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Sahih al-BukhariBathing (Ghusl)

Sahih al-Bukhari 255

Chapter: Pouring water thrice on one's head

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 255

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مِخْوَلِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا‏.‏

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pour water three times on his head.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 255) and Ahmad (No. 13673).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنِي ) وَلِلْأَصِيلِيّ حَدَّثَنَا ( مُحَمَّد بْن بَشَّار ) هُوَ بُنْدَارٌ كَمَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجَهُ عَنْ الْحَسَن بْن سُفْيَان وَغَيْرِهِ عَنْهُ وَأَبُوهُ بِالْمُوَحَّدَةِ وَتَثْقِيل الْمُعْجَمَة بِلَا خِلَاف. وَلَيْسَ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ بِهَذِهِ الصُّورَةِ غَيْره قَالَهُ أَبُو عَلِيّ الْجَيَّانِيّ وَجَمَاعَة بَعْدَهُ وَغَفَلَ بَعْضُ الْمُتَأَخِّرِينَ فَضَبَطَهُ بِمُثَنَّاة وَسِين مُهْمَلَة وَإِنَّمَا نَبَّهْت عَلَيْهِ لِئَلَّا يُغْتَرَّ بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَى مَنْ لَهُ أَدْنَى مُمَارَسَةٍ فِي هَذَا الشَّأْنِ. قَوْله : ( مِخْوَل ) بِكَسْر أَوَّله وَإِسْكَان الْمُعْجَمَة وَبِوَزْنِ مُحَمَّد أَيْضًا وَهَذَانِ الْوَجْهَانِ…

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Scholars’ grades

Grade taken from the status of the collection (Sahih al-Bukhari).

Grades of other versions (2)
  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح أبي داود (242)
  • Authentic chainAl-Albani إسناده صحيح — صحيح النسائي (244)

Other versions

Also reported by… (4)
  • الأسماء المبهمة والأنباء المحكمة (75)يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاثًا . قَالَ شُعْبَةُ : أَظُنُّهُ مِنَ الْغُسْلِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ : إِنَّ شَعْرِي كَثِيرٌ . قَالَ جَابِرٌ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ شَعْرًا مِنْكَ وَأَطْيَبَ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (636)يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاثًا ، فَقَالَ أَبِي : كَثِيرَ الشَّعْرِ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَكَذَا أَكْثَرُ شَعْرًا مِنْكَ وَأَطْيَبُ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (58046)يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاثًا
  • مشيخة ابن البخاري (803)يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًا

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