حَدَّثَنَا
عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنِي
أَبِي ، عَنْ
شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُهَاجِرٍ ، عَنْ
صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ ، عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَّ أَسْمَاءَ سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بِمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ : فِرْصَةً مُمَسَّكَةً ، قَالَتْ : كَيْفَ أَتَطَهَّرُ بِهَا ؟ قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، تَطَهَّرِي بِهَا وَاسْتَتِرِي بِثَوْبٍ ، وَزَادَ : وَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنِ الْغُسْلِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، فَقَالَ : تَأْخُذِينَ مَاءَكِ فَتَطَّهَّرِينَ أَحْسَنَ الطُّهُورِ وَأَبْلَغَهُ ، ثُمَّ تَصُبِّينَ عَلَى رَأْسِكِ الْمَاءَ ثُمَّ تَدْلُكِينَهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ شُؤُونَ رَأْسِكِ ، ثُمَّ تُفِيضِينَ عَلَيْكِ الْمَاءَ ، قَالَ : وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : نِعْمَ النِّسَاءُ نِسَاءُ الْأَنْصَارِ ، لَمْ يَكُنْ يَمْنَعُهُنَّ الْحَيَاءُ أَنْ يَسْأَلْنَ عَنِ الدِّينِ وَأَنْ يَتَفَقَّهْنَ فِيهِ .
Aishah said: Asma asked the Prophet ﷺ and then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect. He (the Prophet) said: "a musk-scented piece of cloth. " She (Asma) said: How should I purify with it ? He said: By glory of Allah! Purify with it, and he covered his face with the cloth. This version also adds: "She asked about the washing because of sexual defilement. " He said: Take your water and purify yourself as best as possible. Then pour water over yourself. Aishah said: The best of the women are the women of the Ansar. Shyness would not prevent them from inquiring about religion and from acquiring deep understanding in it.