Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was a person from whom madhi (pre-seminal fluid) would be discharged in abundance. Because of this, I used to perform ghusl (ritual bath) in the cold season, and as a result, my back would suffer pain. I mentioned this matter to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), or this matter was mentioned before him, so he said: Do not do this. When you see madhi, wash your private part and perform wudu as you do for prayer, and when you see water (i.e., when semen is discharged), then perform ghusl.

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that she used to bathe with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from the same vessel.

Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to perform prayer while carrying Sayyidah Umamah (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the granddaughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would stand, he would pick her up. When he would go into prostration, he would put her down to one side (i.e., make her stand).

Amr bin Salim Zurqi narrates: He heard Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah saying, "Once we were sitting at the door of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Meanwhile, the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to us, carrying Sayyida Umamah bint Abi Al-As. The mother of this girl was Sayyida Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him). She was still a young girl. The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed the prayer while the girl was on his shoulder. When he went into bowing (ruku'), he put her down on the ground to one side. When he stood up, he picked her up again onto his shoulder, and in this manner, the Prophet (peace be upon him) completed the prayer."

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and I used to perform ghusl from the same vessel. Our hands would be separate in that vessel and would meet in it.

Urwah bin Zubair narrates: I went to Marwan bin Hakam and there we began to discuss in which situations ablution (wudu) becomes obligatory. So Marwan informed me that Lady Busrah bint Safwan (may Allah be pleased with her) told him this matter; she heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) say: "When a person touches his private part, he should perform ablution." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) We seek Allah's refuge from narrating in our books any such narration which has been transmitted by Marwan bin Hakam or people like him. The reason is, we do not consider it permissible to use unauthentic narrations as evidence, even if they support our own position, and among the schools of thought, we will only act upon those narrations which are authentic, even if they go against the statements of our own Imams. As for the narration transmitted by Lady Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her), as we have mentioned earlier, Urwah bin Zubair heard this narration from Lady Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) through Marwan bin Hakam, but he was not satisfied with this, until Marwan sent one of his soldiers to Lady Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) and he asked her. Then he went to those people and informed them about what Lady Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) had stated. So Urwah heard this narration a second time from Lady Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) through the soldier, but still he was not satisfied, until he himself went to Lady Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) and heard this hadith from her. Thus, this narration is transmitted from Lady Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) through Urwah. This is connected, it is not disconnected. Marwan and his soldier are two temporary narrators who have been omitted from the chain.

Sayyida Busrah bint Safwan (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any person touches his private part, he should perform ablution." The narrator states: 'Urwah denied this matter, then he inquired from Sayyida Busrah, and she confirmed this statement.

Sayyida Busrah bint Safwan (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Whoever touches his private part should perform ablution. Urwah says: I asked Sayyida Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) about this, and she confirmed it.

Busrah narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever touches his private part should perform ablution again." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) If what was meant was to wash both hands, as some people have said, then the Prophet (peace be upon him) would not have said: "Perform ablution again," because only that ablution can be repeated which is done for prayer.

Sayyida Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever touches his private part should perform the ablution as is done for prayer."