What is the authenticity of the hadith of Ibn 'Umar that men and women used to perform ablution together from a single vessel during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
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The aforementioned is authentic, narrated by Al-Bukhari and others, and its wording is: "Men and women used to perform ablution together during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him." Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani clarified that this was before the revelation of the [verse pertaining to veiling], but after its revelation, shared ablution is restricted to wives and mahrams [unmarriageable kin].
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