He said, "We were debating about the ritual bath in the presence of Jabir bin Abdullah, and Jabir said, 'A single saa of water is sufficient for the bath after major ritual impurity.'We said, 'A saa is not enough, nor even two saas.'Jabir replied, 'It was enough for one who was better than you and had more hair than you.'"
أخبرنا قتيبة بن سعيد قال حدثنا أبو الأحوص عن أبي إسحق
قال تمارينا في الغسل عند جابر بن عبد الله فقال جابر يكفي من الغسل من الجنابة صاع من ماء قلنا ما يكفي صاع ولا صاعان قال جابر قد كان يكفي من كان خيرا منكم وأكثر شعرا
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Bukhari reported it in the chapter on ghusl, "Chapter on Performing ghusl With a Saa or Similar Amount," hadith 252, from the hadith of Abu Ishaq through this same chain, and it is also in Kubra, hadith 233. Muslim also reported it in the chapter on menstruation, "Chapter on the Recommendation of Pouring Water Over the Head and Other Parts Three Times," hadith 329, from the hadith of Abu Jafar through this same chain.