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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 237

Chapter: A Woman Has Dreams Like A Man Has Dreams

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 237

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّةَ، - وَهِيَ أُمُّ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ - قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ أَرَأَيْتَ الْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا رَأَتْ فِي النَّوْمِ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ أَتَغْتَسِلُ أَمْ لاَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ نَعَمْ

فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ إِذَا وَجَدَتِ الْمَاءَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَقُلْتُ أُفٍّ لَكِ وَهَلْ تَرَى ذَلِكَ الْمَرْأَةُ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ يَا عَائِشَةُ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ ‏"

‘A’ishah reported on the authority of Umm Sulaim al-Ansariyah, who was the mother of Anas b. Malik, said:

Messenger of Allah. Allah is not ashamed of truth what do you think, if a woman sees what a man sees in dream, should she take a bath or not? The prophet (ﷺ) replied: Yes, she should take a bath if she finds the liquid (vaginal secretion) ‘A’ishah said : Then I came upon her and said her : Woe to you! Does a woman see that (sexual dream)? In the meantime, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came upon me and said: May your right hand be covered with dust! How can there be the resemblance (i.e., between the child and the mother)?

Abu Dawud said: A similar version has been narrated by Zubaid, ‘Uqail, Yunus, cousin of Al-Zuhri, Ibn Abi-Wazir, on the authority of al-Zuhr, musan, al-Hajabi, like al-Zuhri, narrated on the authority of ‘Urwah from ‘A’ishah, but Hisham b. ‘Urwah narrated from ‘Urwah on the authority of Zainab daughter of Abu Salamah from Umm Salamah saying. Umm Sulaim came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 237) and Malik (No. 116).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِنَّ اللَّه لَا يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ الْحَقّ ) : قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ قَالَ أَهْل الْعَرَبِيَّة : يُقَال اِسْتَحْيَا بِيَاءٍ قَبْل الْأَلِف يَسْتَحْيِي بِيَاءَيْنِ , وَيُقَال أَيْضًا : يَسْتَحِي بِيَاءٍ وَاحِدَة فِي الْمُضَارِع. وَقَالَ الْحَافِظ فِي فَتْح الْبَارِي : وَالْمُرَاد بِالْحَيَاءِ هَاهُنَا مَعْنَاهُ اللُّغَوِيّ , إِذْ الْحَيَاء الشَّرْعِيّ خَيْر كُلّه , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ أَنَّ الْحَيَاء اللُّغَوِيّ تَغَيُّر وَانْكِسَار وَهُوَ مُسْتَحِيل فِي حَقّ اللَّه تَعَالَى , فَيُحْمَل هُنَا عَلَى أَنَّ الْمُرَاد أَنَّ اللَّه لَا يَأْمُر بِالْحَيَاءِ فِي الْحَقّ أَوْ لَا يَمْنَع مِنْ ذِكْر الْحَقّ. اِنْتَهَى ( أَرَأَيْت ) : أَيْ أَخْبِرْنِي ( مَا يَرَى الرَّجُل ) : مِنْ الْمَنِيّ بَعْد الِاسْتِيقَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 237
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (314) The hadith No. 237
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 237

Other versions

Authentic Muwatta Malik 116

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr that Umm Sulayman said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Should a woman do ghusl when she experiences the same as a man in her sleep?" The Messenger of Al lah said to her, "Yes, she should do…

حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَرْأَةُ تَرَى فِي الْمَنَامِ مِثْلَ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ أَتَغْتَسِلُ…

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  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (345)الْمَرْأَةُ تَرَى فِي الْمَنَامِ مِثْلَ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ أَتَغْتَسِلُ ؟ ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : نَعَمْ ، فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ ، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ :أُفٍّ لَكِ ، وَهَلْ تَرَى ذَلِكَ الْمَرْأَةُ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ ، مِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ ؟
  • موطأ مالك برواية أبي مصعب الزهري (94)الْمَرْأَةُ تَرَى فِي الْمَنَامِ مِثْلَ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ ، أَتَغْتَسِلُ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : نَعَمْ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ ، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ : أُفٍّ لَكِ وَهَلْ تَرَى ذَلِكَ الْمَرْأَةُ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ ، وَمِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ ؟
  • موطأ مالك برواية محمد بن الحسن الشيباني (68)الْمَرْأَةُ تَرَى فِي الْمَنَامِ مِثْلَ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ أَتَغْتَسِلُ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: نَعَمْ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ ، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةَ : أُفٍّ لَكِ ، وَهَلْ تَرَى ذَلِكَ الْمَرْأَةُ ؟ قَالَ : فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ : تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ ،وَمِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ

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O Messenger of Allah, verily, Allah does not feel shy of the truth. If a woman had a wet dream, would it be obligatory on her to take a ritual bath? He replied: Yes, if she sees vaginal fluid

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Um-Sulaim came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "Verily, Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. Is it necessary for a woman to take a bath after she has a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharge?) The Prophet replied, "Yes, if she notices a discharge." Um Salama, then covered her face and…

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Umm Sulaim asked the Messenger of Allah about a woman who sees in her dream something like that which a man sees. The Messenger of Allah said: "If she sees that and has a discharge, then let her perform a bath." Umm Salamah said: "O Messenger of Allah, does that really happen?" He said: "Yes, the…

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