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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

I came to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention of embracing Islam. He commanded me to take a bath with water and the leaves of a lote tree

Chapter: A Person Accepts Islam, And Is Ordered To Perform Ghusl

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 355

Narrator:Qays ibn Asim

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَغَرُّ، عَنْ خَلِيفَةَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَيْسِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُرِيدُ الإِسْلاَمَ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ

أَغْتَسِلَ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ ‏.‏

Qays ibn ‘Āsim (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I came to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention of embracing Islam. He commanded me to take a bath with water and the leaves of a lote tree.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 355).

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Explanation

Qays ibn 'Āsim came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention to embrace Islam. So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him to bathe with water and lote tree leaves, which are used for cleaning and have a good scent.

Lessons

  • It is prescribed for a disbeliever who wants to enter Islam to take a bath.
  • Islam is honorable and careful about both the body and the spirit.
  • Mixing water with other pure materials does not affect its state of purification.
  • Modern detergents, like soap, can take the place of the lote trees.

Explanation in Arabic

جاء قيسُ بن عاصم إلى النبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يريد أن يُسْلِم، فأمرَه النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يَغتسِلَ بماء وشَجَرِ السِدْر؛ لكون أوراقِهِِ تُستَعمل في التنظيف؛ ولِمَا له من رائحة طيبة.

  • مشروعيَّة اغتسال الكافر عند دخوله في الإسلام.
  • شرف الإسلام واهتمامه بالجسد والرُّوح معًا.
  • اختلاط الماء بالأشياء الطّاهرة لا يخرِجه عن الطّهوريَّة.
  • يقوم مقام السدر المنظفات الحديثة، كالصابون ونحوه.

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَغْتَسِل بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْر ) : فِيهِ دَلِيل وَاضِح عَلَى أَنَّ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ يُؤْمَر بِالْغُسْلِ لِأَنَّ أَمْر النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدُلّ عَلَى الْوُجُوب. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : هَذَا الْغُسْل عِنْد أَكْثَر أَهْل الْعِلْم عَلَى الِاسْتِحْبَاب لَا عَلَى الْإِيجَاب. وَقَالَ الشَّافِعِيّ : إِذَا أَسْلَمَ الْكَافِر أُحِبّ لَهُ أَنْ يَغْتَسِل , فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَل وَلَمْ يَكُنْ جُنُبًا أَجْزَأَهُ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأ وَيُصَلِّي. وَكَانَ أَحْمَد بْن حَنْبَل وَأَبُو ثَوْر يُوجِبَانِ الِاغْتِسَال عَلَى الْكَافِر إِذَا أَسْلَمَ قَوْلًا بِظَاهِرِ الْحَدِيث , وَقَالُوا : لَا يَخْلُو الْمُشْرِك فِي أَيَّام كُفْره مِنْ جِمَاع أَوْ اِحْتِلَام وَهُوَ لَا يَغْتَسِل , وَلَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 355
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 355
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 355

Other versions

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  • الكني والأسماء للدولابي (469)إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَغْتَسِلَ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ

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