Sunan Ibn Majah The Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 610

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

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 610

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِذَا جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ جَهَدَهَا فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "When a man sits between the four parts (arms and legs of his wife) and has intercourse, then bath is obligatory."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 610), Al-Bukhari (No. 291), Muslim (No. 348a), Abu Dawud (No. 216), An-Nasa’i (No. 191, 192), Ahmad (No. 6900, 8220, 8744, 9702, 10326, 10329) and Ad-Darimi (No. 754).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 291

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( إِذَا جَلَسَ ) أَيْ الْوَاطِئ ( بَيْن شُعَبهَا ) بِضَمِّ الشِّين الْمُعْجَمَة وَفَتْح الْعَيْن الْمُهْمَلَة أَيْ نَوَاحِيهَا قِيلَ يَدَاهَا وَرِجْلَاهَا وَقِيلَ نَوَاحِي الْفَرْج الْأَرْبَع وَضَمِير شُعَبهَا لِلْمَرْأَةِ قَوْله ( ثُمَّ جَهَدهَا ) أَيْ جَامَعَهَا وَوَطِئَهَا وَفَعَلَ بِهَا الْفِعْل الْمَقْصُود بِهَا فَلِذَلِكَ قِيلَ جَهَدهَا وَالْحَدِيث يَدُلّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْإِنْزَال غَيْر شَرْط فِي وُجُوب الْغُسْل بَلْ الْمَدَار عَلَى الْإِيلَاج.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 610
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim	The hadith	No. 610
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 610

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 291

If he sits between her four limbs and exerts himself, the ritual bath becomes obligatory

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If he sits between her four limbs and exerts himself (by having sexual intercourse with her), the ritual bath becomes obligatory." Another version adds: "even if he does not…

إِذَا جَلَسَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ جَهَدَهَا، فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغَسْلُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 348a

The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said: When a man has sexual intercourse, bathing becomes obligatory (both for the male and the female). In the hadith of Matar the words are: Even if there is no orgasm. Zuhair has narrated it with a minor alteration of words.

جَلَسَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ جَهَدَهَا فَقَدْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْغُسْلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ مَطَرٍ ‏"‏ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ ‏"‏ بَيْنَ أَشْعُبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 216

when anyone sits between the four parts of a woman and the parts (of the male and female) which are circumscised join together, then bath becomes obligatory.

إِذَا قَعَدَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ وَأَلْزَقَ الْخِتَانَ بِالْخِتَانِ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 191

"When (a man) sits between the four parts of his wife's body and exerts himself, then Ghusl becomes obligatory."

"‏ إِذَا جَلَسَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ اجْتَهَدَ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 192

"When (a man) sits between the four parts of his wife's body and exerts himself, then Ghusl becomes obligatory." Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said: "This is a mistake what is correct is; 'Ash'ath from Al-Hasan, from Abu Hurairah.' An-Nadr bin Shumail, and others, reported the Hadith from Shu'bah just as…

"‏ إِذَا قَعَدَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ اجْتَهَدَ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 6900