3/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 319a — Ghusl with a Measured Vessel
The amount of water with which it is recommended to perform ghusl in the case of janabah; a man and woman washing from a single vessel; one of them washing with the left-over water of the other
Ghusl After Janabah with a Measured Vessel of Water
Sahih Muslim : 319a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 319a
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ هُوَ الْفَرَقُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) washed himself with water from a vessel (measuring seven to eight seers) because of sexual intercourse.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 319aIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 48USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 624
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 319a
This Hadith is about the amount of water used for ghusl after janabah. Aisha reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم washed himself from a vessel known in the translation as holding seven to eight seers. For readers searching for how much water is needed for ghusl, the key lesson here is simple: the narration describes ghusl being done with a known vessel, not with an open-ended flow of water. The text does not give a full step-by-step method in this report. It only tells us that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم took the bath because of sexual intercourse and used water from that measured container. So the focus is measured use, not extra detail.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ghusl after janabah was performed with water from a specific vessel.
- The narration gives attention to the amount of water used.
- The report teaches a simple approach to purification without extra detail.
- This Hadith should not be stretched into steps it does not mention.
