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📌Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Sunan An-Nabi Chapter 15: The Adab of Ghusl In al-Tahdhib: In his narration from Husayn ibn Sa’id, from al-Nadhr, from Muhammad ibn Abi Ja’far, from Mu’awiya ibn ‘Ammar who said: I heard Aba ‘Abdillah (as) saying: The Holy Prophet (S) used to take ghusl [^1] with one sa’ [^2] and when he was accompanied by one of his wives he would take ghusl with a sa’ and a mudd [^3] (of water).[^4] Note: Kulayni has also mentioned this from Muhammad ibn Muslim adding: ‘They both took ghusl from one container.’ Similarly, (it is mentioned) by Shaykh Tusi with another chain (of narrators).[^5] In al- Ja’fariyat: In his narration from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from his father (as) who said: Hasan ibn Muhammad asked Jabir ibn ‘Abdallah about the ghusl of the Holy Prophet (S) so Jabir said: “The Holy Prophet (S) would pour water on his head three times.” Hasan ibn Muhammad said: “The hair on my head is many, as you can see,” to which Jabir replied: “O Hur[^6] do not say this, because the Noble Prophet (S) had more and better hair.[^7] Note: A similar tradition has also been narrated from Ja’far from his father (as) from Jabir.

📌From Ibn Shu’bah in Tuhf al-’Uqul: From ‘Ali (as): Ghusl on the days of ‘eid is a purification for those who would like their desires to be fulfilled and a (means of) following the sunnah .[^8] Note: A similar narration can be found in al-Bihar.[^9] From al-Saduq in al-Hidayah: al-Sadiq (as) said: The Friday ghusl is a sunnah compulsory for men and women, while traveling and at home and he (as) said: The Friday ghusl is a purification and an atonement for the sins that are committed from Friday to Friday.

📌So Allah ordered the Prophet (S) to perform ghusl (on Fridays) thereby making it a sunnah .[^10] Note: A similar tradition can be found in al-Muqni’[^11] From Sayyid ibn Tawus in al-Iqbal: In his narration from Ibn Sinan from Abi ‘Abdillah (as) who said: Performing ghusl on the day of Fitr is a sunnah.