‘Alī b. Abī Ṭālib – Allah be pleased with him – said: Shall I not tell you who the real faqīh is? He is one who does not make people despair of Allah’s mercy, yet he does not give them concessions to disobey Allah. He does not make them feel safe from Allah’s plan and […]
When to Bath
A man once asked ‘Alī – Allāh be pleased with him – about taking a full bath (ghusl). He replied, “Wash every day if you want.” The man said, “No, what I mean is the ghusl.” ʿAli replied, “Al-Jumu’ah (Friday), the Day of ‘Arafah, the Day of Al-Naḥr (sacrificial slaughter, ‘Eid al-Adhā) and the Day of Al-Fiṭr (the ‘Eid following Ramaḍān).”
Al-Bayhaqī, Al-Sunan Al-Kubrā, ḥadīth #6343. In Irwā Al-Ghalīl, under ḥadīth #146, Shaykh Al-Albānī graded its chain of transmission ṣaḥīḥ and said this is the best evidence for the recommendation to bath on the two ‘Eid celebrations.
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