Ghusl In The Light Of Hadith
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• What is Ghusl
Ghusl is a method of Bath in Islam according to sunnah of Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. It is mandatory to purify yourself by performing Ghusl when you are in the state of Janaba. But if you are ill or on a journey or any of you comes from answering the call of nature, or you have had been in contact with women (i.e. Sohbat) and you find no water then perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith your faces and hands. ALLAH does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you and to complete His Favour to you, that you may be thankful.
Al Quran-E-Kareem:
“O People who Believe! When you wish to stand up for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands up to the elbows, and pass wet palms over your heads and wash your feet up to the ankles; and if you need a bath, clean yourselves thoroughly; and if you are sick or on a journey, or one of you returns from answering the call of nature, or you have cohabited with women, and you do not find water, then cleanse (yourself) with clean soil – therefore stroke your soiled palms over your faces and your hands with it; Allah does not will to place you in hardship, but He wills to fully purify you and complete His favour upon you, so that you may be grateful.”
(Al Quran, Surah Al Maidah, Verse 6, Translation Kanzul Imaan)
• Importance Of Purification (Ghusl)
Hadith-E-Nabwi
It was narrated that Usamah Bin Umair Al-Hudhali said:
The Messenger of ALLAH said:
ALLAH does not accept any Prayer (Salat/Namaz) without purification and he does not accept any Charity from Ghulul. (Sahih)
(Sunan-Ibn-Maja, Volume 1, The Chapters on Purification, Hadit No 271)
It was narrated that Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of ALLAH said:
“Performing ablution properly is Half Of Faith, Saying Alhumdulillah fills the Scale (Of good deeds), Saying SubhanALLAH and ALLAHU Akbar fills the heavens and earth, Prayer is light, Zakat is proof, Patience is Brightness and Qur’an is proof for you or against you. Every person goes out in the morning to sell his soul, so he either frees it or destroys it. (Sahih)
(Sunan-Ibn-Maja, Volume 1, The Chapters on Purification, Hadit No 280)
It was narrated that Amr Bin Abasah Said: The Messenger of ALLAH Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam Said:
“When a person performs ablution and washes his hands, his sins exit through his hands. When he washes his face, his sins exit through his face. When he washes his forearms and wipes his head, his sins exit through his head and forearms. When he washes his feet, his sins exit through his feet. (Hasan)
(Sunan-Ibn-Maja, Volume 1, The Chapters on Purification, Hadit No 283)
• When you have to Perform Ghusl
Hadith-E-Nabwi:
Narrated Umm Salama the Mother of the believers Radiallahu Anha: Umm Sulaim Radiallahu Anha, the wife of AbU Talba, came to ALLAH’s Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and said, O ALLAH’s Messenger! Verily, ALLAH is not shy to tell the truth. Is it necessary for a woman to take a bath after she has a wet dream (nocturnal emission)?” ALLAH’s Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam replied, “Yes, if she notices a discharge.
(Sahih Bukhari Shareef, Volume 1, Book Of Ghusl, Hadith No: 282)
(Sunan-An-Nasa’i, Shareef, Volume 1, The Book Of Purification, Hadith No 195)
Hadith On Obligatory Ghusl for Men
Narrated AbU Hurairah Radiallahu Anhu, The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said,
“When a man sits in between the four parts of a woman and did the Sohbat with her, bath(Ghusl) becomes compulsory.”
(Sahih Bukhari Shareef, Volume 1, Book Of Ghusl, Hadith No: 291)
(Sunan-An-Nasa’i, Shareef, Volume 1, The Book Of Purification, Hadith No 191)
Aishah narrated: “When the circumcised meets the circumcised, [then indeed] Ghusl is required. Myself and ALLAH’s Messenger Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam did that, so we performed Ghusl.”(Sahih):
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abu Hurairah, – – ‘Abdullãh bin ‘Amr, and Rãfi’ bin Khadij.
(Jami-At-Tirmidhi, Volume 1, The Chapters on Purification, Hadit No 108)
‘Maula Ali Radiallahu Anhu narrated: “I asked the Prophet about AI-Madhi. He said: “For Al-Madhi is Wudü’, and for AI-Mani is Ghusl.” [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad, and Ubayy bin Ka’b. Abu ‘Elsa said: This Hadith is Hasan Sahlh. There is more than one route for the report of ‘Ali bin Abi Talib Radiallahu Anhu, from the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam saying: “For Al-Madhi is Wudü’, and for Al-Mani is Ghusl.” This is the saying of the people of knowledge in general among the Companions of the Prophet and the Tãbi’in, [and those after them]. It is the saying of [Sufyan,] Ash-Shãfi’i, Ahmad and Ishaq.
