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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Description of the Ghusl: To Pour Water Over Your Head Three Times [Part 5]

5- To pour water over your head three times so that the water reaches the scalp. Al-Uthaymeen explains that it is Sunnah to rub the water into the scalp so that it reaches the roots and that water is not wasted when washing the head.

The evidence for this is the Hadeeth of A’aisha [may Allaah be Pleased with her and her father] that the Prophet would, “Run his fingers through his hair until the water reached his scalp, doing this thrice and then he would wash the rest of his body [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him].” [Reported al-Bukhaaree (272) and Muslim (316)].

Al-Uthaymeen states so the manner of pouring water is to pour water over ones’ head thrice, running his finger through his hair until the water reaches the roots of all the hair on his head.

Some of the scholars stated that it is recommended to wash the right hand side of ones’ body with the first pouring, the left hand side with the second pouring and then over the middle with the third [Reported by al-Bukhaaree (285) and Muslim (318)].

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