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Sunan Ibn Majah 501 — Rinsing Mouth After Milk
Rinsing the mouth due to drinking milk
Hadith About Rinsing Mouth After Milk
Sunan Ibn Majah : 501
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 501
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ السَّوَّاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَمْعَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ حَلَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ شَاةً وَشَرِبَ مِنْ لَبَنِهَا ثُمَّ دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَمَضْمَضَ فَاهُ وَقَالَ " إِنَّ لَهُ دَسَمًا " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah milked a sheep and drank some of its milk, then he called for water and rinsed his mouth and said: 'It has some greasiness in it.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 501In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 235English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 501
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 501
This Hadith about rinsing mouth after milk shows a simple act of cleanliness from the practice of the Messenger of Allah. Anas bin Malik narrated that the Prophet milked a sheep, drank from its milk, then asked for water and rinsed his mouth. He explained the reason by saying that milk has some greasiness in it. The teaching is clear and practical. The Hadith does not say that drinking milk breaks wudu. It only highlights rinsing the mouth after milk because of its fatty trace. This makes the Sunnah easy to understand: cleanliness can be simple, natural, and tied to everyday actions.
What we learn from this hadith
- Rinsing the mouth after drinking milk is connected to removing its greasiness.
- The Prophet explained the reason behind his action in simple words.
- Daily cleanliness can be part of following the Sunnah.
- The text does not state that drinking milk breaks ablution.