(Jami-At-Tirmidhi, Volume 1, The Chapters on Purification, Hadit No 114)
(Sunan-Ibn-Maja, Volume 1, The Chapters on Purification, Hadit No 504)
It was narrated that Hazrat Ali Murtaja Radiallahu Anhu said: I was one who had a lot of prostatic fluid, and the Messenger of ALLAH Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said to me:
‘If you see Madhi (Prostatic fluid) then wash your private parts and perform Wudi.’ like that for Salah, but if you descharge Mani, then perform Ghusl. (Sahih)
(Sunan-An-Nasa’i, Shareef, Volume 1, The Book Of Purification, Hadith No 193)
Al Mani:
Mani is a white and thick fluid, which discharge with lust and pleasure; and a person feel its pleasure and is then relaxed.
Al Madhi:
Madhi is a thin, white, sticky fluid that flows, without lust and discharge.
Obligatory Ghusl In Case Of Women
And they ask you the decree concerning menstruation; say, “It is an impurity, so stay away from women at such times, and do not cohabit with them until they have cleansed themselves; so when they have cleansed themselves, cohabit with them the way Allah has determined for you”; indeed ALLAH loves those who repent profusely, and loves those who keep clean.
(Al Quran, Surah Al Baqrah, Verse 222, Translation Kanzul Imaan)
Hadith:
It was narrated from Fitimah bint Qais from Banu Asad Quaraish that she came to the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and mentioned that she suffered from Istihidah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding). She said that he said to her:
That is (bleeding from) a vein, so when the time of meusbation comes, stop praying. when it goes, then wash the blood from yourself then pray.” (Sahih)
(Sunan-An-Nasa’i, Shareef, Volume 1, The Book Of Purification, Hadith No 201)
It was narrated from Aaishah Siddiqa Radiallahu Anha The Mother Of Believers:
that the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “When the time of Menstruation Cycle/Period/M.C./Maahwari/Haiz comes, stop praying, and when it goes, perform Ghusl.” (Sahih)
(Sunan-An-Nasa’i, Shareef, Volume 1, The Book Of Purification, Hadith No 202)
It was narrated from Aaishah Siddiqa Radiallahu Anha The Mother Of Believers:
That a woman who suffered from Istihadah during the time of the Messenger of ALLAH Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam was told that it was a stubborn vein (i.e., One that would not stop bleeding). She was told to delay Zuhr and bring Asr forward, and to perform one Ghusl for both, and to delay Maghrib and bring ‘Isha’ forward, and to perform one Ghusl for both, and to perform one Ghusl for Subh. (Sahih)
(Sunan-An-Nasa’i, Shareef, Volume 1, The Book Of Purification, Hadith No 214)
Hadith:
It was narrated that Ummul Momineen Aaishah Siddiqa Radiallahu Anha said: Fatimah Bint Abhi Hubaish Radiallahu Anha suffered from Istehadah and she asked the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam:
O ALLAH’s Messenger I suffered from Istehadah and do not become pure. Should I stop praying?
The Messenger of ALLAH Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said:
That it is a vein and is not menstruation, When your period comes, stop praying, and when it goes wash the traces of blood from yourself and perform Wudu. That is a vein and is not menstruation.'”
It was said to him: “What about Ghusl?’ He said: “No one doubts that.”
Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmin said: I do not know anyone who mentioned and perform Wudi in this Hadith except Hammid bin Zaid, for some others have reported it from Hisham, and they did not mention and perform Wudi’ in it. (Sahih)
(Sunan-An-Nasa’i, Shareef, Volume 1, The Book Of Purification, Hadith No 218)
Hadith:
Narrated Ubal bin Ka’b Radiallahu Anhu, I asked ALLAH’s Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam about a man who engages in Sohbat with his wife but does not discharge. He replied, “He should wash the parts which comes in contact with the private parts of the woman, perform ablution and then offer Salat (Prayer).
(Abu ‘Abdullãh said, “To be on the safe side one should take a bath(Ghusl) and that is the last order as per Hadith No.291)
(Sahih Bukhari Shareef, Volume 1, Book Of Ghusl, Hadith No: 293)
• How To Perform Ghusl (Bath)
1.) Start by making niyyah silently “Bismillahir Rahamnir Raheem” with the intention to preform ghusl and cleanse yourself of impuritues.
