Hadith 246
The noble wife of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates that I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who ties her hair in a tight braid, so should I undo it for the ritual bath of janabah?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "It is sufficient for you to pour three handfuls of water over your head, then pour water over your body, and you will become pure." Or the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Thus you will have become purified." This is the hadith of Makhzumi. Abdul Jabbar narrated with the words of « فاذا انت قد طهرت ». He did not narrate with the words of « فتطهرين ».
Hadith 247
Hazrat Ubaid bin Umair (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that when Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) found out that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) instructed his women to undo their hair braids for the ghusl of janabah, she said that she was astonished at Ibn Amr’s command. He has put them into hardship; why does he not just order them to shave their heads? I and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ghusl from a single vessel, and we would begin (taking water for ghusl) together from it. I would not pour more than three handfuls or (the narrator said) three scoops of water on my head. This is the narration of Abdul Warith. In the narration of Ibn Ulayyah, the words “we would begin together from it” are not present. He said these words: I would not pour more than three times on my head.