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Sunan Abi Dawud 350 — Sa‘id’s Explanation of Friday Washing
Performing Ghusl For The Friday Prayer
Ghassala and Ightasala Hadith Meaning for Friday Ghusl
Sunan Abi Dawud : 350
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 350
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، فِي " غَسَّلَ وَاغْتَسَلَ " . قَالَ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ غَسَّلَ رَأْسَهُ وَغَسَلَ جَسَدَهُ .
Sa'id Narrated from:
Explaining the meaning of the words ghassala and ightasala (that occur in tradition 345) Sa'id (b. 'Abd al-'Aziz) said: One should wash one's head and body well (And not that one should make one's wife wash).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 350In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 350English translation : Book 1, Hadith 350
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 350
This narration gives another explanation of the words ghassala and ightasala. Sa‘id ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz said that it means a person washes his head and washes his body. The main search phrase is “ghassala and ightasala hadith meaning.” The value of this report is that it clears up how the wording should be understood in the Friday ghusl narration. It does not add a new reward, a new condition, or a separate ruling. It only explains the phrase in plain terms. For someone reading the Friday bath hadith, this helps them see the action as thorough personal washing: the head is washed, and the body is washed. That is the whole focus of this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration is an explanation of wording, not a separate event.
- The head and body are both mentioned.
- The meaning supports a careful, complete Friday wash.
