74/12. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5609 — Rinsing After Drinking Milk
The drink of milk
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {مِنْ بَيْنِ فَرْثٍ وَدَمٍ لَبَنًا خَالِصًا سَائِغًا لِلشَّارِبِينَ}.
Hadith About Rinsing the Mouth After Drinking Milk
Sahih Bukhari : 5609
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5609
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَرِبَ لَبَنًا فَمَضْمَضَ وَقَالَ " إِنَّ لَهُ دَسَمًا ".
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) drank milk and then rinsed his mouth and said, "It contains fat."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5609In-book reference : Book 74, Hadith 35USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 69, Hadith 514
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5609
This hadith about rinsing the mouth after drinking milk is very clear. Ibn Abbas narrates that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم drank milk, then rinsed his mouth, and said that it contains fat. The action and the reason are both mentioned in the text. The hadith does not need a long explanation. Milk leaves fat in the mouth, so rinsing is a clean and simple response. People searching for Sunnah after drinking milk, mouth rinse milk hadith, or milk contains fat hadith are usually looking for this exact narration. The core topic is cleanliness in daily habits. It shows that the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم guidance reached small parts of life, including what to do after drinking milk.
What we learn from this hadith
- Rinsing the mouth after milk is shown in the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم practice.
- The reason given in the text is that milk contains fat.
- Cleanliness can be maintained through simple daily actions.
- The hadith connects a small habit with clear reasoning.
