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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Ghusl and Tayammum

Sunan an-Nasa'i 426

Chapter: How Much Water Is Sufficient For The Junub Person To Pour On His Head

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 426

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُخَوَّلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ أَفْرَغَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed Ghusl, he would pour water on his head three times."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 426) and Ahmad (No. 14447).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 426
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 426
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 426

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (768)إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ أَفْرَغَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاثًا
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (9544)إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ غَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْمِسَهَا فِي الإِنَاءِ ، ثُمَّ أَفْرَغَ بِيَمِينِهِ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ ، يَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ حَتَّى يُنَقِّيَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ ، ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاةِ ، قَالَتْ : وَكَانَ لَهُ شَعْرٌ ، وَكَانَ يَأْخُذُ الْمَاءَ
  • مجالس من أمالي أبي عبد الله بن منده (312)إذا اغتسل من الجنابة أفرغ على رأسه ثلاثا
  • مسند عائشة لابن أبي داود (78)إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاةِ ، ثُمَّ تَخَلَّلَ أُصُولَ الشَّعْرِ بِالْمَاءِ ، حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَى أَنْ قَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ الْبَشَرَةَ أَفْرَغَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَفَاضَ عَلَى سَائِرِ جَسَدِهِ
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (1399)إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ أَفْرَغَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاثَةً ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ عِنْدَ جَابِرٍ : فَإِنَّ شَعْرِي كَثِيرٌ ، فَقَالَ جَابِرٌ : كَانَ شَعْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ شَعْرِكَ وَأَطْيَبَ

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