Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 349

Sahih Maqtu (Al-Albani)Sunan Abu Dawud 349 — Book 1, Hadith 349

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَرْوَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ مَكْحُولاً عَنْ هَذَا الْقَوْلِ، ‏ "‏ غَسَّلَ وَاغْتَسَلَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ غَسَّلَ رَأْسَهُ وَغَسَلَ جَسَدَهُ ‏.‏

Translation

Makhul was asked about the meaning of words ghassala and ightasala (that occur in tradition 345) and he said:one should was one's head and body well (and not than one should makes one's wife wash)

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