The Quantity OfWater Required For AblutionAnd Bath In A State OfSexual Impurity
Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 270 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 99
Source no. 270 · Volume 1 · Page 342
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (١٩٩١ و ٢٤٤٧)
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270. 'Abdullâh bin Muhammad bin 'Aqil bin Abu Tâlib narrated from his father that his grandfather said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'A Mudd is sufficient for the ablution and a Sā' is sufficient for the bath.' A man said: 'It is not sufficient for us.'" He (the narrator) said: "It was sufficient for one who is better than you and had more hair" meaning the Prophet ﷺ. (Sahih)
270 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُؤَمَّلِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ، وَعَبَّادُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ زَبَّانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يُجْزِئُ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ مُدٌّ، وَمِنَ الْغُسْلِ صَاعٌ» ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: لَا يُجْزِئُنَا، فَقَالَ: قَدْ كَانَ يُجْزِئُ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ، وَأَكْثَرُ شَعَرًا، يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
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By answering so, 'Aqil ﷺ means to say that if excessive use of water is intended to secure purification and cleanliness, then the Prophet ﷺ presented a perfect example of it. If it means taking extra caution, then the Prophet ﷺ was more God-fearing and pious than anyone else. If you mean to say that you have more hair, then the Prophet's hair was not less than yours. Therefore, your excessive use of water was either the result of your inclination for doubting and satanic whisperings, or of your disposition to extravagance, which must be avoided.