حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ بْنِ قُدَامَةَ عَنْ صَدَقَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جُمَيْعُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ أَحَدُ بَنِي تَيْمِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أُمِّي وَخَالَتِي عَلَی عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلَتْهَا إِحْدَاهُمَا کَيْفَ کُنْتُمْ تَصْنَعُونَ عِنْدَ الْغُسْلِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوئَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَی رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَنَحْنُ نُفِيضُ عَلَی رُئُوسِنَا خَمْسًا مِنْ أَجْلِ الضُّفُرِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 241
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Jumay ibn Umayr, one of the sons of Banu Taym Allah ibn Thalabah, said: Accompanied by my mother and aunt I entered upon Aishah. One of them asked her: How did you do while taking a bath? Aishah replied: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution (in the beginning) as he did for prayer. He then poured (water) upon his head three times. But we poured water upon our heads five times due to plaits.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020