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Sahih al-BukhariBathing (Ghusl)

Sahih al-Bukhari 269

Chapter: The washing away of emotional urethral discharge and performing ablution after it

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 269

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً فَأَمَرْتُ رَجُلاً أَنْ يَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِمَكَانِ ابْنَتِهِ فَسَأَلَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

تَوَضَّأْ وَاغْسِلْ ذَكَرَكَ ‏"

Narrated `Ali:

I used to get emotional urethral discharge frequently. Being the son-in-law of the Prophet (ﷺ) I requested a man to ask him about it. So the man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Perform ablution after washing your organ (penis)."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 269).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ) هُوَ الطَّيَالِسِيّ. ) قَوْله : ( عَنْ أَبِي عَبْد الرَّحْمَن ) هُوَ السُّلَمِيُّ. قَوْله : ( مَذَّاء ) صِيغَة مُبَالَغَة مِنْ الْمَذْيِ يُقَالُ مَذَى يَمْذِي مِثْلُ مَضَى يَمْضِي ثُلَاثِيًّا وَيُقَالُ أَيْضًا أَمْذَى يُمْذِي بِوَزْنِ أَعْطَى يُعْطِي رُبَاعِيًّا. ) قَوْله : ( فَأَمَرْتُ رَجُلًا ) هُوَ الْمِقْدَاد بْن الْأَسْوَد كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ فِي بَاب الْوُضُوء مِنْ الْمَخْرَجَيْنِ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ وَزَادَ فِيهِ " فَاسْتَحْيَيْت أَنْ أَسْأَلَ ". قَوْله : ( لِمَكَانِ اِبْنَتِهِ ) فِي رِوَايَةِ مُسْلِمٍ مِنْ طَرِيقِ اِبْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ عَنْ عَلِيّ " مِنْ أَجْلِ فَاطِمَة " رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا. قَوْله : ( تَوَضَّأْ ) هَذَا الْأَمْر بِلَفْظ الْإِف…

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  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (103)تَوَضَّأْ وَاغْسِلْ ذَكَرَكَ
  • شرح السنة (157)كُنْتُ رَجُلا مَذَّاءً ، فَأَمَرْتُ رَجُلا يَسْأَلُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لِمَكَانِ ابْنَتِهِ ، فَسَأَلَ ، فَقَالَ : تَوَضَّأْ وَاغْسِلْ ذَكَرَكَ

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I was one who Madhi (urethral discharge) flowed readily and asked Miqdad (his slave) to ask the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. He (the Prophet) said:“One should perform Wudu (ablution) in this case”. [Agreed upon and this is Al-Bukhari’s version].

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O Messenger of Allah, may anyone of us sleep while being ritually impure? He said: Yes, he may sleep if he makes ablution

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, may anyone of us sleep while being ritually impure?" He said: "Yes, he may sleep if he makes ablution."

أَيَرْقُدُ أَحَدُنَا وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ ‏"

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