3/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 316b — Ghusl Transmission
Description of ghusl in the case of janabah (sexual impurity)
Hadith Variant on the Ghusl Method After Janabah
Sahih Muslim : 316b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 316b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ هِشَامٍ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمْ غَسْلُ الرِّجْلَيْنِ .
This hadith is narrated by Abu Kuraib. Ibn Numair and others, all on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters, but in their narration these words are not there: " washed his feet."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 316bIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 41USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 617
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 316b
This narration is a variant report about the ghusl method after janabah. It says that Abu Kuraib, Ibn Numair, and others narrated it from Hisham through the same chain, but their wording did not include washed his feet. This is important because the report is not giving a separate new method. It is telling the reader about a difference in wording within the same general narration. The core practice remains the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم ghusl after janabah as reported from Aisha: washing hands, washing the private parts, wudu like prayer, and washing the body. For searches such as Aisha ghusl hadith and wudu before ghusl hadith, this version helps show how wording may vary while the main subject stays the same.
What we learn from this hadith
- This report notes a wording difference in the same general narration.
- The words washed his feet are not in this version.
- The core subject is still the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم ghusl after janabah.
- The report should be read as a variant wording, not a new event.
