حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُهَاجِرٍ عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ أَسْمَائَ سَأَلَتْ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ فِرْصَةً مُمَسَّکَةً قَالَتْ کَيْفَ أَتَطَهَّرُ بِهَا قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ تَطَهَّرِي بِهَا وَاسْتَتِرِي بِثَوْبٍ وَزَادَ وَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنْ الْغُسْلِ مِنْ الْجَنَابَةِ فَقَالَ تَأْخُذِينَ مَائَکِ فَتَطَّهَّرِينَ أَحْسَنَ الطُّهُورِ وَأَبْلَغَهُ ثُمَّ تَصُبِّينَ عَلَی رَأْسِکِ الْمَائَ ثُمَّ تَدْلُکِينَهُ حَتَّی يَبْلُغَ شُؤُونَ رَأْسِکِ ثُمَّ تُفِيضِينَ عَلَيْکِ الْمَائَ قَالَ وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ نِعْمَ النِّسَائُ نِسَائُ الْأَنْصَارِ لَمْ يَکُنْ يَمْنَعُهُنَّ الْحَيَائُ أَنْ يَسْأَلْنَ عَنْ الدِّينِ وَأَنْ يَتَفَقَّهْنَ فِيهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 316
Aishah said: Asma asked the Prophet ﷺ and then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect. He (the Prophet) said: "a musk-scented piece of cloth. " She (Asma) said: How should I purify with it ? He said: By glory of Allah! Purify with it, and he covered his face with the cloth. This version also adds: "She asked about the washing because of sexual defilement. " He said: Take your water and purify yourself as best as possible. Then pour water over yourself. Aishah said: The best of the women are the women of the Ansar. Shyness would not prevent them from inquiring about religion and from acquiring deep understanding in it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020