Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Abu Rafi‘ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) visited his wives during one night and performed ghusl of janabah after being with each one. Someone said: O Messenger of Allah! If you had performed only one ghusl at the end? He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) replied: This is more pure and clean. In another narration, it is:“azka, wa atyabu, wa atharu”—these are words with nearly the same meaning.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would go to all his wives in one night (having intercourse with them, and at the end) would perform one ghusl (ritual bath).