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Sunan Ibn Majah 377 (Book 1, Hadith 111) #29729
Taking a Bath Together

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad and his aunt Maimunah used to take a bath from the same vessel.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that his maternal aunt Maimunah said: "The Messenger of Allah and I used to take bath from a single vessel".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ خَالَتِهِ، مَيْمُونَةَ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ، ـ ـ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ

TOPICS
bathing  *  sharing  *  companionship  *  respect  *  ghusl  *  tasharruf  *  ittifaq  *  tawadu

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your family members especially those of the opposite gender by maintaining appropriate boundaries in interactions with them; Be generous in sharing resources with others; Be mindful of their needs & feelings when doing so.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad and his aunt Maimunah taking a bath together from one vessel. This shows that they respected each other's privacy and were comfortable enough with each other to share such an intimate moment. It also teaches us that we should respect our family members, especially those of the opposite gender, by maintaining appropriate boundaries in our interactions with them. Furthermore, it encourages us to be generous in sharing resources with others when possible as well as being mindful of their needs and feelings when doing so.

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