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Sahih al-BukhariSacrifice on Occasion of Birth (`Aqiqa)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5468

Chapter: The naming of a newly born child, Al-'Al-'Aqiqa and its Tahnik

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5468

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِصَبِيٍّ

يُحَنِّكُهُ، فَبَالَ عَلَيْهِ، فَأَتْبَعَهُ الْمَاءَ‏.‏

Narrated `Aisha:

A boy was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) to do Tahnik for him, but the boy urinated on him, whereupon the Prophet had water poured on the place of urine.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5468).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( يَحْيَى ) هُوَ الْقَطَّان وَهِشَام هُوَ اِبْن عُرْوَة. قَوْله ( أُتِيَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِصَبِيٍّ يُحَنِّكهُ ) تَقَدَّمَ فِي الطَّهَارَة مِنْ وَجْه آخَر عَنْ هِشَام بْن عُرْوَة لَيْسَ فِيهِ ذِكْر التَّحْنِيك , وَبَيَّنْت هُنَاكَ مَا قِيلَ فِي اِسْمه.…

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 29

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The urine of a baby girl should be washed off and the urine of baby boy should be sprinkled (with water)”. [Reported by Abu Da’ud and An-Nasa’i and Al-Hakim graded it Sahih (sound)].

وَعَنْ أَبِي اَلسَّمْحِ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ يُغْسَلُ مِنْ بَوْلِ اَلْجَارِيَةِ, وَيُرَشُّ مِنْ بَوْلِ اَلْغُلَامِ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَالنَّسَائِيُّ…

Narrated by Abu as-Samh + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6355

The boys used to be brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he used to invoke for Allah's blessing upon them. Once an infant was brought to him and it urinated on his clothes. He asked for water and poured it over the place of the urine and did not wash his clothes.

يُؤْتَى بِالصِّبْيَانِ فَيَدْعُو لَهُمْ، فَأُتِيَ بِصَبِيٍّ فَبَالَ عَلَى ثَوْبِهِ، فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَأَتْبَعَهُ إِيَّاهُ، وَلَمْ يَغْسِلْهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 526

"I was a servant of the Prophet, and Hasan and Husain was brought to him and (the infant) urinated on his chest. They wanted to wash it, but the Messenger of Allah said: 'Sprinkle water on it, for the urine of a girl should be washed, but the urine of a boy should be sprinkled over with water.'"

ـ فَجِيءَ بِالْحَسَنِ أَوِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَبَالَ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَغْسِلُوهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ رُشَّهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُغْسَلُ بَوْلُ الْجَارِيَةِ وَيُرَشُّ عَلَى بَوْلِ…

Narrated by Abu as-Samh

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