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Sunan Abi Dawud 372 — Semen on Prayer Clothes
A Garment With A Seminal Fluid On It
Semen on Clothes Hadith: Rubbing the Garment and Praying in It
Sunan Abi Dawud : 372
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 372
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَفْرُكُ الْمَنِيَّ مِنْ ثَوْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيُصَلِّي فِيهِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَافَقَهُ مُغِيرَةُ وَأَبُو مَعْشَرٍ وَوَاصِلٌ .
A'isha Narrated from:
I used to rub off the semen from the clothe of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He would would pray in it. Abu Dawud said: Mughirah, Abu Ma'shar, and Wasil also narrated it to the same effect.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 372In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 372English translation : Book 1, Hadith 372
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 372
Aishah reports that she used to rub semen from the clothing of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, and then he would pray in it. This is one of the clearest narrations in this set about semen on clothes and prayer. The wording gives a direct link between removing the substance by rubbing and then using the garment for prayer. It does not mention washing in this specific report, though another nearby report does mention washing. To stay faithful to this hadith, the explanation should focus on what it says: Aishah rubbed the semen off the garment, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed in that garment after that. Abu Dawud also notes other narrators who reported the same meaning.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah reports rubbing semen from the Prophet's garment.
- The Prophet is then described as praying in that garment.
- This specific report mentions rubbing, not washing.
- Abu Dawud records that other narrators gave the same meaning.
