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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الغسل
Book of Ghusl
بَابُ إِيجَابِ الْغُسْلِ بِالْتِقَاءِ الْخِتَانَيْنِ
Chapter: Ghusl is obligatory when the two circumcised parts meet
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 186 — Ghusl is obligatory when the two
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قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ أَبِي حُيَيَّةَ مَوْلَى ابْنَةِ صَفْوَانَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَفْتَى عَلَى رِفَاعَةَ ، فَقَالَ : أَوَكُنْتُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ ذَلِكَ ، إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَرْأَةَ ثُمَّ أَكْسَلَ لَمْ يَغْتَسِلْ ؟ قَالَ : " قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمْ يَأْتِنَا فِيهِ مِنَ اللهِ تَعَالَى تَحْرِيمٌ ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهْيٌ " .
186 \ 2 - رَوَاهُ الْإِمَامُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، ثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ وَابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ قَالَا : ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ أَبِي حُيَيَّةَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ - قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَكَانَ عَقَبِيًّا بَدْرِيًّا - ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يُفْتِي النَّاسَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ! - قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : النَّاسَ بِرَأْيِهِ - فِي الَّذِي يُجَامِعُ وَلَا يُنْزِلُ ، فَقَالَ : أَعْجِلْ بِهِ ، فَأَتَى بِهِ . فَقَالَ : يَا عَدُوَّ نَفْسِهِ ، أَوَقَدْ بَلَغْتَ أَنْ تُفْتِيَ النَّاسَ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرَأْيِكَ ؟ قَالَ : مَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ، حَدَّثَتْنِي عُمُومَتِي ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : أَيُّ عُمُومَتِكَ ؟ قَالَ : أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ . قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ : وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ ، وَرِفَاعَةُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ .
فَالْتَفَتَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ : مَا يَقُولُ هَذَا الْفَتَى ؟ فَقُلْتُ : كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَسَأَلْتُمْ عَنْهُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . قَالَ : فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ ، فَاتَّفَقَ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمَاءَ لَا يَكُونُ إِلَّا مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، إِلَّا رَجُلَيْنِ : عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، وَمُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَا : " إِذَا جَاوَزَ الْخِتَانُ الْخِتَانَ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ " .
قَالَ : فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، إِنَّ أَعْلَمَ النَّاسِ بِهَذَا أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ! فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : لَا عِلْمَ لِي . فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ : " إِذَا جَاوَزَ الْخِتَانُ الْخِتَانَ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ " .
فَتَحَطَّمَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لَا يَبْلُغُنِي أَنَّ أَحَدًا فَعَلَهُ وَلَمْ يَغْتَسِلْ إِلَّا أَنْهَكْتُهُ عُقُوبَةً .
186 \ 3 - وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ : حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، ثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، فَذَكَرَهُ مُطَوَّلًا . وَمَعْمَرٌ وَثَّقَهُ ابْنُ مَعِينٍ .
وَأَصْلُهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ بِغَيْرِ هَذَا السِّيَاقِ ، وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ حَدِيثَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا مُجَرَّدًا .
186 \ 4 - وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، ثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ أَبِي حُيَيَّةَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُصُّ فَيَقُولُ فِي قَصَصِهِ : " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا خَالَطَ الْمَرْأَةَ فَلَمْ يُنْزِلْ فَلَا غُسْلَ عَلَيْهِ " . فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ زَيْدٍ فَأَتَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ لِلرَّجُلِ : اذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ فَائْتِنِي بِهِ ; لِتَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ شَهِيدًا ! فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ قَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا عَدُوَّ اللهِ ، أَنْتَ الَّذِي تُضِلُّ النَّاسَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ! فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : وَاللهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا ابْتَدَعْتُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِي ، وَإِنَّمَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ أَعْمَامِي . قَالَ : وَأَيُّ عُمُومَتِكَ ؟ قَالَ : أُبَيٌّ ، وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ ، وَرِفَاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ ، فَقَالَ رِفَاعَةُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ : وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْلَمُ ؟ قَالَ : لَا عِلْمَ لِي .
فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَا يَصْلُحُ ، وَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاذٌ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَا يَصْلُحُ .
