. 242
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 242

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (768)إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ أَفْرَغَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاثًا
  • مجالس من أمالي أبي عبد الله بن منده (312)إذا اغتسل من الجنابة أفرغ على رأسه ثلاثا

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