It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade entering (a public bath, a river or the like) without a waist-wrapper. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The ritual bath (ghusl) is performed for four things: for janabah (major ritual impurity), on the day of Jumu'ah, on account of washing a deceased person, and on account of cupping (hijamah)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) weeping. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O my daughter, what has made you weep?" She said: "O my dear father, why should I not weep when these chiefs of Quraysh are in the Hatim, making a pact by swearing by al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat to kill you? If they see you, they will fall upon you, and there is not a man among them who does not know his share of your blood." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Daughter, bring me water for ablution." He (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and went out towards the mosque. When they saw him, their heads drooped. He (peace and blessings be upon him) picked up pebbles and threw them at them, saying: "May these faces be disfigured." All those whom those pebbles struck were killed as disbelievers at the Battle of Badr. This hadith is sahih (authentic); both of them (Bukhari and Muslim) used Yahya bin Sulaym as evidence, and Muslim used Abdullah bin Uthman bin Khuthaym as evidence, but they did not record it. It is proof that ablution was already present at the very beginning of Islam, before Surah al-Ma'idah was revealed.

Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah in the early days of his mission, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in hiding. I asked: "Who are you?" He said: "I am a Prophet." I asked: "What is a Prophet?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah." I asked: "Has Allah sent you?" He said: "Yes." I asked: "With what has He sent you?" He said: "That Allah alone be worshipped, that idols be broken, and that ties of kinship be maintained." I said: "How excellent is that with which He has sent you!" I asked: "Who has followed you in this?" He said: "A free man and a slave" (meaning Abu Bakr and Bilal, may Allah be pleased with them both). Amr used to say: "I saw myself as a quarter of Islam (or: the fourth in Islam)." He said: So I accepted Islam and said: "Shall I follow you, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "No, but join your people, and when you are told that I have come out, then follow me." So I joined my people and kept waiting for news of him and of his emigration, until a group of riders came from Yathrib. I met them and asked them for news, and they said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has left Makkah for Madinah." I asked: "Has he reached it?" They said: "Yes." So I set out until I came to him and said: "Do you recognise me, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Yes, you are the man who came to me in Makkah." I kept waiting for a moment when he would be alone, and when he was alone I said: "O Messenger of Allah, teach me some of what Allah has taught you and of which I am ignorant." He said: "Ask about whatever you wish." I asked: "Which part of the night is most readily heard?" He said: "The last part of the depth of the night. So pray as much as you wish, for the prayer is witnessed and recorded until you pray the dawn prayer. Then refrain until the sun rises and ascends the height of a spear or two, for it rises between the two horns of Satan and the disbelievers pray to it. Then pray as much as you wish, for the prayer is witnessed and recorded until the spear's shadow equals it. Then refrain, for Hell is stoked and its gates are opened. When the sun has passed its zenith, pray as much as you wish, for the prayer is witnessed and recorded; then pray until you pray the Asr prayer. Then refrain until the sun sets, for it sets between the two horns of Satan and the disbelievers pray to it. When you perform ablution and wash your hands, your sins come out from the tips of your fingernails; when you wash your face, your sins come out from your face; when you rinse your mouth and nose, your sins come out from your nostrils; when you wash your forearms, your sins come out from your forearms; when you wipe your head, your sins come out from the ends of your hair; and when you wash your feet, your sins come out from your feet. If you remain seated in your place, that is your share from your ablution; and if you stand, remember your Lord, praise Him and pray two rak'ahs to Him with your heart devoted to them, you become free of your sins as on the day your mother gave birth to you." (Abu Umamah) said: I said: "O Amr, be mindful of what you are saying, for you are saying something tremendous." He said: "By Allah, I have grown old and my appointed time has drawn near, and I have no need to lie. Had I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) only once or twice, I would not have narrated it, but I have heard it more often than that." Imam Muslim has narrated parts of it, but this complete narration is more satisfying and more complete.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man was in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) during winter. He asked (for the ruling) and was told to take a ritual bath (ghusl). He bathed and died. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times: "They killed him, may Allah destroy them! Allah has made clean earth (or: tayammum) a means of purification." This hadith is sahih (authentic). Although its narrator al-Walid bin Ubaydullah has very few hadith, this narration is strengthened by other supporting reports.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "And if you are ill or on a journey" [An-Nisa: 43] , that if a man has a wound received in the path of Allah, or smallpox or the like, and he becomes in need of a ritual bath (ghusl) and fears that he will die if he bathes, then he should perform tayammum.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said concerning the urine of a nursing infant: "Water is to be sprinkled on the urine of a boy, and the urine of a girl is to be washed (clean)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Lubabah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) urinated in the lap of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: "Give me your garment so that I may wash it." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The urine of a girl is washed, and water is sprinkled on the urine of a boy."

Abu al-Samh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was the servant of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Hasan or Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) was brought, and he urinated on his (peace and blessings be upon him) chest. The people began to wash it, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Just sprinkle water on it, for the urine of a girl is washed and water is sprinkled on the urine of a boy." The two Shaykhs mentioned pouring water over a boy's urine, but the distinction regarding a girl's urine is not mentioned in their narrations.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you treads on filth with his sandals, then earth is a purifier for him."