186 \ 2 - رَوَاهُ الْإِمَامُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، ثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ وَابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ قَالَا : ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ أَبِي حُيَيَّةَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ - قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَكَانَ عَقَبِيًّا بَدْرِيًّا - ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يُفْتِي النَّاسَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ! - قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : النَّاسَ بِرَأْيِهِ - فِي الَّذِي يُجَامِعُ وَلَا يُنْزِلُ ، فَقَالَ : أَعْجِلْ بِهِ ، فَأَتَى بِهِ . فَقَالَ : يَا عَدُوَّ نَفْسِهِ ، أَوَقَدْ بَلَغْتَ أَنْ تُفْتِيَ النَّاسَ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرَأْيِكَ ؟ قَالَ : مَا فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ، حَدَّثَتْنِي عُمُومَتِي ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : أَيُّ عُمُومَتِكَ ؟ قَالَ : أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ . قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ : وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ ، وَرِفَاعَةُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ .
فَالْتَفَتَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ : مَا يَقُولُ هَذَا الْفَتَى ؟ فَقُلْتُ : كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَسَأَلْتُمْ عَنْهُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . قَالَ : فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ ، فَاتَّفَقَ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمَاءَ لَا يَكُونُ إِلَّا مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، إِلَّا رَجُلَيْنِ : عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، وَمُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَا : " إِذَا جَاوَزَ الْخِتَانُ الْخِتَانَ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ " .
قَالَ : فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، إِنَّ أَعْلَمَ النَّاسِ بِهَذَا أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ! فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : لَا عِلْمَ لِي . فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ : " إِذَا جَاوَزَ الْخِتَانُ الْخِتَانَ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ " .
فَتَحَطَّمَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لَا يَبْلُغُنِي أَنَّ أَحَدًا فَعَلَهُ وَلَمْ يَغْتَسِلْ إِلَّا أَنْهَكْتُهُ عُقُوبَةً .
186 \ 3 - وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ : حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، ثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، فَذَكَرَهُ مُطَوَّلًا . وَمَعْمَرٌ وَثَّقَهُ ابْنُ مَعِينٍ .
وَأَصْلُهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ بِغَيْرِ هَذَا السِّيَاقِ ، وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ حَدِيثَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا مُجَرَّدًا .
186 \ 4 - وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، ثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ أَبِي حُيَيَّةَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُصُّ فَيَقُولُ فِي قَصَصِهِ : " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا خَالَطَ الْمَرْأَةَ فَلَمْ يُنْزِلْ فَلَا غُسْلَ عَلَيْهِ " . فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ زَيْدٍ فَأَتَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ لِلرَّجُلِ : اذْهَبْ إِلَيْهِ فَائْتِنِي بِهِ ; لِتَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ شَهِيدًا ! فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ قَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا عَدُوَّ اللهِ ، أَنْتَ الَّذِي تُضِلُّ النَّاسَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ! فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : وَاللهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا ابْتَدَعْتُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِي ، وَإِنَّمَا أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ أَعْمَامِي . قَالَ : وَأَيُّ عُمُومَتِكَ ؟ قَالَ : أُبَيٌّ ، وَأَبُو أَيُّوبَ ، وَرِفَاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ ، فَقَالَ رِفَاعَةُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ : وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْلَمُ ؟ قَالَ : لَا عِلْمَ لِي .
فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَا يَصْلُحُ ، وَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاذٌ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ لَا يَصْلُحُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rifa'ah bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: Did you really do that, that when one of you had intercourse with his wife and then did not ejaculate, he would not take a bath? He said: "We used to do just that in the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); no prohibition concerning it came from Allah Almighty, nor did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbid it."
Imam Ahmad narrated that Sayyiduna Rifa'ah bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) (who took part in the Pledge of Aqabah and the Battle of Badr) relates: I was with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when it was said to him: Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) is giving people fatwas in the mosque about a man who has intercourse but does not ejaculate! Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered: Bring him to me at once. So he was brought. He said: "O enemy of yourself! Have you become so bold as to give people fatwas by your own opinion in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "I did not do so on my own; rather my paternal uncles told me this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He asked: "Which uncles?" He said: "Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub and Sayyiduna Rifa'ah bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with them)."
