It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the people who used to give the verdict that the water of purification (ghusl) is used only after the discharge of semen, this was a concession. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had given this concession in the early days of Islam, but afterwards we were commanded to perform the full ritual bath (ghusl).

(Second chain) In this it is stated: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had given the believers concession in this matter due to the scarcity of clothes, then he, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade it. By concession, this hadith was meant: The water for ghusl is used only when semen is discharged.

Sayyiduna Rifa’ah bin Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him), who participated in the Pledge of Aqabah and the Battle of Badr, narrates: He says, I was with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when someone said to him: Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit is giving fatwa in the mosque to people based on his own opinion regarding the man who has intercourse but does not ejaculate. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Bring him to me quickly. So they brought him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O enemy of your own soul! Have you reached the point that you have started giving fatwa to people in the Prophet’s Mosque based on your own opinion? He said: I have not done any such thing, but rather my uncles have narrated to me from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Which uncles of yours? He said: Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka’b, Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub, and Sayyiduna Rifa’ah bin Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with them). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What does this young man say? I replied: Yes, we used to do the same in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then did you ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this? I said: We used to do the same in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and we did not perform ghusl. Then he gathered the people and asked about this matter. It happened that all the people agreed that the water of ghusl was only used when the water of semen was discharged, except for two men, Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with them). These two said: When the circumcised part touches the circumcised part, ghusl becomes obligatory. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): O Commander of the Faithful! The wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) know this matter better. So you sent a message to Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding this. She replied: I have no knowledge about this. Then you sent a message to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She said: When the circumcised part touches the circumcised part, ghusl becomes obligatory. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry and said: Let it not reach me that anyone has done such a thing and then not performed ghusl, otherwise I will give him the severest punishment.