3/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 317c — Towel After Ghusl
Description of ghusl in the case of janabah (sexual impurity)
Hadith About Towel After Ghusl
Sahih Muslim : 317c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 317c
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُتِيَ بِمِنْدِيلٍ فَلَمْ يَمَسَّهُ وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ بِالْمَاءِ هَكَذَا يَعْنِي يَنْفُضُهُ .
Maimuna Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was given a towel, but he did not rub (his body) with it, but he did like this with water, i. e. he shook it off.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 317cIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 46USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 622
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 317c
This short hadith focuses on the towel after ghusl. Ibn Abbas narrated from Maimuna that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was given a towel, but he did not rub his body with it. Instead, he shook off the water. The wording is brief, so the explanation should not turn it into a broad rule that the text does not state. It simply reports what he did in this moment after bathing. For searches like towel after ghusl hadith and Prophet shook off water after ghusl, this is the direct report. It also connects to the longer Maimuna narration where a towel was brought and returned. The core topic is ghusl manners as shown by this specific action.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was given a towel after ghusl.
- He did not rub his body with it in this report.
- He shook off the water instead.
- The narration reports a specific action and should not be stretched beyond its wording.
