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Donald Rumsfeld's holy war: How President Bush's Iraq briefings came with quotes from the Bible | Mail Online

Donald Rumsfeld's holy war: How President Bush's Iraq briefings came with quotes from the Bible | Mail Online

Bathing (Ghusl)

Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 5: Bathing (Ghusl) Volume 1, Book 5, Number 248: Narrated 'Aisha: Whenever the Prophet took a bath after Janaba he started by washing his hands and then performed ablution like that for the prayer. After that he would put his fingers in water and move the roots of his hair with them, and then pour three handfuls of water over his head and then pour water all over his body. Volume 1, Book 5, Number 249: Narrated Maimuna: (the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle performed ablution like that for the prayer but did not wash his feet. He washed off the discharge from his private parts and then poured water over his body. He withdrew his feet from that place (the place where he took the bath) and then washed them. And that was his way of taking the bath of Janaba. Volume 1, Book 5, Number 250: Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot called 'Faraq'. Volume 1, Book 5, Number 251: Narrated Abu Salama: '

Dry Ablution

Volume 1, Book 7, Number 330: Narrated 'Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) We set out with Allahs Apostle on one of his journeys till we reached Al-Baida' or Dhatul-Jaish, a necklace of mine was broken (and lost). Allah's Apostle stayed there to search for it, and so did the people along with him. There was no water at that place, so the people went to Abu- Bakr As-Siddiq and said, "Don't you see what 'Aisha has done? She has made Allah's Apostle and the people stay where there is no water and they have no water with them." Abu Bakr came while Allah's Apostle was sleeping with his head on my thigh, He said, to me: "You have detained Allah's Apostle and the people where there is no water and they have no water with them. So he admonished me and said what Allah wished him to say and hit me on my flank with his hand. Nothing prevented me from moving (because of pain) but the position of Allah's Apostle on my thigh. Allah's Apostle got u