3. The Book of Menstruation

٣۔ كتاب الحيض

3.11 It is recommended to pour water over the head, and elsewhere, three times

٣۔١١ باب اسْتِحْبَابِ إِفَاضَةِ الْمَاءِ عَلَى الرَّأْسِ وَغَيْرِهِ ثَلاَثًا

(187) bukhari:254Abū Nuʿaym > Zuhayr > Abū Isḥāq > Sulaymān b. Ṣurad > Jubayr b. Muṭʿim

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "As for me, I pour water three times on my head." And he pointed with both his hands.  

(١٨٧) البخاري:٢٥٤حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ صُرَدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جُبَيْرُ بْنُ مُطْعِمٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأُفِيضُ عَلَى رَأْسِي ثَلاَثًا وَأَشَارَ بِيَدَيْهِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا  

(188) bukhari:252ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad > Yaḥyá b. Ādam > Zuhayr > Abū Isḥāq > Abū Jaʿfar

While I and my father were with Jabir bin ʿAbdullah, some people asked him about taking a bath. He replied, "A Saʿ of water is sufficient for you." A man said, "A Saʿ is not sufficient for me." Jabir said, "A Saʿ was sufficient for one who had more hair than you and was better than you (meaning the Prophet)." And then Jabir (put on) his garment and led the prayer.  

(١٨٨) البخاري:٢٥٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ عِنْدَ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ هُوَ وَأَبُوهُ وَعِنْدَهُ قَوْمٌ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنِ الْغُسْلِ فَقَالَ يَكْفِيكَ صَاعٌ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَا يَكْفِينِي فَقَالَ

جَابِرٌ كَانَ يَكْفِي مَنْ هُوَ أَوْفَى مِنْكَ شَعَرًا وَخَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ثُمَّ أَمَّنَا فِي ثَوْبٍ