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Sahih Muslim 325a — Five Makkuks for Ghusl and One for Wudu
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
How Much Water for Ghusl? Five Makkuks and One for Wudu
Sahih Muslim : 325a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 325a
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبْرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَغْتَسِلُ بِخَمْسِ مَكَاكِيكَ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ بِمَكُّوكٍ . وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى بِخَمْسِ مَكَاكِيَّ . وَقَالَ ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ ابْنَ جَبْرٍ .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) took a bath with five Makkuks of water and performed ablution with one Makkuk. Ibn Muthanna has used the words five Makakiyya, and Ibn Mu'adh narrated it from 'Abdullah b. 'Abdullah and he made no mention of Ibn Jabr.
[1] According to Imām An-Nawawî, a Makkūk is the same as a Mudd .Reference : Sahih Muslim 325aIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 58USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 634
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 325a
This Hadith is about the amount of water used for ghusl and wudu. Anas reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم took a bath with five Makkuks of water and performed ablution with one Makkuk. The narration also notes differences in wording from narrators, including “five Makakiyya” and a route that does not mention Ibn Jabr. For readers searching how much water for ghusl or how much water for wudu, the Hadith gives measured amounts rather than a vague idea. It does not describe the actions of washing the limbs or the head. The focus is the amount used by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for purification.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration mentions five Makkuks for ghusl.
- It mentions one Makkuk for ablution.
- The report preserves wording differences from narrators.
- The main lesson is measured water use in purification.
