Book 3: Taking a bath with a Sa' of water or so (One Sa' = 3 kilograms approx.)

Sahih al-Bukhari 251

Abū Salamah said: ‘I and the brother of ʿĀʾishah (r.a) visited her, and her brother inquired about the bathing of the Prophet (saw). She requested a vessel [of water] of about one ṣāʿ, then took a bath, pouring it over her head. There was a screen between her and us [throughout her bathing].’

Abū ʿAbd Allāh [al-Bukhārī] reported: ‘Yazīd ibn Hārūn, Bahz, and al-Juddī narrated from Shuʿbah: “Of a measure equivalent to one ṣāʿ”.’

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Sahih al-Bukhari 252

Abū Jaʿfar narrated that he and his father were with Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh, and some other people were also present. They asked him about bathing. He said: ‘One ṣāʿ [of water] should suffice for you.’ One man said: ‘It is not sufficient for me.’ Jābir replied: ‘It was sufficient for one who had more hair than you and was superior to you.’ Then he led us in Prayer wearing a thawb.

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Sahih al-Bukhari 253

Ibn ʿAbbās (r.a) narrated that the Prophet (saw) and Maimūnah (r.a) would both bathe from one vessel [of water]. Yazīd ibn Hārūn and Bahz and al-Juddī added ‘of approximately one ṣāʿ’. Abū ʿAbd Allāh [al-Bukhārī] said: ‘In his later years, Ibn ʿUyainah would narrate this report as being transmitted through Ibn ʿAbbās (r.a) from Maimūnah. The authentic narration, however, is that which Abū Nuʿaim narrated.’

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