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Sunan Abi Dawud 243 — Cleaning Hands in Ghusl
Regarding The Ghusl For Janabah
Hadith About Cleaning the Hands Before Ghusl
Sunan Abi Dawud : 243
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 243
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ، عَنِ النَّخَعِيِّ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ بَدَأَ بِكَفَّيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ثُمَّ غَسَلَ مَرَافِغَهُ وَأَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ فَإِذَا أَنْقَاهُمَا أَهْوَى بِهِمَا إِلَى حَائِطٍ ثُمَّ يَسْتَقْبِلُ الْوُضُوءَ وَيُفِيضُ الْمَاءَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) intended to take a bath because of sexual defilement, he would begin with his hands and wash them. Then he would wash the joints of his limbs and pour water upon him when he cleansed both his (hands), he would rub them on the wall (to make them perfectly clean with the dust). Then he would perform ablution and pour water over his head.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 243In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 243English translation : Book 1, Hadith 243
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 243
This hadith explains part of the ghusl after janabah by showing how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم began. Aisha said that when he intended to bathe, he started with his hands and washed them. He then washed the joints of his limbs and poured water. After cleansing his hands, he rubbed them on the wall so they would be clean with dust, then he performed ablution and poured water over his head. The key point is the careful order of purification. The hadith about cleaning hands before ghusl is not a broad ruling on every detail of ghusl; it simply reports how he washed and cleaned before moving to wudu and washing the head.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم began this ghusl by washing his hands.
- He cleaned the hands carefully before continuing.
- He performed ablution after washing and cleaning.
- He poured water over his head as part of the bath.
