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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Ghusl and Tayammum

Sunan an-Nasa'i 423

Chapter: Making Sure The Water Reaches The Scalp

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 423

Narrator:Ā’ishah

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا

اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ يُخَلِّلُ رَأْسَهُ بِأَصَابِعِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا خُيِّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ الْبَشَرَةَ غَرَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ غَسَلَ سَائِرَ جَسَدِهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ0 performed Ghusl from Janabah, he would wash his hands, then perform Wudu' as for prayer, then run his fingers through his hair until he was sure the water had reached the scalp, then he would pour water over his head three times, then wash the rest of his body."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 423) and Ad-Darimi (No. 741).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( أَنَّهُ قَدْ اِسْتَبْرَأَ الْبَشَرَة ) هَمْزَة فِي آخِره أَيْ أَوْصَلَ الْبَلَل إِلَى جَمِيعهَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 423
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 423
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 423

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  • الإقناع لابن المنذر (12)يَبْدَأُ فَيَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاةِ ، ثُمَّ يُدْخِلُ كَفَّيْهِ فِي الْمَاءِ فَيُخَلِّلُ بِهِمَا أُصُولَ شَعْرِهِ ، حَتَّى إِذَا خُيِّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ الْبَشْرَةَ ، غَرَفَ بِيَدِهِ ثَلاثَ غَرْفَاتٍ فَصَبَّهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ، ثُمَّ اغْتَسَلَ
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (79)يَبْدَأُ فَيَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاةِ ، ثُمَّ يُدْخِلُ كَفَّيْهِ فِي الْمَاءِ ، فَيُخَلِّلُ بِهِمَا أُصُولَ شَعْرِهِ ، حَتَّى خُيِّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ قَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ الْبَشَرَةَ ، غَرَفَ بِيَدِهِ ثَلاثَ غَرَفَاتٍ فَصَبَّهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ اغْتَسَلَ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (756)يَبْدَأُ فَيَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاةِ ، ثُمَّ يُدْخِلُ كَفَّيْهِ فِي الْمَاءِ ، فَيُخَلِّلُ بِهَا أُصُولَ شَعْرِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا خُيِّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ قَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ الْبَشَرَةَ غَرَفَ بِيَدِهِ ثَلاثَ غَرَفَاتٍ فَصَبَّهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ، ثُمَّ اغْتَسَلَ

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