2.) Wash the right hand up to and including the wrist (and between the fingers) three times, and then do the same with the left hand.
3.) Wash the private parts and remove dirt or filth from the body.
4.) Rinse hands and then rinse the mouth three times.
5.) Rinse the nostrils three times using the right hand to bring water to the nose, and the left to expell it or rub it away.
6.) If not in a bath tub but sitting on a seat while bathing then the feet should also be washed, starting with the right, three times, and between the toes, and ending with the left.
7.) Water should be poured over the head three times so that it flows all over the body.
Pour water over both the shoulders three times each. Hands should be passed all over the body when water is poured so that no part of the body is left dry.
Hadith:
Narrated ‘Aishah Siddiqa Radiallahu Anha Whenever the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, took a bath(Ghusl) after Janãba, he started by washing his hands and then performed ablution (Wudu) like that for Salat (Prayer). After that he would put his fingers in water and move the roots of his hair with them, and then pour three handfuls of water over his head and then pour water all over his body.
(Sahih Bukhari Shareef, Volume 1, Book Of Ghusl, Hadith No: 248)
Hadith:
Narrated Maimuna Mother of the believers Radiallahu Anha the wife of the Prophet : ALLAH’s Messenger Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam performed ablution(Wudu) like that for Salãt (Prayer) but did not wash his feet. He washed off the discharge from his private parts and then poured water over (his body). He withdrew his feet from that place (the place where he took the bath) and then washed them. And that was his way of taking the bath of Janaba.
(Sahih Bukhari Shareef, Volume 1, Book Of Ghusl, Hadith No: 249)
Hadith:
Ibn Abbäs narrated that his maternal aunt Maimtinah said: “I prepared some water for the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam to perform Ghusl for Janãbah with. So he turned the vessel with his left hand, (pouring some water) over his right. Then he washed his hands. Then he entered his hand into the vessel to pour water over his private area, then he rubbed his hands on the wall, or the ground. Then he rinsed out his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in and blowing it out, and washed his face and forearms. Then he poured water over his head three times, then he poured water over the remainder of his body, then he moved from where he was and washed his feet.” (Sahih) AbU ‘Elsa said: This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
(Jami-At-Tirmidhi, Volume 1, The Chapters on Purification, Hadit No 103)
Hadith:
Narrated Maimuna Mother of the believers Radiallahu Anha the wife of the Prophet:
I placed water for the bath of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. He washed his hands twice or thrice and then poured water on his left hand and washed his private parts. He rubbed his hands over the earth (and cleaned them), rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and blowing it out, washed his face and both forearms and then poured water over his body. Then he withdrew from that place and washed his feet.
(Sahih Bukhari Shareef, Volume 1, Book Of Ghusl, Hadith No: 257)
Aishah the Mother of the believers Radiallahu Anha: narrated: “The – Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam would not perform Wudü’ after the Ghusl.” (Da’if)
[Abu ‘Eisa said: This Hadith is Hasan Sahih]. . [AbU ‘Elsa said: This is the saying of more than one of the people of knowledge, the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, and the Tabi’tn: That one does not perform Wudü’ after the Ghusl]
(Jami-At-Tirmidhi, Volume 1, The Chapters on Purification, Hadit No 107)
Hadith:
Narrated Ummul Momineen Aishah Siddiqa Radiallahu Anha:
An Ansari woman asked the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam:
How to take a (Ghusl) bath after finishing from the menses.
He replied,
“Take a piece of cloth perfumed with musk and clean the private parts with it. thrice.”
The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam felt shy and turned his face. So I pulled her to me and told her what the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam meant.
(Sahih Al Bukhari, Volume 1, The Book Of Menses, Hadith No: 315)
• What Kind Of Works Junub Can Perform
Hadith:
Narrated Abu Salama Radiallahu Anhu, I asked ‘Aishah Siddiqa Radiallahu Anha,
“Did the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam used to sleep while he was Junub?” She replied, “Yes, but he used to perform ablution (Wudu) before going to bed.
(Sahih Bukhari Shareef, Volume 1, Book Of Ghusl, Hadith No: 286)
Hadith-E-Nabwi:
Narrated ‘Abdullãh bin ‘Umar Radiallahu Anhu:
Umar bin Al-Khattãb Radiallahu Anhu told ALLAH’s Messenger Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, “I became Junub at night.” ALLAH’s Messenger replied, “Perform ablution (Wudu) (after) washing your (private parts) and then sleep.
(Sahih Bukhari Shareef, Volume 1, Book Of Ghusl, Hadith No: 290)
