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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الطهارةBook of Purification
It is not necessary to untie braids for ghusl after janabah
Hadith 107
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، نا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو يَأْمُرُ النِّسَاءَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلْنَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ أَنْ يَنْقُضْنَ رُءُوسَهُنَّ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ: لَقَدْ كَلَّفَهُنَّ تَعَبًا، أَفَلَا يَأْمُرُهُنَّ أَنْ يَحْلِقْنَ رُءُوسَهُنَّ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الْإِنَاءِ الْوَاحِدِ فَمَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى ثَلَاثِ إِفْرَاغَاتٍ ".
Ubaid bin Umair narrated, Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to instruct women that when they performed ghusl (ritual bath) after janabah, they should untie their hair. When this reached Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: He has put them in great hardship; why does he not just order them to shave their heads? I used to perform ghusl with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from a single vessel, and I would only pour three handfuls of water.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the mentioned hadith, it is understood that if a woman has tied her hair in braids, it is not necessary to untie them during the ritual bath (ghusl) of major impurity (janabah), but if the hair is loosely tied or left open, then the hair should be washed thoroughly.
Sayyidah Umm Salamah radi Allahu anha narrates that she said: O Messenger of Allah! I tie my hair, so should I untie it for the ritual bath (ghusl) of major impurity (janabah)? And in another narration, the ritual bath (ghusl) of menstruation (hayd) is mentioned. He sallallahu alayhi wa sallam replied: "No, it is sufficient for you to pour three handfuls of water over your head." (Muslim, Kitab al-Hayd, No: 330)
In this, the ritual bath (ghusl) of menstruation (hayd) is also mentioned. In another narration, the command to untie the braids for the ritual bath (ghusl) of menstruation (hayd) is transmitted from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. (Silsilat al-Sahihah, No: 188)
Between these two apparently conflicting narrations, Imam San‘ani has reconciled them in such a way that untying the braids for the ritual bath (ghusl) of menstruation (hayd) is recommended (mustahabb), not obligatory (wajib). (Subul al-Salam: 1/199)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah says: The hadith in which untying the braids is commanded, its apparent meaning does indicate obligation (wujub). (Fath al-Bari: 1/418)
From the mentioned hadith, it is understood that if a woman has tied her hair in braids, it is not necessary to untie them during the ritual bath (ghusl) of major impurity (janabah), but if the hair is loosely tied or left open, then the hair should be washed thoroughly.
Sayyidah Umm Salamah radi Allahu anha narrates that she said: O Messenger of Allah! I tie my hair, so should I untie it for the ritual bath (ghusl) of major impurity (janabah)? And in another narration, the ritual bath (ghusl) of menstruation (hayd) is mentioned. He sallallahu alayhi wa sallam replied: "No, it is sufficient for you to pour three handfuls of water over your head." (Muslim, Kitab al-Hayd, No: 330)
In this, the ritual bath (ghusl) of menstruation (hayd) is also mentioned. In another narration, the command to untie the braids for the ritual bath (ghusl) of menstruation (hayd) is transmitted from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. (Silsilat al-Sahihah, No: 188)
Between these two apparently conflicting narrations, Imam San‘ani has reconciled them in such a way that untying the braids for the ritual bath (ghusl) of menstruation (hayd) is recommended (mustahabb), not obligatory (wajib). (Subul al-Salam: 1/199)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah says: The hadith in which untying the braids is commanded, its apparent meaning does indicate obligation (wujub). (Fath al-Bari: 1/418)
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 107
