What are the hadiths about major wudu’ (ghusl)? Examples of hadiths about major wudu’ (ghusl)…
Abu Hurayra (ra) said, “I encountered the Messenger of Allah (saw) on a street in Medina while I was in a state of major ritual impurity (junub). I retreated and went away. I then took a bath and went to him. He asked, ‘Where were you, O Abu Hurayra?’ I replied, ‘Because I was ritually impure, I did not wish to sit in your company without purification.’ He exclaimed, ‘Glory be to Allah! A Muslim is not dirty.’” (Abu Da’ud, al-Tahara, 91)
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Jabir b. ʿAbd Allah, and Anas b. Malik (ra) reported that when the Qur’anic verse, “In this mosque (i.e., in the Quba Mosque) there are men who desire to grow in purity–Allah loves those who seek to purify themselves” (al-Tawba, 9:108) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “O company of Ansar! Allah has praised you for your cleanliness. What is the nature of your cleanliness?” They said, “We perform the wudu’ for ritual prayer and we bathe (perform the ghusl) to cleanse ourselves of ritual impurity, and we clean ourselves with water (after urinating).” Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “This is what it is. So adhere to it.” (Ibn Maja, al-Tahara, 28)
According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “It is Allah’s right on every Muslim that he should take a bath (perform the ghusl) once in seven days.” (al-Bukhari, al-Jumʿa, 12)
According to Yaʿla (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) saw a man performing the major wudu’ (ghusl) in an open place. So he ascended the minbar and praised and glorified Allah. Then he said, “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is forbearing, modest, and concealing, and He loves modesty and concealment. When any one of you performs the ghusl, let him (perform it) concealing himself.” (al-Nasaʾi, al-Ghusl, 7)
According to ʿAʾisha (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw), whenever the Prophet (saw) performed the ghusl after ritual impurity (janāba), he started by washing his hands and then performed the wudu’ like that for ritual prayer. After that he would put his fingers in water and run them through his hair, then pour three handfuls of water over his head, and then pour water all over his body. (al-Bukhari, al-Ghusl, 1)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
Hadiths About The Wudu’ And Tayammum (Ritual Purification With Sand, Soil, Or Dust)
