24/21. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1755 — Ghusl and Hair Length
What Has Been Related About Hair Reaching The Shoulders And Cutting The Hair
Hadith About Ghusl from One Vessel and the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم Hair
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1755
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1755
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ وَكَانَ لَهُ شَعْرٌ فَوْقَ الْجُمَّةِ وَدُونَ الْوَفْرَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ وَكَانَ لَهُ شَعْرٌ فَوْقَ الْجُمَّةِ وَدُونَ الْوَفْرَةِ . وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ثِقَةٌ كَانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ يُوَثِّقُهُ وَيَأْمُرُ بِالْكِتَابَةِ عَنْهُ .
A'isha Narrated from:
I And The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Would Perform Ghusl Using (Water From) The Same Vessel. He Had Hair Reaching Above His Shoulders And Below His Earlobes. This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih Gharib. [Abu 'Eisa Said:] It Has Been Reported From Other Routes That 'Aishah Said: "I And The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Would Perform Ghusl Using (Water From) The Same Vessel." And The Following Statement Is Not Mentioned In It: "He Had Hair Reaching Above His Shoulders [And Below His Earlobes'." It Was Only Mentioned By 'Abdur-Rahman Bin Abi Az-Zinad, And He Is Trustworthy, A Hafiz, And Malik Bin Anas Stated That He Was Trustworthy And Ordered Recording (Ahadith) From Him.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1755In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 36English translation : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 1755
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1755
This Hadith combines a report about ghusl with a description of the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم hair. Aishah says that she and the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم would perform ghusl using water from the same vessel. She also says he had hair reaching above his shoulders and below his earlobes. The narration is useful for searches about ghusl from one vessel hadith and Prophet hair length hadith. It should be explained carefully because the text contains two details: shared use of one vessel for ghusl and a description of hair length. Abu 'Eisa also notes that the hair-length wording is not mentioned in some other routes, but is included here.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah reported sharing one vessel for ghusl with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Hadith describes the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم hair length.
- The report should keep the ghusl detail and hair detail distinct.
- Narration notes can show how wording differs across routes.
