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Bulugh al-MaramThe Book of Purification

Bulugh al-Maram 29

Chapter: The Cleansing of Najasah and its nature

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 29

Narrator:Abu as-Samh

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, وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِم ُ 1‏ .‏
‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه أبو داود (376)‏، والنسائي (158)‏، والحاكم (166)‏ بسند حسن، عن أبي السمح، قال: كنت أخدم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فكان إذا أراد أن يغتسل، قال: "ولني قفاك" فأوليه قفاي، فأستره به، فأتي بحسن أو حسين رضي الله عنهما، فبال على صدره، فجئت أغسله، فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم فذكر الحديث.‏ ومع حسن إسناده إلا أني صححته لورود شواهد أخرى كثيرة له، ذكرتها "بالأصل".‏

Narrated Abu As-Samh (rad):

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)].

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 376) and An-Nasa’i (No. 304). Cited in Bulugh al-Maram (No. 29).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 376

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 376

The urine of a girl should be washed, but the urine of a boy should be splashed with water

Abu As-Samh reported: I used to serve the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and whenever he wanted to take a bath, he would say: "Turn the other way." So I would turn my back and screen him with it. Al-Hasan or Al-Husayn was brought to him once, and (the infant) urinated on his…

يُغْسَلُ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْجَارِيَةِ وَيُرَشُّ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْغُلاَمِ ‏"

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  • أسد الغابة (1856)يغسل من بول الجارية ، ويرش من بول الغلام
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3824)يُغْسَلُ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْجَارِيَةِ ، وَيُرَشُّ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْغُلامِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (287)يَغْسِلُ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْجَارِيَةِ ، وَيَرُشُّ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْغُلامِ

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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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