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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 372

Chapter: Concession regarding water left over from a woman's ablution

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 372

Narrator:Maymūna bint al-Hārith

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ تَوَضَّأَ بِفَضْلِ غُسْلِهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas, from Maimunah the wife of the Prophet, that :

the Prophet performed ablution with the water left over after she had taken a bath to cleanse herself from sexual impurity.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 372) and Ahmad (No. 25573).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( بِفَضْلِ غُسْلِهَا ) الْغُسْل بِالضَّمِّ يُطْلَق عَلَى الْمَاء الَّذِي يُغْسَل بِهِ وَعَلَى النَّوْع الْمَعْرُوف مِنْ أَنْوَاع الطَّهَارَة وَهَاهُنَا يَحْتَمِل الْوَجْهَيْنِ فَعَلَى الثَّانِي يُقَدَّر الْمُضَاف أَيْ فَضْل مَاء غُسْلهَا وَعَلَى الْأَوَّل مِنْ الْجَنَابَة يَتَعَلَّق بِمَا فِي ضِمْن الْغُسْل يَعْنِي الْمَاء مِنْ فِعْل الِاغْتِسَال فَلْيُتَأَمَّلْ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 372
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 372
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 372
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 372

Other versions

Also reported by… (2)
  • سنن الدارقطني (119)تَوَضَّأَ بِفَضْلِ غُسْلِهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (1719)اغْتَسَلَ ، أَوْ قَالَتْ : تَوَضَّأَ بِفَضْلِ غُسْلِهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 123

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."

وَعَنْهَا قَالَتْ: { كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ, تَخْتَلِفُ أَيْدِينَا فِيهِ مِنَ اَلْجَنَابَةِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏ زَادَ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ: وَتَلْتَقِ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 296

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

أَنُفِسْتِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَدَعَانِي فَاضْطَجَعْتُ مَعَهُ فِي الْخَمِيلَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ وَكَانَتْ هِيَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَغْتَسِلاَنِ فِي الإِنَاءِ الْوَاحِدِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ‏.‏

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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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