Janabah refers to major impurity that results either from intercourse or the emission of maniy (semen). Islamic teaching enjoins doing ghusl to energize and cleanse the body, and to purify oneself completely. In this hadith, Ubayy ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him) mentions that he asked the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) about the ruling on a man who has intercourse with his wife but does not ejaculate; does he have to do ghusl? The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) replied by saying: “He should wash what touched the woman of his body”, which is a metaphor for washing the penis, as mentioned in the report narrated by Muslim, then he may do wudu’ and pray, and he does not have to do a complete ghusl, washing his entire body. This was the ruling in the beginning, then it was abrogated by what is mentioned in several other hadiths, which indicate that intercourse necessitates ghusl, regardless of whether ejaculation occurs or not, such as the hadith narrated by Muslim from ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): “When he sits between the four parts (arms and legs) of his wife and one circumcised part touches the other, then ghusl becomes obligatory.” What is meant is the circumcised part of the man and the circumcised part of the woman. In al-Sahihayn it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “When a man sits between the four parts (arms and legs) of his wife and has intercourse with her, then ghusl is obligatory.” Thus he stated that ghusl becomes obligatory for both spouses as a result of this intercourse, regardless of whether the man ejaculated or not, as is clearly stated in a report narrated by Muslim: “even if he does not ejaculate.”.