How Much Water is Sufficient for a Junub

Hazrat Safina narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform ghusl with one sa’ of water and wudu with one mudd of water.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ghusl (ritual bath) from a vessel called "Faraq."

Hazrat Jabir narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said that one mudd of water is sufficient for ablution and one sa’ of water is sufficient for bathing. A man asked, “O Jabir! How much is sufficient for us?” He replied, “As much as was sufficient for someone better than you and with more hair than you, that is, for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.”

A person narrates that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) how much water the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used for bathing. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) showed a vessel that was approximately equal to one sa’ (a traditional measure).

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that you should perform ablution with one mudd of water and take a bath with one saa’ up to five mudd of water.

Hazrat Jabir was asked about the amount of water sufficient for ghusl janabat. He replied: One sa’. Then he was asked: I think that much will not be enough. He replied: It will be enough.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that one sa’ of water is sufficient for a person in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah). Ubaidullah says that I do not know whether this one sa’ is meant before ablution (wudu) or after it.

Hazrat Abu Ja'far narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution with one mudd of water and take a bath with one sa' of water.

It is similarly narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).

Hazrat Atiyyah says that I saw Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) performing ablution with water from a jug, and he had some left over. Someone asked if it was one mudd of water. He replied that it was more than that.

Hasan narrates that the companions considered one mudd of water sufficient for ablution and one sa’ of water sufficient for bathing.

Ibrahim says that a quarter of a faraq is sufficient for a man’s bath.