Mention Of A Woman Not Undoing Her Braids When Performing Ghusl From Janâbah
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 241 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 131
Source no. 241 · Volume 1 · Page 385
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٦٠٣) //، الإرواء (١٣٦) ، صحيح الترمذي (١٠٥) //
Source no. 235 · Volume 1 · Page 51
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٦٠٣: م [إرواء الغليل ١٣٦ وصحيح الترمذي ٩٢ - ١٠٥].
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242. It was narrated that Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, I am a woman with tightly braided hair; should I undo it when performing Ghusl from Janâbah?' He said: 'No, it is sufficient for you to pour three handfuls of water on your head, then pour water over your body.'" (Sahîh)
241 - أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ أَشُدُّ ضَفْرَ رَأْسِي أَفَأَنْقُضُهَا عِنْدَ غَسْلِهَا مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ؟ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكِ أَنْ تَحْثِي عَلَى رَأْسِكِ ثَلَاثَ حَثَيَاتٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ، ثُمَّ تُفِيضِينَ عَلَى جَسَدِكِ»
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Regarding the issue in question, the head should be given a good rub with both hands so that the cranium and the hair roots become wet with water. Plaits are, nevertheless, excessive hanging hair. If they do not become wet, then that is okay - although they ought to be washed from above. Besides, the purificatory bath for menses - as opposed to the purificatory bath that is taken after sex - is required only once in a month's time; hence undoing the plaits is not burdensome. Therefore, the tightly plaited hair should be undone and thoroughly washed while taking the bath at the end of menses, as is reported in the upcoming Hadîth.