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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 527

Chapter: Concerning the urine of an infant boy who is not yet eating solid food

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 527

Narrator:Umm Kurz

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ كُرْزٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

"‏ بَوْلُ الْغُلاَمِ يُنْضَحُ وَبَوْلُ الْجَارِيَةِ يُغْسَلُ ‏"

It was narrated from Umm Kurz that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "The urine of a boy should be sprinkled over and the urine of a girl should be washed."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 527).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( عَنْ أُمّ كُرْز ) فِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده اِنْقِطَاع فَإِنَّ عَمْرو بْن شُعَيْب لَمْ يَسْمَع مِنْهَا وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 527
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 527
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 527
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 527

Other versions

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3827)بَوْلُ الْغُلامِ يُنْضَحُ ، وَبَوْلُ الْجَارِيَةِ يُغْسَلُ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3828)بَوْلُ الْغُلامِ يُنْضَحُ ، وَبَوْلُ الْجَارِيَةِ يُغْسَلُ
  • سنن الدارقطني (414)بَوْلُ الْغُلامِ يُنْضَحُ , وَبَوْلُ الْجَارِيَةِ يُغْسَلُ

On the same subject

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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