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Volume 1 Book 5 Hadith 279

Volume 1, Book 5, Number 279:
Narrated Maimuna:
I screened the Prophet while he was taking a bath of Janaba. He washed his hands, poured water
from his right hand over his left and washed his private parts. Then he rubbed his hand over a wall
or the earth, and performed ablution similar to that for the prayer but did not wash his feet. Then he
poured water over his body, shifted from that place, and washed his feet.

Volume 1 Book 5 Hadith 280

Volume 1, Book 5, Number 280:
Narrated Um-Salama:
(the mother of the believers) Um Sulaim, the wife of Abu Talha, came to Allah’s Apostle and said,
“O Allah’s Apostle! Verily Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. Is it necessary for a woman to
take a bath after she has a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharge)?” Allah’s Apostle replied, “Yes, if
she notices a discharge.”

Volume 1 Book 5 Hadith 271

Volume 1, Book 5, Number 271:
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.

Volume 1 Book 5 Hadith 272

Volume 1, Book 5, Number 272:
Narrated Hisham bin ‘Urwa:
(on the authority of his father) ‘Aisha said, “Whenever Allah’s Apostle took the bath of Janaba, he
cleaned his hands and performed ablution like that for prayer and then took a bath and rubbed his
hair, till he felt that the whole skin of the head had become wet, then he would pour water thrice
and wash the rest of the body.” ‘Aisha further said, “I and Allah’s Apostle used to take a bath from a
single water container, from which we took water simultaneously.”

Volume 1 Book 5 Hadith 273

Volume 1, Book 5, Number 273:
Narrated Maimuna:
Water was placed for the ablution of Allah’s Apostle after Janaba. He poured water with his right
hand over his left twice or thrice and then washed his private parts and rubbed his hand on the
earth or on a wall twice or thrice and then rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it
and then blowing it out arid then washed his face and forearms and poured water over his head and
washed his body. Then he shifted from that place and washed his feet. I brought a piece of cloth, but
he did not take it and removed the traces of water from his body with his hand.”
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Volume 1 Book 5 Hadith 274

Volume 1, Book 5, Number 274:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Once the call (Iqama) for the prayer was announced and the rows were straightened. Allah’s
Apostle came out; and when he stood up at his Musalla, he remembered that he was Junub. Then he
ordered us to stay at our places and went to take a bath and then returned with water dropping from
his head. He said, “Allahu-Akbar”, and we all offered the prayer with him.

Volume 1 Book 5 Hadith 275

Volume 1, Book 5, Number 275:
Narrated Maimuna:
I placed water for the bath of the Prophet and screened him with a garment. He poured water over
his hands and washed them. After that he poured water with his right hand over his left and washed
his private parts, rubbed his hands with earth and washed them, rinsed his mouth, washed his nose
by putting water in it and then blowing it out and then washed his face and forearms. He poured
water over his head and body. He then shifted from that place and washed his feet. I gave him a
piece of cloth but he did not take it and came out removing the water (from his body) with both his
hands.

Volume 1 Book 5 Hadith 276

Volume 1, Book 5, Number 276:
Narrated Aisha:
Whenever any one of us was Junub, she poured water over her head thrice with both her hands
and then rubbed the right side of her head with one hand and rubbed the left side of the head with
the other hand.