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Sunan Abi Dawud 296 — Ghusl and Wudu Between Prayers
Those Who State: She Should Combine Between Two Prayers, And Perform One Ghusl Before Both Of Them
Istihadah Hadith: Bathing for Paired Prayers and Wudu Between Them
Sunan Abi Dawud : 296
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 296
حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي صَالِحٍ - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ، قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ اسْتُحِيضَتْ مُنْذُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَلَمْ تُصَلِّ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لِتَجْلِسْ فِي مِرْكَنٍ فَإِذَا رَأَتْ صُفْرَةً فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ لِلظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ غُسْلاً وَاحِدًا وَتَغْتَسِلْ لِلْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ غُسْلاً وَاحِدًا وَتَغْتَسِلْ لِلْفَجْرِ غُسْلاً وَاحِدًا وَتَتَوَضَّأْ فِيمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ مُجَاهِدٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ لَمَّا اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهَا الْغُسْلُ أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَجْمَعَ بَيْنَ الصَّلاَتَيْنِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَاهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ .
Asma' daughter of 'Unais Narrated from:
I said: Messenger of Allah, Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaish had a flow of blood for a certain period and did not pray. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Glory be to Allah! This comes from the devil. She should sit in a tub, and when she sees yellowness of the top of the water, she would take a bath once for the Zuhr and 'Asr prayer, and take another bath for the Maghrib and 'Isha prayers, and take a bath once for the fajr prayer, and in between times she would perform ablution.Abu Dawud said: Mujahid reported on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas: When bathing became hard for her, he commanded her to combine the two prayers. Abu Dawud said: Ibrahim reported it from Ibn 'Abbas. This is also the view of Ibrahim al-Nakha'i and 'Abd Allah b. Shaddad.
[1] This version is referring to the statement of Ibn 'Abbās.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 296In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 296English translation : Book 1, Hadith 296
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 296
This hadith reports that Asma daughter of Umays spoke to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaish, who had bleeding for a period and did not pray. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said this was from the devil, then gave practical guidance. She should sit in a tub, and when she sees yellowness on top of the water, she should take one bath for Zuhr and Asr, one bath for Maghrib and Isha, and one bath for Fajr. Between those times, she should perform ablution. This narration is important for searches about istihadah ghusl and wudu because both are mentioned clearly in one text. It also shows prayer was to resume with purification steps.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fatimah’s prolonged bleeding had led her to stop praying.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a plan involving baths for paired prayers.
- A separate bath is mentioned for Fajr.
- Ablution is mentioned between those bath times.
