3/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 316d — Wudu Before Ghusl
Description of ghusl in the case of janabah (sexual impurity)
Wudu Before Ghusl Hadith From Aisha
Sahih Muslim : 316d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 316d
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ بَدَأَ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ مِثْلَ وُضُوئِهِ لِلصَّلاَةِ .
Urwa has narrated it on the authority of 'A'isha that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took a bath because of sexual intercourse, he first washed his hands before dipping one of them into the basin, and then performed ablu- tion as is done for prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 316dIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 43USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 619
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 316d
This hadith about wudu before ghusl gives a short and useful detail. Aisha reported that when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم bathed because of sexual intercourse, he first washed his hands before putting one of them into the basin. Then he performed ablution as he would for prayer. The report does not give the full bath from beginning to end in the translation provided here. Its main focus is the start: washing the hands before using the vessel, and then making wudu like prayer. Readers searching for wudu before ghusl hadith or Prophet ghusl after janabah will find this wording helpful because it shows clean order at the beginning of the bath.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم washed his hands before putting one into the basin.
- He then made wudu like the wudu for prayer.
- This version focuses on the opening steps of ghusl.
- The narration teaches care with cleanliness at the start of bathing.
