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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Purification

Sunan an-Nasa'i 304

Chapter: Urine Of A Girl

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 304

Narrator:Abu as-Samh

أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحِلُّ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو السَّمْحِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ يُغْسَلُ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْجَارِيَةِ وَيُرَشُّ مِنْ بَوْلِ الْغُلاَمِ ‏"

Abu As-Samh said:

"The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'A girl's urine should be washed away and a boy's urine should be sprinkled with water.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 304) and Abu Dawud (No. 376).

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

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( يُغْسَل ) أَيْ بِالْمُبَالَغَةِ ( وَيُرَشّ ) أَيْ يُغْسَل غَسْلًا خَفِيفًا وَهَذَا تَأْوِيل الْحَدِيث عِنْد مَنْ يَرَى وُجُوب الْغَسْل فِيهِمَا وَهُوَ تَأْوِيل بَعِيد.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 304
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 304
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 304

Other versions

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 ‏"

Narrated by Abu as-Samh Explained

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

Also reported by… (3)
  • 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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