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Sunan Abi Dawud 246 — Ibn Abbas on Purification
Regarding The Ghusl For Janabah
Ibn Abbas Hadith on Ghusl After Janabah and Purification
Sunan Abi Dawud : 246
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 246
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْخُرَاسَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ يُفْرِغُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ فَنَسِيَ مَرَّةً كَمْ أَفْرَغَ فَسَأَلَنِي كَمْ أَفْرَغْتُ فَقُلْتُ لاَ أَدْرِي . فَقَالَ لاَ أُمَّ لَكَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَدْرِيَ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَى جِلْدِهِ الْمَاءَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَطَهَّرُ .
Shu’bah Narrated from:
When Ibn ‘Abbas took a bath because of sexual defilement, he poured (water) over his left hand with his right hand seven times. Once he forgot how many times he had poured (water). Therefore he asked me: how many times did I pour (water)? I do not know. He said : may you miss your mother! What prevented you from remembering it? He then performed ablution as he did for prayer and poured water over his skin (body). He then said: this is how the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) purified (himself).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 246In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 246English translation : Book 1, Hadith 246
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 246
This hadith reports how Ibn Abbas performed ghusl because of sexual defilement. He poured water over his left hand with his right hand seven times, then washed his private part. One time he forgot the number and asked Shu’bah, who did not know. Ibn Abbas then performed ablution as he did for prayer and poured water over his skin. He said this was how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم purified himself. The focus is ghusl after janabah and careful purification. The narration also shows attention to number and order. It does not say every person must use the exact same wording in every case, but it reports a remembered way of purification.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas paid attention to the number of times he poured water.
- He washed the private part before performing ablution.
- He performed ablution like the ablution for prayer.
- He connected this method to the purification of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
