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Sunan an-Nasai 188 — Ghusl After Accepting Islam
Mentioning When Ghusl (A Purifying Bath) Is Obligatory And When It Is Not - The Ghusl Of The Disbeliever when He Accepts Islam
Hadith About Ghusl After Accepting Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 188
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 188
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَغَرِّ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ - عَنْ خَلِيفَةَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، أَنَّهُ أَسْلَمَ فَأَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ .
Qais bin 'Asim Narrated from:
It was narrated from Qais bin 'Asim that he accepted Islam, and the Prophet commanded him to perform Ghusl with water and lotus leaves.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 188In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 189English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 188
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 188
This hadith about ghusl after accepting Islam reports the case of Qais bin Asim. The wording says that when he accepted Islam, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded him to perform ghusl with water and lotus leaves. The message is direct and easy to understand. It links a new step in faith with a full cleansing bath. The text does not add a long speech or extra rulings. It only tells us what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed in this case. For people searching “ghusl after conversion to Islam” or “bath after accepting Islam hadith,” this narration gives a clear source. The use of water and sidr, or lotus leaves, is mentioned plainly in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Qais bin Asim accepted Islam.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded him to perform ghusl.
- The ghusl was with water and lotus leaves.
- The narration connects entering Islam with a clear act of purification.
