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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the Book of Marriage-14

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The Shaykh :"And from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to have intercourse with his wives (one after another), with a single bathing. أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يطوف على نسائه بغسل واحد
Bulugh al-Maram 8:73
They both reported it, and the wording is from Muslim"
:
He used to visit كان يطوف
: It is well known among the scholars that "kana" (was) indicates continuity, but it does not necessarily imply continuity always; rather, it points to continuity, but does not necessitate it. That is: continuity is not required by it. For example, "he used to visit his wives"—did he visit them every day, every hour? No, but perhaps he visited them, as established in the hadith:
He used to recite in the Friday prayer Surat al-Jumu'ah and Surat al-Munafiqun. كان يقرأ في الجمعة بالجمعة والمنافقين
, and the other hadith:
He used to recite with As-Sajdah and Al-Hashr كان يقرأ بسبح والغاشية
: he used to recite. Even if we said that "kana" implies constant continuity, there would be a contradiction between the two hadiths. However, it undoubtedly suggests continuity, but it does not necessitate it.
And his saying:
He used to visit his wives يطوف على نسائه
means by intercourse, for visiting a woman is her intercourse. The evidence for this is the saying of Sulayman (peace be upon him):
By Allah, I will surely go around to ninety women tonight, each of whom will give birth to a boy who will fight in the cause of Allah والله لأطوفن الليلة على تسعين امرأة تلد كل واحدة منهن غلاما يقاتل في سبيل الله
: He said: "I will surely visit ninety women tonight," meaning: with what?
With intercourse. So his saying:
used to have intercourse with his wives كان يطوف على نسائه
Bulugh al-Maram 8:73
means by intercourse with a single ghusl, meaning he does not perform ghusl except once, even though he had intercourse with several women, and he (peace be upon him) died leaving nine wives.
Source alathar.net

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