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Sahih al-Bukhari 201

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to take a bath with one Sa up to five Mudds (1 Sa = [??] Mudds) of water and used to perform ablution with one Mudd of water.

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ جَبْرٍ

قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْسِلُ أَوْ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ بِالصَّاعِ إِلَى خَمْسَةِ أَمْدَادٍ، وَيَتَوَضَّأُ بِالْمُدِّ

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to take a bath with one Sa up to five Mudds (1 Sa = [??] Mudds) of water and used to perform ablution with one Mudd of water.

আনাস (রাযি.) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম এক সা‘ (৪ মুদ) হতে পাঁচ মুদ পর্যন্ত পানি দিয়ে গোসল করতেন এবং উযু করতেন এক মুদ দিয়ে। (মুসলিম ৩/১০, হাঃ ৩২৫, আহমাদ ১৪০০২, ১৪০৯৫)

ہم سے ابونعیم نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے مسعر نے، کہا مجھ سے ابن جبیر نے، انہوں نے انس رضی اللہ عنہ کو یہ فرماتے ہوئے سنا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم جب دھوتے یا ( یہ کہا کہ ) جب نہاتے تو ایک صاع سے لے کر پانچ مد تک ( پانی استعمال فرماتے تھے ) اور جب وضو فرماتے تو ایک مد ( پانی ) سے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Nu'aim] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Mis'ar] berkata, telah menceritakan kepadaku [Ibnu Jabar] berkata, "Aku mendengar [Anas] berkata, "Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam membasuh, atau mandi dengan satu sha' hingga lima mud, dan berwudlu dengan satu mud

İbn Cebr, Enes r.a.'den şunu duyduğunu söylemiştir: "Nebi (Sallallahu aleyhi ve Sellem) bir sa' ile beş müd miktarı arasındaki su ile gusleder, bir müd su ile abdest alırdı

Sahih al-Bukhari 201, Book 4, Ablutions (Wudu'), Hadith 67. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to take a bath for Janābah (sexual impurity) with one Sā‘ to five Mudds and perform ablution with one Mudd. A Sā‘ equals four Mudds, and a Mudd is the amount that would fill the palms of an average-sized person.

What it teaches

  • It is prescribed to use less water for ablution and ritual bathing and not to use it wastefully, even if water is abundant.
  • It is recommended to use little water for ablution and ritual baths - as needed. This is the guidance of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
  • The bottom line is to perform ablution and take a ritual bath thoroughly while observing the relevant Sunnahs and etiquettes, without extravagance or stinginess. One should take into account the time, the abundance or shortage of water, and so on.
  • Janābah: applies to anyone who has ejaculated or engaged in sexual intercourse. It was called as such because the one in a state of Janābah should keep away (Ijtināb) from prayer and other acts of worship until he is purified from it.
  • Sā‘: a well-known measure. It refers to the Prophetic Sā‘, which weighs 480 Miskals of good wheat, or 3 liters.
  • Mudd: a Shar‘i unit of measurement, which is the handful of a moderate person when he fills his hand with and extends it. Mudd is a quarter of a Sā‘, by consensus among the scholars, and it equals 750 milliliters.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abu Nuaym al-Fadl ibn DukaynTold us, Third generation, died 218 AH
  3. 3Misar ibn KidamTold us, Third generation, died 153 AH
  4. 4Abdullah ibn JabrTold me, Successor, died 111 AH

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