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ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ الِاغْتِسَالِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ لِلْجُنُبِ إِذَا أَرَادَهُ

ibnhibban:1191ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿUmar b. ʿUbayd al-Ṭanāfisī > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman

"Aishah described how the Prophet ﷺ performed Ghusl for Janabah. She said: 'He used to wash his hands three times, then pour water with his right hand onto his left and wash his private part and whatever was on it.' - (One of the narrators) 'Umar said: "I think he said: 'He would pour water with his right hand onto his left hand three times.'" - "Then he would rinse his mouth three times and his nose three times, and wash his face and hands three times, then he would pour water over his head three times, then pour water over himself.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 246)   

ابن حبّان:١١٩١أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ

وَصَفَتْ عَائِشَةُ غُسْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ قَالَتْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى فَيَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ وَمَا أَصَابَهُ ثُمَّ يُمَضْمِضُ وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ ثَلَاثًا وَيَغْسِلُ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ»  


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Collected by Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī
nasai:244Aḥmad b. Sulaymān > Yazīd > Shuʿbah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū Salamah > Saʾalt ʿĀʾishah

"I asked 'Aishah about how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Ghusl from Janabah. She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pour water onto his hands three times, then he would wash his private part, then he would wash his hands, then rinse his mouth and nose, then pour water onto his head three times, then pour water over the rest of his body.'"  

النسائي:٢٤٤أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ؓ

عَنْ غُسْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُفْرِغُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُمَضْمِضُ وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ ثُمَّ يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَى سَائِرِ جَسَدِهِ  

nasai:246Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿUmar b. ʿUbayd > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman

"Aishah described how the Prophet ﷺ performed Ghusl for Janabah. She said: 'He used to wash his hands three times, then pour water with his right hand onto his left and wash his private part and whatever was on it.' - (One of the narrators) 'Umar said: "I think he said: 'He would pour water with his right hand onto his left hand three times.'" - "Then he would rinse his mouth three times and his nose three times, and wash his face and hands three times, then he would pour water over his head three times, then pour water over himself.'"  

النسائي:٢٤٦أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ

وَصَفَتْ عَائِشَةُ غُسْلَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى فَيَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ وَمَا أَصَابَهُ قَالَ عُمَرُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ قَالَ يُفِيضُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ يَتَمَضْمَضُ ثَلاَثًا وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ ثَلاَثًا وَيَغْسِلُ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ  

ahmad:25108Yazīd > Shuʿbah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū Salamah > Saʾalt ʿĀʾishah

"I asked 'Aishah about how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Ghusl from Janabah. She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pour water onto his hands three times, then he would wash his private part, then he would wash his hands, then rinse his mouth and nose, then pour water onto his head three times, then pour water over the rest of his body.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 244)   

أحمد:٢٥١٠٨حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ

عَنْ غُسْلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ؟ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّيَتَمَضْمَضُ وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ ثُمَّ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ يُفْرِغُ عَلَى سَائِرِ جَسَدِهِ  

ahmad:25409Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū Salamah

"I asked 'Aishah about how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Ghusl from Janabah. She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pour water onto his hands three times, then he would wash his private part, then he would wash his hands, then rinse his mouth and nose, then pour water onto his head three times, then pour water over the rest of his body.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 244)   

أحمد:٢٥٤٠٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهَا

عَنْ غُسْلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِإِنَائِهِ فَيَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَصُبُّ مِنَ الْإِنَاءِ عَلَى فَرْجِهِ فَيَغْسِلُهُ ثُمَّ يُفْرِغُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى فَيَغْسِلُهَا ثُمَّ يُمَضْمِضُ وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ ثُمَّ يُفْرِغُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ سَائِرَ جَسَدِهِ  

ahmad:24648ʿAffān > Ḥammād / Ibn Salamah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to perform ghusl (ritual purification) from major impurity, he would wash his hands three times, then take water with his right hand to pour it on his left hand and wash his private parts until he cleanses them. Then he would wash his hands again properly, then rinse his mouth three times and sniff water into his nose three times, then he would wash his face three times and his arms three times. Then he would pour water on his head three times, and then he would perform ghusl. When he finished, he would wash his feet.  

أحمد:٢٤٦٤٨حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ بِيَمِينِهِ لِيَصُبَّ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ فَيَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ حَتَّى يُنَقِّيَهُ ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ يَدَهُ غَسْلًا حَسَنًا ثُمَّ يُمَضْمِضُ ثَلَاثًا وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ ثَلَاثًا وَيَغْسِلُ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الْمَاءَ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ فَإِذَا خَرَجَ غَسَلَ قَدَمَيْهِ  

nasai-kubra:240Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿUmar b. ʿUbayd > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman

"Aishah described how the Prophet ﷺ performed Ghusl for Janabah. She said: 'He used to wash his hands three times, then pour water with his right hand onto his left and wash his private part and whatever was on it.' - (One of the narrators) 'Umar said: "I think he said: 'He would pour water with his right hand onto his left hand three times.'" - "Then he would rinse his mouth three times and his nose three times, and wash his face and hands three times, then he would pour water over his head three times, then pour water over himself.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 246)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٢٤٠أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ

وَصَفَتْ عَائِشَةُ غُسْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى فَيَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ وَمَا أَصَابَهُ قَالَ عُمَرُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ يَتَمَضْمَضُ ثَلَاثًا وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ ثَلَاثًا وَيَغْسِلُ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ  

bayhaqi:822Abū Bakr b. Fūrak > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud > Ḥammād b. Salamah > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to begin by washing his hands after exiting a state of major ritual impurity. Then, he would take water with his right hand and pour it over his left hand, washing his private parts until they were clean. Then, he would rinse his mouth and nostrils three times, wash his face three times, and his arms three times. After that, he would pour water over his head and body. When he finished, he would wash his feet.  

البيهقي:٨٢٢وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ أنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدُ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ بَدَأَ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَمِينِهِ فَصَبَّ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ فَغَسَلَ فَرْجَهُ حَتَّى يُنْقِيَهُ ثُمَّ مَضْمَضَ ثَلَاثًا وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ثَلَاثًا وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ صَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَجَسَدِهِ الْمَاءَ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ غَسَلَ قَدَمَيْهِ