صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الحيضThe Book of Menstruation
باب الْقَدْرِ الْمُسْتَحَبِّ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فِي غُسْلِ الْجَنَابَةِ وَغُسْلِ الرَّجُلِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ فِي إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ فِي حَالَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَغُسْلِ أَحَدِهِمَا بِفَضْلِ الآخَرِ:Chapter: The amount of water with which it is recommended to perform ghusl in the case of janabah; a man and woman washing from a single vessel; one of them washing with the left-over water of the other
وحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ ، أَنَا وَأَخُوهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ ، فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ غُسْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ : " فَدَعَتْ بِإِنَاءٍ قَدْرِ الصَّاعِ ، فَاغْتَسَلَتْ ، وَبَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهَا سِتْرٌ ، وَأَفْرَغَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا ثَلَاثًا " ، قَالَ : وَكَانَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْخُذْنَ مِنْ رُءُوسِهِنَّ ، حَتَّى تَكُونَ كَالْوَفْرَة .
Abu Salamab. 'Abdul Rahman reported: I along with the foster brother of 'A'isha went to her and he asked about the bath of the Apostle (ﷺ) because of sexual intercourse. She called for a vessel equal to a Sa' and she took a bath. and there was a curtain between us and her. She poured water on her head thrice and he (Abu Salama) said: The wives of the Apostle (ﷺ) collected hair on their heads and these lopped up to ears (and did not go beyond that).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
يَأْخُذْنَ مِنْ رَؤُسِهِنَّ:
They would make their hair like a "wafrah" (a certain style/length).
When women performed the ritual bath (ghusl), if their hair was loose, they would gather it together and place it on the head or nape of the neck, so that pouring water over the body would become easier. If the hair was loose and lying on the back, washing the body underneath it would become difficult and burdensome. Therefore, the meaning of "akhadh" here is to gather or hold, not to cut.
(2)
Wafrah:
According to the general linguists, it refers to hair that reaches the ears, and according to Imam Asma‘i, it refers to hair that falls on the shoulders.
Benefits and Issues:
Aishah radi Allahu anha demonstrated the ritual bath (ghusl) to her foster brother Abdullah bin Yazid and her foster nephew Abu Salamah so that they could learn both the amount of water required for the ritual bath and the manner of performing it. From this, it is also understood that it is permissible for a mahram to see the upper part of a woman’s body. Aishah radi Allahu anha demonstrated the method of washing the head, while the rest of the body was covered. Abu Salamah radi Allahu anhu had been breastfed by Aishah’s radi Allahu anha sister, Umm Kulthum.
(Fath al-Mulhim, vol. 1, p. 472)
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
يَأْخُذْنَ مِنْ رَؤُسِهِنَّ:
They would make their hair like a "wafrah" (a certain style/length).
When women performed the ritual bath (ghusl), if their hair was loose, they would gather it together and place it on the head or nape of the neck, so that pouring water over the body would become easier. If the hair was loose and lying on the back, washing the body underneath it would become difficult and burdensome. Therefore, the meaning of "akhadh" here is to gather or hold, not to cut.
(2)
Wafrah:
According to the general linguists, it refers to hair that reaches the ears, and according to Imam Asma‘i, it refers to hair that falls on the shoulders.
Benefits and Issues:
Aishah radi Allahu anha demonstrated the ritual bath (ghusl) to her foster brother Abdullah bin Yazid and her foster nephew Abu Salamah so that they could learn both the amount of water required for the ritual bath and the manner of performing it. From this, it is also understood that it is permissible for a mahram to see the upper part of a woman’s body. Aishah radi Allahu anha demonstrated the method of washing the head, while the rest of the body was covered. Abu Salamah radi Allahu anhu had been breastfed by Aishah’s radi Allahu anha sister, Umm Kulthum.
(Fath al-Mulhim, vol. 1, p. 472)
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 728
