Then he washed them twice or three times. Then he poured with his right hand over his left, and washed his private parts. Then he rubbed his hand against the ground or the wall, twice or three times. Then he rinsed his mouth, inhaled water, and washed his face and his forearms. Then he poured water over his head, then washed his body [then he moved away from that spot and washed his feet]. Then I brought him a towel, but he did not want it, and he began to shake off the water with his hands. Agreed upon. In these two hadiths are many of the mentioned qualities. As for starting with his right side, it is because the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) loved to begin with the right side in his purification. In a hadith from ‘A’isha: When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) performed the Ghusl for Janaba, he would call for something like a milking vessel (hillab), take water with his palms, then begin with the right side of his head, then the left, then take water with his palms and pour it over his head. Agreed upon.
As for washing the feet after the Ghusl, there is a difference of opinion transmitted from Ahmad regarding its position. He said in one narration: It is more beloved to me that he washes them after the wudu, due to the hadith of Maymuna. And he said in another narration:
the Ghusl for Janaba, al-Mujtaba 1/109, 111, 168, 169. And Imam Malik in: Chapter on the practice of Ghusl for Janaba, from the Book of Purification, al-Muwatta’ 1/44. And Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 6/115, 237. (4) In the original: "his hand on the ground". It has been narrated in both ways: once "his hand on the ground" and another time "his hand on the ground". (5) Did not appear in: the original. (6) Reported by al-Bukhari in: Chapter on who performed wudu in Janaba, then washed the rest of his body and did not repeat the washing of the places of wudu again, and Chapter on shaking the hands after the Ghusl from Janaba, from the Book of Ghusl, Sahih al-Bukhari 1/77. And Muslim in: Chapter on the description of the Ghusl for Janaba, from the Book of Menstruation, Sahih Muslim 1/254. And al-Nasa’i in: Chapter on washing the feet in a place other than the one where he bathes, from the Book of Purification, and in: Chapter on wiping the hand on the ground after washing the private parts, from the Book of Ghusl, al-Mujtaba 1/113, 168. And Ibn Majah in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the Ghusl for Janaba, from the Book of Purification, Sunan Ibn Majah 1/190. And al-Tirmidhi in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the Ghusl from Janaba, from the Chapters of Purification, ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/153. And Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 6/335. (7) Al-Hillab: A vessel used for milking, holding the capacity of one milking of a she-camel. (8) Reported by al-Bukhari in: Chapter on who begins with the hillab or perfume upon bathing, from the Book of Ghusl, Sahih al-Bukhari 1/73, 74. And Muslim in: Chapter on the description of the Ghusl for Janaba, from the Book of Menstruation, Sahih Muslim 1/255. It was also reported by Abu Dawud in: Chapter on Ghusl for Janaba, from the Book of Purification, Sunan Abi Dawud 1/55. And al-Nasa’i in: Chapter on ensuring the skin is wetted in the Ghusl for Janaba, from the Book of Ghusl, al-Mujtaba 1/169. And Imam Malik in: Chapter on the practice of Ghusl for Janaba, from the Book of Purification, al-Muwatta’ 1/44. (9) Meaning the transmission.
