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Sunan Ibn Majah 506 — Madhiy on Clothes
Ablution from prostatic fluid
Hadith About Madhiy on Clothes
Sunan Ibn Majah : 506
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 506
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، وَعَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ السَّبَّاقِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَلْقَى مِنَ الْمَذْىِ شِدَّةً فَأُكْثِرُ مِنْهُ الاِغْتِسَالَ فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ " إِنَّمَا يُجْزِيكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوُضُوءُ " . قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ بِمَا يُصِيبُ ثَوْبِي قَالَ " إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ كَفٌّ مِنْ مَاءٍ تَنْضِحُ بِهِ مِنْ ثَوْبِكَ حَيْثُ تَرَى أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ " .
Sahl bin Hunaif Narrated from:
I used to suffer from a great deal of prostatic fluid, and I took many baths because of that. I asked the messenger of Allah about that, and he said: 'Ablution is sufficient for you in this case.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What about the prostatic fluid that gets onto my clothes?' he said: 'it is sufficient for you to pour a handful of water on the part of your clothes wherever you see it has reached.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 506In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 240English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 506
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 506
This Hadith about madhiy on clothes is a helpful report for anyone troubled by repeated prostatic fluid. Sahl bin Hunaif said he suffered from a great deal of it and used to take many baths because of that. When he asked the Messenger of Allah, the Prophet said that ablution was sufficient in that case. Sahl then asked about fluid that reached his clothes. The Prophet told him that a handful of water poured on the place where he saw it had reached would be enough. The Hadith gives ease and a clear action without adding more than the text states.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ablution was described as sufficient for the case of repeated prostatic fluid.
- The Prophet did not tell Sahl to keep taking many baths for this issue.
- Water should be applied to the part of clothing where the fluid reached.
- The Hadith shows a practical way to handle a repeated purity concern.
