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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 504

Chapter: Ablution from prostatic fluid

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 504

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الْمَذْىِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ ‏"

It was narrated that 'Ali said:

"The Messenger of Allah was asked about prostatic fluid and he said: 'For that ablution (is necessary), and for semen, bath is necessary.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 504) and Ahmad (No. 849).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( عَنْ الْمَذْي ) بِفَتْحٍ وَسُكُون ذَال مُعْجَمَة وَتَشْدِيد يَاء مَاء رَقِيق يَخْرُج عِنْد الْمُلَاعَبَة وَالتَّقْبِيل عَادَة.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 504
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 504
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 504
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 504

Other versions

Also reported by… (10)
  • الأحاديث المختارة (599)وَفِي الْمَذْيِّ الْوُضُوءُ ، وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
  • الاستذكار (66)الْمَذْيِ ، فَقَالَ : فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ ، وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار (590)الْمَذْيِ ، فَقَالَ : فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ وتَغْسِلُهُ ، وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (3803)الْمَذْيِ , فَقَالَ : فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ ، وَفي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (169)الْمَذْيِ ، فَقَالَ : فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ ، وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (90)الْمَذْيِ ؟ فَقَالَ : فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ ، وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ “
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (2284)فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ ، وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ .
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (2288)عَنِ الْمَذْيِ , فَقَالَ : فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ .
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (932)عَنِ الْمَذْيِ فَقَالَ : فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ
  • موضح أوهام الجمع والتفريق للخطيب (1071)فِي الْمَذْيِ الْوُضُوءُ ، وَفِي الْمَنِيِّ الْغُسْلُ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 69

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].

وَعَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً, فَأَمَرْتُ اَلْمِقْدَادَ بْنَ اَلْأَسْوَدِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فَسَأَلَهُ ? فَقَالَ: "فِيهِ…

Narrated by Ali + 5 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 223

If he intends to eat while he is defiled, he should wash both his hands. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Wahb narrated this tradition on the authority of Yunus. He described the fact of eating as the statement of ‘A’ishah (not the saying of the prophet). It has also been narrated it from ‘Urwah or Abu Salamah…

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ ‏"‏ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 306a

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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