129 - Chapter: The Obligation of the Ritual Bath (Ghusl) When the Two Circumcised Parts Meet

191 - Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-A'la informed us, saying: Khalid narrated to us, saying: Shu'bah narrated to us, from Qatadah, who said: I heard al-Hasan narrating from Abu Rafi', from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When he sits between her four parts, then exerts himself, the ritual bath has become obligatory."

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He mentioned it in "al-Majruhin" as previously noted. Al-Diya' al-Maqdisi authenticated the hadith in "al-Mukhtarah" (745), and Ibn al-Jarud selected it (550). Al-Dhahabi deemed it good (hasan) in "Tarikh al-Islam," p. 235 (section on the Prophetic biography). In contrast, al-Bayhaqi declared it weak in "al-Sunan" 1/304, as did al-Nawawi in "al-Majmu'" 5/144. The rest of its narrators are trustworthy; Muhammad is Ibn Ja'far, and Abu Ishaq is 'Amr ibn 'Abdullah al-Sabi'i, who explicitly stated that he heard it from Najiyah, thus removing any suspicion of tadlis (concealment). The hadith is in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (193).

Ahmad also recorded it (759) from Muhammad ibn Ja'far, with this chain of transmission.

Ahmad also recorded it (1093), as did Abu Dawud (3214), and the author in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" (193), via the route of Sufyan al-Thawri, from Abu Ishaq al-Sabi'i, with it. In Ahmad's version there is an addition: "Then he made supplications for me, such that I would not love to have anything in the world in exchange for them." And in Abu Dawud's version: "And he made supplication for me."

Ahmad also recorded it (807) via the route of al-Hasan ibn Yazid al-Asamm, from Isma'il al-Suddi, from Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, from 'Ali, in a similar manner. Al-Hasan ibn Yazid al-Asamm was declared trustworthy by Ahmad and al-Darqutni. Ibn Ma'in and Abu Hatim said: "There is no harm in him." However, Ibn 'Adi declared him weak in his narration from al-Suddi and said: "His hadith from him is not preserved (mahfuz)." End quote. I say: His hadith is suitable for follow-up (mutaba'ah), Allah willing, for al-Darqutni cited his hadith in "al-'Ilal" 2/101 and did not criticize it, and he preferred it over the narration of those who added Sa'd ibn 'Ubaydah between al-Suddi and al-Sulami in the chain.

The hadith will also come via the route of Sufyan al-Thawri, from Abu Ishaq, under number (2006).

(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic (sahih). Khalid is Ibn al-Harith, Qatadah is Ibn Di'amah al-Sadusi, al-Hasan is al-Basri, and Abu Rafi' is Nufay' al-Sa'igh, who is well known by his kunyah. The hadith is in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (195).

Ahmad also recorded it (10743) and (10747), and Abu Dawud (216), via multiple routes from Shu'bah, with this chain. In one of his two narrations, Ahmad, along with Abu Dawud, paired Hisham al-Dastuwa'i with Shu'bah.