3/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 321d — Aisha’s Report of Sharing One Ghusl 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 from One Vessel: “Leave Some for Me”
Sahih Muslim : 321d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 321d
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ إِنَاءٍ - بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ - وَاحِدٍ فَيُبَادِرُنِي حَتَّى أَقُولَ دَعْ لِي دَعْ لِي . قَالَتْ وَهُمَا جُنُبَانِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
I and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a bath from one vessel which was placed between me and him and he would get ahead of me, so that I would say: Spare (some water for) me, spare (some water for) me; and she said that they had had sexual intercourse.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 321dIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 54USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 630
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 321d
This Hadith gives a personal and direct report from Aisha about ghusl after janabah. She said that she and the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم took a bath from one vessel placed between them. He would get ahead of her, so she would say, “Spare some water for me, spare some water for me.” The narration also states that both were in janabah. People often search this as the hadith about Aisha and the Prophet bathing from one vessel. The safe meaning is simple: it describes shared use of one container during ghusl. It does not add extra steps or rulings beyond the scene stated in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used one vessel placed between them.
- The narration shows that both were in janabah.
- Aisha asked him to leave some water when he got ahead of her.
- The report focuses on shared water use, not a full ghusl method.
