Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 701 — How much suffices a person in a state

Someone asked Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "If I have to take the ritual bath (ghusl) in a state of major impurity (janabah), how much water should I pour over my head?" He said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pour three palmfuls of water over his blessed head." The man said: "My hair is long." Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah said: "The hair of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was longer and finer than yours."