Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 62-69

Chapter 11: It is recommended to pour water over the head, and elsewhere, three times.

Jubair b. Mut'im reported:

The people contended amongst themselves in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with regard to bathing. Some of them said: We wash our heads like this and this. Upon this the Messenger (ﷺ) said: As for me I pour three handfuls of water upon my head. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 62)

Jubair b. Mut'im reported it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that a mention was made before him about bathing because of sexual intercourse and he said:

I pour water over my head thrice. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 63)

Jabir b. Abdullah reported:

A delegation of the Thaqif said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Our land is cold; what about our bathing then? He (the Holy Prophet) said: I pour water thrice over my head.

Ibn Salim in his narration reported:" The delegation of the Thaqif said: Messenger of Allah." (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 64)

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a bath because of sexual intercourse, he poured three handfuls of water upon his head. Hasan b. Muhammad said to him (the narrator): My hair is thick. Upon this Jabir observed. I said to him: O son of my brother, the hair of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was thicker than your hair and these were more fine (than yours). (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 65)

Chapter 12: Ruling on the braids of a woman who is doing ghusl.

Umm Salama reported:

I said: Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who has closely plaited hair on my head; should I undo it for taking a bath, because of sexual intercourse? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, it is enough for you to throw three handfuls of water on your head and then pour water over yourself, and you shall be purified. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 66)

This hadith has been narrated by Amr al-Naqid, Yazid b. Harun, 'Abd b. Humaid, Abd al-Razzaq, Thauri, Ayyub b. Musa, with the same chain of transmitters. In hadith narrated by Abd al-Razzaq there is a mention of the menstruation and of the sexual intercourse. The rest of the hadith has been transmitted like that of Ibn 'Uyaina. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 67)

This hadith is narrated by the same chain of transmitters by Ahmad al. Darimi, Zakariya b. 'Adi, Yazid, i. e. ' Ibn Zurai', Rauh b. al-Qasim, Ayyub b. Musa with the same chain of transmitters, and there is a mention of these words:

"Should I undo the plait and wash it, because of sexual intercourse?" and there is no mention of menstruation. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 68)

'Ubaid b. Umair reported:

It was conveyed to 'A'isha that 'Abdullah b. 'Amr ordered the women to undo the (plaits) of hair on their heads. She said: How strange it is for Ibn 'Amr that he orders the women to undo the plaits of their head while taking a bath; why does he not order them to shave their beads? I and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took bath from one vessel. I did no more than this that I poured three handfuls of water over my head. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 69)