How much suffices a person in a state of janabah?

Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Some people differed about the bath for janabah in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). One man said: "As for me, I wash my head so much and so much." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for me, I pour three handfuls of water over my head."

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."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Our land is cold; how should we take the ritual bath from major impurity (janabah)?" He said: "As for me, I pour water over my head three times."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while taking the ritual bath from major impurity (janabah), poured water over his head three times.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "As for me, I pour water over my head three times."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "A person in a state of major impurity (junub) should pour water over his head three times."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "A person in a state of major impurity (junub) should pour water over his head three times."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), when taking the ritual bath from major impurity (janabah), used to wash his head twice.

Al-Hasan said: Once some people of Ta'if said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Our land is cold; how should we take the ritual bath from major impurity (janabah)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for me, I pour water over my head three times."

Sayyidah Umm Hani (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "When you take the ritual bath from major impurity (janabah), wash each of your limbs three times."

A man asked Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) about the ritual bath (ghusl), and he said: "Wash the limbs three times each." The man said: "My hair is abundant." Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id said: "The hair of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was more abundant and finer than yours."