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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الجنائز
Book of Funerals
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي غُسْلِ أَحَدِ الزَّوْجَيْنِ لِلْآخَرِ
Chapter on what is reported regarding one spouse washing the other
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 3102 — on what is reported regarding one spouse
اُردوEn
عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَقُولُ: لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ مَا غَسَّلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا نِسَاءُهُ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: If I had known later what I came to know, then only the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have given him (peace and blessings be upon him) the ritual bath.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The complete narration of Sayyidah Aishah radi Allahu anha is coming ahead. From the ahadith of this chapter, it is understood that husband and wife can give each other a ritual bath (ghusl). In this regard, Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah holds the view that a husband cannot give his wife a ritual bath (ghusl), because death causes separation between them. This is also the reason why, after the wife's death, her sister becomes lawful (halal) for that man.
