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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 251

Chapter: A Woman Undoing (The Braids Of) Her Hair While Performing Ghusl

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 251

Narrator:Umm Salamah

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَابْنُ السَّرْحِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ - وَقَالَ زُهَيْرٌ إِنَّهَا - قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ أَشُدُّ ضَفْرَ رَأْسِي أَفَأَنْقُضُهُ لِلْجَنَابَةِ قَالَ ‏"‏

إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكِ أَنْ تَحْفِنِي عَلَيْهِ ثَلاَثًا ‏"

Umm Salamah said:

one of the Muslims asked, and Zubair reported: Umm Salamah (herself) asked: Messenger of Allah. I am a women who keeps her hair closely plaited; should I undo it when I wash after sexual defilement? He replied (no), it is enough for you to throw three handfuls over it. Then pour water over all your body and will be purified.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 251).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَالَتْ إِنَّ اِمْرَأَة مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ) : هَذَا اللَّفْظ لِابْنٍ السَّرْح , فَلَمْ يُصَرِّح مَنْ هِيَ ( وَقَالَ زُهَيْر ) : فِي رِوَايَته ( إِنَّهَا ) : أَيْ أُمّ سَلَمَة فَزُهَيْر صَرَّحَ بِأَنَّ السَّائِلَة هِيَ أُمّ سَلَمَة ( أَشُدّ ) : بِفَتْحِ الْهَمْزَة وَضَمّ الشِّين أَيْ أَحْكُم ( ضَفْر رَأْسِي ) : قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ : هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الضَّاد وَإِسْكَان الْفَاء. هَذَا هُوَ الْمَشْهُور الْمَعْرُوف فِي رِوَايَة الْحَدِيث وَالْمُسْتَفِيض عِنْد الْمُحَدِّثِينَ وَالْفُقَهَاء. وَقَالَ الْإِمَام اِبْن أَبْزَى : وَقَوْلهمْ فِي حَدِيث أُمّ سَلَمَة أَشُدّ ضَفْر رَأْسِي يَقُولُونَهُ بِفَتْحِ الضَّاد وَإِسْكَان الْفَاء وَصَوَابه ضَمّ الضَّاد وَالْفَاء جَمْع ضَفِيرَة كَسَفِينَةِ وَسُفُن وَهَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 251
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 251
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (330) The hadith No. 251
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 251

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I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who keeps her hair closely plaited. Do I have to undo them for Ghusl after sexual intercourse?" In another narration, "and after the end of menses?" He replied (ﷺ), "No, is it enough for you to throw three handfuls of water over your head." Related by…

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