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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 236

Chapter: A Person Who Sees Some Wetness (On His Clothes) After Sleeping

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 236

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْخَيَّاطُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْعُمَرِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَجِدُ الْبَلَلَ وَلاَ يَذْكُرُ احْتِلاَمًا قَالَ ‏"‏ يَغْتَسِلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَعَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَرَى أَنَّهُ قَدِ احْتَلَمَ وَلاَ يَجِدُ الْبَلَلَ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ غُسْلَ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ الْمَرْأَةُ تَرَى ذَلِكَ أَعَلَيْهَا غُسْلٌ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا النِّسَاءُ شَقَائِقُ الرِّجَالِ ‏"

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about a person who found moisture (on his body or clothes) but did not remember the sexual dream. He replied: He should take a bath. He was asked about a person who remembered that he had a sexual dream but did not find moisture. He replied: Bath is not necessary for him. Umm Salamah then asked: Is washing necessary for a woman if she sees that (in her dream)? He replied: Yes. Woman are counterpart of men.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 236), At-Tirmidhi (No. 113) and Ahmad (No. 24999).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( يَجِد الْبَلَل ) : بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ أَيْ الرُّطُوبَة ( وَلَا يَذْكُر اِحْتِلَامًا ) : الِاحْتِلَام : اِفْتِعَال مِنْ الْحُلْم بِضَمِّ الْمُهْمَلَة وَسُكُون اللَّام وَهُوَ مَا يَرَاهُ النَّائِم فِي نَوْمه يُقَال مِنْهُ حَلَمَ بِالْفَتْحِ وَاحْتَلَمَ وَالْمُرَاد بِهِ هَاهُنَا أَمْر خَاصّ وَهُوَ الْجِمَاع أَيْ لَا يَذْكُر أَنَّهُ جَامَعَ فِي النَّوْم ( يَغْتَسِل ) : خَبَر بِمَعْنَى الْأَمْر وَهُوَ لِلْوُجُوبِ ( يَرَى ) بِفَتْحِ الْيَاء أَيْ يَعْتَقِد وَبِضَمِّ الْيَاء أَيْ يَظُنّ ( قَالَ لَا غُسْل عَلَيْهِ ) : قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ فِي مَعَالِم السُّنَن : ظَاهِر هَذَا الْحَدِيث يُوجِب الِاغْتِسَال إِذَا رَأَى بِلَّة وَإِنْ لَمْ يَتَيَقَّن أَنَّهَا الْمَاء الدَّافِق , وَرُوِيَ هَذَا الْقَوْل عَنْ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 236
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan Lighairihi The hadith No. 236
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 236
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 236

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Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 113

"The Prophet was asked about a man who finds wetness and he does not remember having a wet dream. So he said: 'He is to perform Ghusl. And (he was asked) about a man who had a wet dream but does not find any wetness, so he said: 'No Ghusl is required of him.' Umm Salamah said: 'O Messenger of…

"‏ يَغْتَسِلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَعَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَرَى أَنَّهُ قَدِ احْتَلَمَ وَلَمْ يَجِدْ بَلَلاً قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ غُسْلَ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى ذَلِكَ غُسْلٌ قَالَ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 441

‘A'isha reported that when God’s messenger was asked about a man who noticed moisture but did not remember having had a dream, he said that he must wash; but when asked about a man who thought he had had a dream but noticed no moisture, he said that he did not require to wash. Umm Sulaim asked…

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَجِدُ الْبَلَلَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُ احْتِلَامًا قَالَ «يَغْتَسِلُ» وَعَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَرَى أَنه قد احْتَلَمَ وَلم يَجِدُ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (2)
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (1391)الرَّجُلِ يَجِدُ الْبَلَلَ ، وَلا يَذْكُرُ احْتِلامًا ، قَالَ : يَغْتَسِلُ ، وَعَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَرَى قَدِ احْتَلَمَ وَلا يَجْدُ الْبَلَلَ ، قَالَ : لا يَغْتَسِلُ ، فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ : الْمَرْأَةُ تَرَى ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا الْغَسْلُ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، إِنَّمَا النِّسَاءُ شَقَايِقُ الرِّجَالِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (735)الرَّجُلِ يَجِدُ الْبَلَلَ وَلا يَذْكُرُ احْتِلامًا ، قَالَ : يَغْتَسِلُ ، وَعَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَرَى أَنْ قَدِ احْتَلَمَ وَلا يَجِدُ الْبَلَلَ ، قَالَ : لا غُسْلَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ : فَالْمَرْأَةُ تَرَى ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا غُسْلٌ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، إِنَّمَا النِّسَاءُ شَقَائِقُ الرِّجَال
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