Chapter on Acts That Necessitate Purification
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 14
مَا رَوَاهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْأَعْرَجِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ آخُذُ مِنْ أَظْفَارِي وَ مِنْ شَارِبِي وَ أَحْلِقُ رَأْسِي أَفَأَغْتَسِلُ قَالَ« لاَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ غُسْلٌ» قُلْتُ فَأَتَوَضَّأُ قَالَ« لاَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ وُ ضُوءٌ» قُلْتُ فَأَمْسَحُ عَلَى أَظْفَارِيَ اَلْمَاءَ فَقَالَ« لاَ هُوَ طَهُورٌ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ مَسْحٌ.
Narrated from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ayyub ibn Nuh, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Sa'id ibn Abdullah al-A'raj:
I asked Abu Abdillah عليه السلام: “If I trim my nails, my mustache, or shave my head, should I perform ghusl (ritual bathing)?” Imam عليه السلام replied: "No, there is no need for ghusl." I then asked: “Should I perform wudu (ablution)?” Imam عليه السلام said: "No, there is no need for wudu." I further asked: “Should I wipe water over my nails?” Imam عليه السلام said: "No, it is already pure. There is no need to wipe it."
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 367
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb, p. 40