Sayyiduna Rifa'ah says: Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) turned to me and asked: "What is this young man saying?" I said: "We used to do just that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He asked: "Did you also ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it?" I said: "We used to do it this way in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."
The narrator says: Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered the people, and they all agreed that "water (that is, ghusl) is obligatory only because of water (that is, ejaculation)", except for two men, namely Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib and Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them both); they both said: "When the circumcised part passes beyond the circumcised part, ghusl becomes obligatory."
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Commander of the Believers! The most knowledgeable of people in this matter are the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So he sent a message to Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: "I have no knowledge about this." Then he sent a message to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: "When the circumcised part passes beyond the circumcised part, ghusl becomes obligatory."
Hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became intensely angry and said: "Now if I come to know that anyone has had intercourse and not taken a bath, I will give him an exemplary punishment."
Abdullah bin Ahmad also mentioned this narration in detail, and Imam Ibn Ma'in declared the narrator named Ma'mar trustworthy.
The basis of this narration is in the two Sahihs, but in a context other than this one, and some have also narrated the hadith of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) separately.
Ahmad bin Mani' also narrated that Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) used to relate: "When a man has intercourse with a woman and does not ejaculate, ghusl is not obligatory upon him." When a man heard this, he went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him. He said to him: "Go and bring him to me, so that you may be a witness against him." When he came, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O enemy of Allah! Are you misleading people without knowledge?" Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Commander of the Believers! By Allah, I did not invent this on my own; rather my paternal uncles informed me of it." He asked: "Which of your uncles?" He said: "Ubayy bin Ka'b and Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with them both)." At that time Rifa'ah bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "O Commander of the Believers! We used to do just that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He asked: "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) know of it?" He said: "I have no knowledge of that."
Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Commander of the Believers! This is not right," and Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) also said the same: "O Commander of the Believers! This is not right."
Imam Ahmad narrated that Sayyiduna Rifa'ah bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) (who took part in the Pledge of Aqabah and the Battle of Badr) relates: I was with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when it was said to him: Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) is giving people fatwas in the mosque about a man who has intercourse but does not ejaculate! Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered: Bring him to me at once. So he was brought. He said: "O enemy of yourself! Have you become so bold as to give people fatwas by your own opinion in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "I did not do so on my own; rather my paternal uncles told me this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He asked: "Which uncles?" He said: "Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub and Sayyiduna Rifa'ah bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with them)."
Sayyiduna Rifa'ah says: Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) turned to me and asked: "What is this young man saying?" I said: "We used to do just that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He asked: "Did you also ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it?" I said: "We used to do it this way in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."
The narrator says: Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered the people, and they all agreed that "water (that is, ghusl) is obligatory only because of water (that is, ejaculation)", except for two men, namely Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib and Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them both); they both said: "When the circumcised part passes beyond the circumcised part, ghusl becomes obligatory."
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Commander of the Believers! The most knowledgeable of people in this matter are the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So he sent a message to Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: "I have no knowledge about this." Then he sent a message to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: "When the circumcised part passes beyond the circumcised part, ghusl becomes obligatory."
Hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became intensely angry and said: "Now if I come to know that anyone has had intercourse and not taken a bath, I will give him an exemplary punishment."
Abdullah bin Ahmad also mentioned this narration in detail, and Imam Ibn Ma'in declared the narrator named Ma'mar trustworthy.
The basis of this narration is in the two Sahihs, but in a context other than this one, and some have also narrated the hadith of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) separately.
Ahmad bin Mani' also narrated that Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) used to relate: "When a man has intercourse with a woman and does not ejaculate, ghusl is not obligatory upon him." When a man heard this, he went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him. He said to him: "Go and bring him to me, so that you may be a witness against him." When he came, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O enemy of Allah! Are you misleading people without knowledge?" Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Commander of the Believers! By Allah, I did not invent this on my own; rather my paternal uncles informed me of it." He asked: "Which of your uncles?" He said: "Ubayy bin Ka'b and Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with them both)." At that time Rifa'ah bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "O Commander of the Believers! We used to do just that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He asked: "Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) know of it?" He said: "I have no knowledge of that."
Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Commander of the Believers! This is not right," and Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) also said the same: "O Commander of the Believers! This is not right."
