3/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 317b — Ghusl Transmission
Description of ghusl in the case of janabah (sexual impurity)
Variant Report on Maimuna’s Ghusl Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 317b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 317b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَالأَشَجُّ وَإِسْحَاقُ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا إِفْرَاغُ ثَلاَثِ حَفَنَاتٍ عَلَى الرَّأْسِ وَفِي حَدِيثِ وَكِيعٍ وَصْفُ الْوُضُوءِ كُلِّهِ يَذْكُرُ الْمَضْمَضَةَ وَالاِسْتِنْشَاقَ فِيهِ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ ذِكْرُ الْمِنْدِيلِ .
A'mash Narrated from:
This hadith is narrated by A'mash with the same chain of transmitters, but in the hadith narrated by Yahya b. Yahya and Abu Kuraib there is no mention of: " Pouring of three handfuls of water on the head." and in the hadith narrated by Waki' all the features of ablution have been recorded: rinsing (of mouth), snuffing of water (in the nostrils); and in the hadith transmitted by Abu Mu'awyia, there is no mention of a towel.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 317bIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 45USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 621
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 317b
This report is a transmission note on Maimuna’s ghusl hadith. It says the narration came through Amash with the same chain, but there were differences in what some narrators mentioned. In the report of Yahya b. Yahya and Abu Kuraib, there is no mention of pouring three handfuls of water on the head. In the narration of Waki, the full features of wudu are recorded, including rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nostrils. In the report of Abu Muawiyah, there is no mention of a towel. The core topic remains the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم ghusl after janabah, and this report helps readers notice the exact wording differences without making a new story.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration notes differences within reports of the same ghusl hadith.
- Some versions do not mention three handfuls on the head.
- One version records rinsing the mouth and sniffing water in wudu.
- One version does not mention the towel.
