Sahih al-Bukhari
291
Chapter 5 · Bathing (Ghusl)إِذَا الْتَقَى الْخِتَانَانِ
When the two circumcised parts meet
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا جَلَسَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ جَهَدَهَا، فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغَسْلُ ".
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،
Translation
Abu Hurairah reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “When he sits between her four limbs and then exerts himself with her, the ritual bath (ghusl) has become obligatory.”
Translator’s note: A euphemism for intercourse; the four limbs are the woman's arms and legs (according to another view, her legs and thighs). The ritual bath is thus obligatory even without ejaculation.
Other translations
Deutsch
Abu Huraira berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Wenn er sich zwischen ihre vier Glieder setzt und sich dann mit ihr abmüht, dann ist die Ganzkörperwaschung Pflicht geworden.“
Translator’s note: Eine verhüllende Umschreibung des Geschlechtsverkehrs; mit den vier Gliedern sind Arme und Beine der Frau gemeint (nach anderer Deutung Beine und Schenkel). Die Ganzkörperwaschung ist damit auch ohne Samenerguss Pflicht.
Türkçe
Ebû Hüreyre (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Erkek kadının dört uzvu arasına oturur, sonra da ona yüklenirse gusül gerekli olur.”
Translator’s note: Cinsel ilişkiyi ifade eden kinayeli bir anlatımdır; dört uzuv ile kadının kolları ve bacakları (başka bir yoruma göre bacakları ve uylukları) kastedilir. Buna göre inzal olmasa da gusül gerekir.
Further routes of narration
تَابَعَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ مِثْلَهُ. وَقَالَ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ مِثْلَهُ.
The journey of this hadith
From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 8 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.
256AH
al-Bukhari · Samarqand
- Prophet ﷺ
- Companions (Sahaba)
- Successors (Tabiʿun)
- Successors of the Successors
- Later scholars
- Compiler
- Not yet identified
- Second chain (taḥwīl)
- Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Chain as a list
Main chain
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- Abu Rafi' al-Sa'aghأَبِي رَافِعٍ
d. 90 AH · Follower Tabi' 2nd Generation
- al-Hasan al-Basriالْحَسَنِ
d. 110 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation
- Qatadaقَتَادَةَ
d. 117 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
d. 154 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
- Mua'dh bin Fdalh Abu Zaydمُعَاذُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ
3rd Century AH
uncertain match (70 %)
Possible persons: Mua'dh bin Fdalh Abu Zayd
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
Compiler
Second chain (taḥwīl)
The compiler switches to a second route of narration within the isnad (sign ح).
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- Abu Rafi' al-Sa'aghأَبِي رَافِعٍ
d. 90 AH · Follower Tabi' 2nd Generation
- al-Hasan al-Basriالْحَسَنِ
d. 110 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation
- Qatadaقَتَادَةَ
d. 117 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
d. 154 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
- al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eemأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ
d. 212 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
Compiler
Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.
- Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةَ
d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
- 'Amr bin Marzuq al-Bahliعَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ
d. 124 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation
Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.
- al-Hasan al-Basriالْحَسَنُ
d. 110 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation
- Qatadaقَتَادَةُ
d. 117 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- أَبَانُ
not yet identified
d. 223 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation