Sahih al-Bukhari 260 (Book 5, Hadith 13) Narrated Maimuna: The Prophet (ﷺ) took the bath of Janaba. (sexual relation or wet dream). He first cleaned his private parts with his hand, and then rubbed it (that hand) on the wall (earth) and washed it. Then he performed ablution like that for the prayer, and after […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 5, Bathing (Ghusl), discusses the full-body ritual purification required in certain circumstances.
Sahih al-Bukhari 261 (Book 5, Hadith 14) Narrated Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to take a bath from a single pot of water and our hands used to go in the pot after each other in turn. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَفْلَحُ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّ، […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 262 (Book 5, Hadith 15) Narrated `Aisha: Whenever Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) took a bath of Janaba, he washed his hands first. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ. Sahih al-Bukhari 262 (Book 5, Hadith 15) […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 263 (Book 5, Hadith 16) Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to take a bath from a single pot of water after Janaba. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَغْتَسِلُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 264 (Book 5, Hadith 17) Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) and one of his wives used to take a bath from a single pot of water. (Shu`ba added to Anas’ Statement “After the Janaba”). حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبْرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 265 (Book 5, Hadith 18) Narrated Maimuna: I placed water for the bath of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and he poured water over his hands and washed them twice or thrice; then he poured water with his right hand over his left and washed his private parts (with his left hand). He rubbed his […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 266 (Book 5, Hadith 19) Narrated Maimuna bint Al-Harith: I placed water for the bath of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and put a screen. He poured water over his hands, and washed them once or twice. (The sub-narrator added that he did not remember if she had said thrice or not). Then he poured […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 267 (Book 5, Hadith 20) Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir: on the authority of his father that he had asked `Aisha (about the Hadith of Ibn `Umar). She said, “May Allah be Merciful to Abu `Abdur-Rahman. I used to put scent on Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and he used to go round his wives, and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 268 (Book 5, Hadith 21) Narrated Qatada: Anas bin Malik said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number.” I asked Anas, “Had the Prophet (ﷺ) the strength for it?” Anas replied, “We used to say that the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 269 (Book 5, Hadith 22) Narrated `Ali: I used to get emotional urethral discharge frequently. Being the son-in-law of the Prophet (ﷺ) I requested a man to ask him about it. So the man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Perform ablution after washing your organ (penis).” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 270 (Book 5, Hadith 23) Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Muntathir: on the authority of his father that he had asked `Aisha about the saying of Ibn `Umar (i.e. he did not like to be a Muhrim while the smell of scent was still coming from his body). `Aisha said, “I scented Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 271 (Book 5, Hadith 24) Narrated `Aisha: It is as if I am just looking at the glitter of scent in the parting of the Prophet’s head hair while he was a Muhrim. حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ الطِّيبِ […]