Hadith: I came to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention of embracing Islam. He commanded me to take a bath with water and the leaves of a lote tree
عن قيس بن عاصم رضي الله عنه قال:
أتيتُ النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُريدُ الإسلامَ، فأَمَرَني أن أغتَسِلَ بماءٍ وسِدرٍ.
[صحيح] - [رواه أبو داود والترمذي والنسائي] - [سنن أبي داود: 355]
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Qays ibn ‘Āsim (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I came to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention of embracing Islam. He commanded me to take a bath with water and the leaves of a lote tree.
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Abu Daoud & At-Termedhy & An-Nasa'i] - [Sunan Abu Daoud - 355]
Qays ibn 'Āsim came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) with the intention to embrace Islam. So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him to bathe with water and lote tree leaves, which are used for cleaning and have a good scent.
Benefits from the Hadith
- It is prescribed for a disbeliever who wants to enter Islam to take a bath.
- Islam is honorable and careful about both the body and the spirit.
- Mixing water with other pure materials does not affect its state of purification.
- Modern detergents, like soap, can take the place of the lote trees.
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- Hadith: I prepared water for Allah's Messenger to purify himself from the major ritual impurity. He poured water with his right hand onto his left hand twice or three times and then washed his private parts and rubbed his hand on the ground or the wall
- Hadith: On taking a ritual bath, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to wash his hands, then perform ablution like that for prayer, then wash himself
- Hadith: Whoever of you comes to attend the Friday prayer, let him take a bath
- Hadith: Whoever unjustly usurps even one handspan of land, his neck will be encircled with it down the seven earths
- Hadith: If any of you has sexual intercourse with his wife and then wished to have intercourse again, then let him perform ablution between the two times
- Hadith: Whoever performs ablution on Friday, that is good, and whoever takes a bath has done what is better
- Hadith: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep while in a state of Janābah without touching water