Sunan Abi Dawud 349
سنن أبي داود#349Sahihحَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَرْوَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ مَكْحُولاً عَنْ هَذَا الْقَوْلِ، " غَسَّلَ وَاغْتَسَلَ " . فَقَالَ غَسَّلَ رَأْسَهُ وَغَسَلَ جَسَدَهُ .
Makhul was asked about the meaning of words ghassala and ightasala (that occur in tradition 345) and he said:one should was one's head and body well (and not than one should makes one's wife wash)
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniSahih Maqtu
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidSahih Maqtu
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Sahih
In-book reference: 1:349