حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ قَالَ قَرَأْتُ فِي أَصْلِ إِسْمَعِيلَ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْفٍ و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حَدَّثَنِي ضَمْضَمُ بْنُ زُرْعَةَ عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ أَفْتَانِي جُبَيْرُ بْنُ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ الْغُسْلِ مِنْ الْجَنَابَةِ أَنَّ ثَوْبَانَ حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ اسْتَفْتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ فَلْيَنْشُرْ رَأْسَهُ فَلْيَغْسِلْهُ حَتَّی يَبْلُغَ أُصُولَ الشَّعْرِ وَأَمَّا الْمَرْأَةُ فَلَا عَلَيْهَا أَنْ لَا تَنْقُضَهُ لِتَغْرِفْ عَلَی رَأْسِهَا ثَلَاثَ غَرَفَاتٍ بِکَفَّيْهَا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 255
Narrated Thawban: Shurayh ibn Ubayd said: Jubayr ibn Nufayr gave me a verdict about the bath because of sexual defilement that Thawban reported to them that they asked the Prophet ﷺ about it. He (the Prophet) replied: As regards man, he should undo the hair of his head and wash it until the water should reach the roots of the hair. But there is no harm if the woman does not undo it (her hair) and pour three handfuls of water over her head.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020