2/32. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 288b — Scraping Semen from Garment
The ruling on semen
Aisha’s Hadith on Scraping Semen from Clothes
Sahih Muslim : 288b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 288b
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، وَهَمَّامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، فِي الْمَنِيِّ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَفْرُكُهُ مِنْ ثَوْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
A'isha Narrated from:
I used to scrape off the (drop of) semen from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 288bIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 135USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 567
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 288b
This short hadith about scraping semen from clothes records a direct statement from A’isha. She said that she used to scrape the drop of semen from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The report is brief, so the explanation should stay brief in meaning too. It does not give a long discussion of every case. It simply preserves the action A’isha described. For people searching for the semen on clothes hadith, this narration is important because it shows one way the garment was dealt with in that situation. The focus is on removing what was on the garment before use.
What we learn from this hadith
- A’isha directly described scraping it from the garment.
- The narration focuses on a specific cleaning action.
- The report does not add extra conditions beyond the text.
- Purifying clothing was treated as a practical matter.
