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Sunan an-Nasai 227 (Book 1, Hadith 228) #14834
Ritual of Ghusl According to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) ritual of performing Ghusl and how 'Aishah, his wife, performed it.

It was narrated from Abu Bakr bin Hafs: "I heard Abu Salamah say: 'I entered upon 'Aishah and her foster-brother was with her. He asked her about the Ghusl of the Prophet . She called for a vessel in which was a Sa' of water, then she concealed herself and performed Ghusl and poured water over her head three times'."
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، يَقُولُ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ - رضى الله عنها - وَأَخُوهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ غُسْلِ النَّبِيِّ فَدَعَتْ بِإِنَاءٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ قَدْرَ صَاعٍ وَسَتَرَتْ سِتْرًا فَاغْتَسَلَتْ فَأَفْرَغَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا ثَلاَثًا

TOPICS
ritual  *  water  *  concealment  *  wudu  *  tayammum  *  istinja  *  ghusl  *  sa

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform full body ablution after certain activities such as sexual intercourse or menstruation .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates a story about how 'Aishah, one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), performed her ritual bath or Ghusl. It was narrated by Abu Bakr bin Hafs who heard it from Abu Salamah. In order to perform this ritual bath, 'Aishah called for a vessel containing a Sa’ of water and then she concealed herself before pouring water over her head three times. This hadith teaches us that performing Ghusl is an important part of Islamic rituals and should be done with utmost privacy and modesty. It also shows us that even though Prophet Muhammad was a great leader, he still followed all Islamic rituals just like any other Muslim would do in order to stay clean and pure in front of Allah SWT.

Ghusl is an Arabic term which means ‘ritual washing’ or ‘full body ablution’ which Muslims must perform after certain activities such as sexual intercourse or menstruation in order to become ritually pure again according to Islamic teachings. There are two types of ablutions; wudu’ which involves washing certain parts such as hands, face and feet while tayammum involves using sand or dust instead if there is no access to water for some reason. Istinja’ on the other hand refers to cleaning oneself after using the toilet with either tissue paper or stones depending on what is available at that time. All these practices are important for Muslims as they help them stay clean both physically and spiritually so they can be closer to Allah SWT through prayer and worshiping Him alone without any distractions from worldly matters around them.

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