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Sunan Ibn Majah 498 — Rinsing the Mouth After Milk
Rinsing the mouth due to drinking milk
Rinsing the Mouth After Milk
Sunan Ibn Majah : 498
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 498
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَضْمِضُوا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فَإِنَّ لَهُ دَسَمًا " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet said: 'Rinse your mouths after drinking milk for there is some greasiness in it."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 498In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 232English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 498
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 498
This Hadith from Ibn Abbas gives a simple food-related Sunnah: rinse your mouths after drinking milk, because it has some greasiness in it. People search this as “rinse mouth after milk hadith” or “milk has fat hadith.” The text does not say to perform a full wudu. It specifically mentions rinsing the mouth. The reason given is also in the Hadith itself: milk has greasiness. This makes the teaching easy to understand and easy to practice. After drinking milk, a person can clean the mouth with water. The narration shows how Islam pays attention to small acts of cleanliness connected to worship and daily life.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet instructed rinsing the mouth after drinking milk.
- The reason stated is that milk has greasiness.
- The Hadith mentions mouth rinsing, not a full ablution.
