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Sunan Abi Dawud 374 — Baby Urine on Clothes
A Child's Urine Splashes On A Garment
Baby Urine on Clothes Hadith: Sprinkling Water Without Washing
Sunan Abi Dawud : 374
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 374
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ قَيْسٍ بِنْتِ مِحْصَنٍ، أَنَّهَا أَتَتْ بِابْنٍ لَهَا صَغِيرٍ لَمْ يَأْكُلِ الطَّعَامَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَجْلَسَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي حِجْرِهِ فَبَالَ عَلَى ثَوْبِهِ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَنَضَحَهُ وَلَمْ يَغْسِلْهُ .
Umm Qais daughter of Mihsan Narrated from:
Umm Qais daughter of Mihsan reported that she came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with her little son who had not attained the age of eating food. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seated him in his lap, and he urinated on his clothe. He sent for water and sprayed it (over his clothe) and did not wash it.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 374In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 374English translation : Book 1, Hadith 374
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 374
Umm Qays brought her little son to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The text says the child had not yet reached the age of eating food. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم seated him in his lap, and the child urinated on his clothing. He then asked for water, sprayed it over the garment, and did not wash it. The main topic is baby urine on clothes, and the key detail is that the child had not yet eaten food. The hadith is specific, so the explanation should stay specific too. It describes spraying water over the affected clothing in this case, not a broad statement about every child or every type of urine.
What we learn from this hadith
- The baby in the report had not yet started eating food.
- The Prophet seated the child in his lap before the urine incident happened.
- Water was sprayed over the garment in this case.
- The narration states that the garment was not washed in this specific report.
