Chapter: 3, The Book of Menstruation (Kitab Al-Haid)
Hadith No: 637 Narrated/Authority of Safinah
Abu Bakr, a companion of the Messenger of Allah, observed that the Messenger of Allah took a bath with one Sa’ of water and performed ablution with one Mudd of water. Ibn Hujr narrated that one Mudd was enough for the Prophet’s ablution. Ibn Hujr mentioned that his teacher, Ismail, was very old and he couldn’t fully trust him for this tradition.
Hadith No: 638 Narrated/Authority of Jubair bin Mutim
The people contended amongst themselves in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) with regard to bathing. Some of them said: We wash our heads like this and this. Upon this the Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: As for me I pour three handfuls of water upon my head.
Hadith No: 639 Narrated/Authority of Jubair bin Mutim
from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) that a mention was made before him about bathing because of sexual intercourse and he said: I pour water over my head thrice.
Hadith No: 640 Narrated/Authority of Jabir bin Abdullah
A delegation of the Thaqif said to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him): Our land is cold; what about our bathing then? He (the Holy Prophet) said: I pour water thrice over my head.
Hadith No: 641 Narrated/Authority of
Ibn Salim in his narration reported:” The delegation of the Thaqif said: Messenger of Allah.”
Hadith No: 642 Narrated/Authority of Jabir bin Abdullah
When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) took a bath because of sexual intercourse, he poured three handfuls of water upon his head. Hasan b. Muhammad said to him (the narrator): My hair is thick. Upon this Jabir observed. I said to him: O son of my brother, the hair of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was thicker than your hair and these were more fine (than yours).
Hadith No: 643 Narrated/Authority of Um Salama
I said: Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who has closely plaited hair on my head; should I undo it for taking a bath, because of sexual intercourse? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, it is enough for you to throw three handfuls of water on your head and then pour water over yourself, and you shall be purified.
Hadith No: 644 Narrated/Authority of
This hadith has been narrated by Amr al-Naqid, Yazid b. Harun, ‘Abd b. Humaid, Abd al-Razzaq, Thauri, Ayyub b. Musa, with the same chain of transmitters. In hadith narrated by Abd al-Razzaq there is a mention of the menstruation and of the sexual intercourse. The rest of the hadith has been transmitted like that of Ibn ‘Uyaina.
Hadith No: 645 Narrated/Authority of
This hadith is narrated by the same chain of transmitters by Ahmad al. Darimi, Zakariya b. Adi, Yazid, i. e. ‘Ibn Zurai’, Rauh b. al-Qasim, Ayyub b. Musa with the same chain of transmitters, and there is a mention of these words:” Should I undo the plait and wash it, because of sexual intercourse?” and there is no mention of menstruation.
Hadith No: 646 Narrated/Authority of Ubaid bin Umair
It was conveyed to Aisha that Abdullah bin Amr ordered the women to undo the (plaits) of hair on their heads. She said: How strange it is for Ibn Amr that he orders the women to undo the plaits of their head while taking a bath; why does he not order them to shave their heads? I and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) took bath from one vessel. I did no more than this that I poured three handfuls of water over my head.