Sahih al-Bukhari 258

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Chapter: Starting one's bath by scenting oneself with Hilab or some other scent

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by 'Aisha bint Abi Bakr 5 narrators

Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~167 AH – 252 AH al-Dahhak bin Mukhlad Abu 'Asim al-Nabil Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~122 AH – 210 AH or after Hanzala bin Abi Sufyan bin 'Abdur Rahman Tābiʿī d. 151 AH Al Qasim bin Muhammad Tābiʿī ~38 AH – 106/108 AH 'Aisha bint Abi Bakr Companion 9 BH/614 CE – 57 AH/678 CE (17 Ramadan)

Narrated `Aisha:Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) took the bath of Janaba (sexual relation or wet dream) he asked for the Hilab or some other scent. He used to take it in his hand, rub it first over the right side of his head and then over the left and then rub the middle of his head with both hands.

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 258

In-book reference

Book 5, Hadith 11

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 258

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ دَعَا بِشَىْءٍ نَحْوَ الْحِلاَبِ، فَأَخَذَ بِكَفِّهِ، فَبَدَأَ بِشِقِّ رَأْسِهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ الأَيْسَرِ، فَقَالَ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ‏.‏

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