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270. I t was narrated from Aha Hurairah that the Prophet @ met him in one of the streets of Al- Madinah while he was Junub, so he slipped away f r o m him a n d performed Ghusl. The Prophet @ noticed he was not there, and when he came he said: 'Where were you, 0 AbO Hurairah?' He said: '0 Messenger of Allsh, you met us but 1 was junub, 1 did not want to sit in your presence until 1 had performed Ghusl.' He said: 'Subhin Allbh! The believer is not made impure (Najis)."' (Sahih)
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Commentary
Subhanallah - How far is Allâh from every imperfection - is an expression of exclamation. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ expressed astonishment at the way Abû Hurairah ﷺ behaved. This demonstrates that for a person who is in a major state of impurity, it is not necessary to take a bath immediately after sexual intercourse. Otherwise, the Prophet ﷺ would not have expressed astonishment at his having slipped away in order to take a bath; on the contrary, he would have commended him.
