English translation
191. It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "When (a man) sits between the four parts of his wife's body and exerts himself, then Ghusl becomes obligatory." (Sahih)
Hadith 191
The Obligation Of Ghusl When The Two Circumcised Parts Meet
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الحديث: 191 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 110
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Source no. 191 · Volume 1 · Page 335
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٦١٠) //، الإرواء (٨٠ و ١٢٧) //
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Source no. 185 · Volume 1 · Page 41
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٦١٠: ق [إرواء الغليل ٨٠ و ١٢٧].
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Arabic text
191 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا جَلَسَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الْأَرْبَعِ، ثُمَّ اجْتَهَدَ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ»
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"When any of you sits...": these words symbolize the act of sexual intercourse. This applies to an act when a man begins the act of sexual intercourse and when penetration takes place. Upon the meeting of the two sexual organs, the purificatory bath becomes obligatory on both husband and wife - irrespective of whether semen comes out or not. This is because, according to Islamic law, sexual intercourse signifies penetration and not ejaculation. The prescribed legal penalty (Hadd) for fornication and adultery similarly hinge upon penetration and not ejaculation.