2/31. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 286a — Sprinkling Water Over Baby Urine
The ruling on the urine of a nursing infant and how to wash it
Hadith About Baby Urine and Sprinkling Water
Sahih Muslim : 286a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 286a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِالصِّبْيَانِ فَيُبَرِّكُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُحَنِّكُهُمْ فَأُتِيَ بِصَبِيٍّ فَبَالَ عَلَيْهِ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَأَتْبَعَهُ بَوْلَهُ وَلَمْ يَغْسِلْهُ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Babies were brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he blessed them, and after having chewed (something, e. g. dates or any other sweet thing) he rubbed there with their soft palates. A baby was brought to him and he passed water over him (over his garment), so he asked water to be brought and sprinkled it, but he did not wash it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 286aIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 128USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 560
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 286a
This hadith from A'isha describes how babies were brought to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. He blessed them and performed tahnik by chewing something and rubbing it on their soft palates. Then a baby was brought to him and passed water over his garment. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked for water and sprinkled it over the urine, but he did not wash it. The main search phrase is baby urine hadith, with related searches like sprinkling water over baby urine and Aisha baby urinated hadith. The text gives two details: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم treated babies with blessing and care, and in this case he sprinkled water over the baby urine rather than washing it.
What we learn from this hadith
- Babies were brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and he blessed them.
- When a baby urinated on his garment, he asked for water.
- In this wording, he sprinkled water over the urine and did not wash it.
