حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَی الْخُرَاسَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْکٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ کَانَ إِذَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ الْجَنَابَةِ يُفْرِغُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَی عَلَی يَدِهِ الْيُسْرَی سَبْعَ مِرَارٍ ثُمَّ يَغْسِلُ فَرْجَهُ فَنَسِيَ مَرَّةً کَمْ أَفْرَغَ فَسَأَلَنِي کَمْ أَفْرَغْتُ فَقُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي فَقَالَ لَا أُمَّ لَکَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُکَ أَنْ تَدْرِيَ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوئَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يُفِيضُ عَلَی جِلْدِهِ الْمَائَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ هَکَذَا کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَطَهَّرُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 246
Shubah reported: when Ibn Abbas took a bath because of sexual defilement, he poured (water) over his left hand with his right hand seven times. Once he forgot how many times he had poured (water). Therefore he asked me: how many times did I pour (water)? I do not know. He said: may you miss your mother! What prevented you from remembering it? He then performed ablution as he did for prayer and poured water over his skin (body). He then said: this is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ purified (himself).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020