Hadith 106

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ وَجِيهٍ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " تَحْتَ كُلِّ شَعْرَةٍ جَنَابَةٌ فَاغْسِلُوا الشَّعْرَ وَأَنْقُوا الْبَشَرَ " . وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عَلِيٍّ , وَأَنَسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : حَدِيثُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ وَجِيهٍ غَرِيبٌ ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ ، وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ ، وَقَدْ رَوَى عَنْهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ ، وَقَدْ تَفَرَّدَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ ، وَيُقَالُ : الْحَارِثُ بْنُ وَجِيهٍ ، وَيُقَالُ : ابْنُ وَجْبَةَ .
´Abu Hurairah narrated that :` the Prophet said: "Under every hair is sexual impurity so wash (all of) the hair and cleanse the skin."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الطهارة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 106
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف، ابن ماجة (597) ، // ضعيف سنن ابن ماجة (132) ، ضعيف أبي داود (46 / 248) ، المشكاة (443) ، الروض النضير (704) ، ضعيف الجامع الصغير - بترتيبي - رقم (1847) //  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده ضعيف / د 248 ، جه 597
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/ الطہارة 98 (248) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الطہارة 106 (597) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 14502) (ضعیف) (سند میں حارث وجیہ ضعیف راوی ہے)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
1:
The phrase "are not strong" pertains to the first level of the gradations of criticism (jarh).
A narration from such a transmitter is considered reliable, that is, it is capable of being strengthened, and additional narrations can be sought to support it.
It is not the case that his narration is to be disregarded altogether.
Note:
(In the chain of transmission, Harith Wajih is a weak transmitter.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 106
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Lexical Explanation:
«أَنْقُوْا» is derived from «إِنْقَاء». It is in the imperative form. It is used in the meaning of "to purify."
«اَلْبَشَرَ» — "ba" and "sheen" have a fatha. The outer layer of a human's skin; the upper surface of a person's skin.
«وَضَعَّفَاهُ» — Both [ابوداود اور ترمذي] have declared it weak, because in its chain of narration there is a narrator, Harith bin Wajeeh, who is weak. The hadith scholars have considered his narration to be munkar (rejected).

Benefits and Issues:
➊ Although this narration is weak in its chain, the same matter is established from authentic ahadith: that in the ritual bath (ghusl) of janabah, washing the entire body is obligatory. However, regarding rinsing the mouth and putting water into the nose, the opinions of the jurists differ.
➋ According to the Hanafis, these are also included in the ruling of obligation. The well-known opinion of Imam Ahmad rahimahullah is also the same, whereas according to Imam Shafi'i rahimahullah, it is considered sunnah.
➌ In any case, in the light of the ahadith, it is clear that in the ritual bath (ghusl) of janabah, the entire body, including the hair, should be thoroughly washed and rubbed well, so that no part of the body, even as small as a hair or the area beneath the hair, remains dry without a severe necessity.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 108