Mishkat al-Masabih #405
Purification
Umm Salama said she told God’s messenger that she kept her hair closely plaited, and asked whether she should undo it when washing after sexual defilement. He replied, “No, it is enough for you to throw three handfuls over your head, then pour water over yourself, and you will be purified.”
Muslim transmitted it.
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This hadith is #405 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Purification. Mishkat al-Masabih contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books.