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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 609

Chapter: What was narrated about the obligation of bath when the two circumcised parts meet

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 609

Narrator:’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَنْبَأَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ أَنْبَأَنَا أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ

إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ رُخْصَةً فِي أَوَّلِ الإِسْلاَمِ ثُمَّ أُمِرْنَا بِالْغُسْلِ بَعْدُ ‏.‏

Ubayy bin Ka'b said:

"That was a concession that was granted in the early days of Islam, then we were commanded to have a bathe after that."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 609).

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

قَوْله ( إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ رُخْصَة فِي أَوَّل الْإِسْلَام ) الظَّاهِرَانِ هَذَا الْحُكْم كَانَ فِي الْأَوَّل أُطْلِق عَلَيْهِ الرُّخْصَة لِمَا فِيهِ مِنْ التَّخْفِيف ثُمَّ أُمِرْنَا إِذَا نُسِخَ هَذَا الْحُكْم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 609
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 609
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 609
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 609

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  • الاستذكار (76)الْمَاءَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، رُخْصَةٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ رَخَّصَ بِهَا فِي أَوَّلِ الإِسْلَامِ ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَنَا بِالْغُسْلِ بَعْدُ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (234)الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، رُخْصَةً فِي أَوَّلِ الإِسْلامِ ، ثُمَّ أُمِرْنَا بِالْغُسْلِ

On the same subject

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 111

a similar narration (as Hadith no. 110) from, Az-Zuhri, with this chain.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَإِنَّمَا…

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 215

The verdict that water (bath) is necessary when there is emission given by the people (in the early days of Islam) was due to the concession granted by the Messenger of Allah in the beginning of Islam. He then commanded to take a bath (in such a case). Abu Dawud said : By Abu Ghassan is meant…

رُخْصَةً رَخَّصَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَدْءِ الإِسْلاَمِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِالاِغْتِسَالِ بَعْدُ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 214

The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) made a concession in the early days of Islam on account of the paucity of clothes that one should not take a bath if one has sexual intercourse (and has no seminal emission). But later on her commanded to take a bath in such a case and prohibited its…

إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ ذَلِكَ رُخْصَةً لِلنَّاسِ فِي أَوَّلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لِقِلَّةِ الثِّيَابِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِالْغُسْلِ وَنَهَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

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