2/32. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 289a — Washing Semen from Clothes
The ruling on semen
Hadith About Washing Semen from Clothes Before Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 289a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 289a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ عَنِ الْمَنِيِّ، يُصِيبُ ثَوْبَ الرَّجُلِ أَيَغْسِلُهُ أَمْ يَغْسِلُ الثَّوْبَ فَقَالَ أَخْبَرَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَغْسِلُ الْمَنِيَّ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الثَّوْبِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَثَرِ الْغَسْلِ فِيهِ .
`Amr bin Maimun Narrated from:
I asked Sulaiman b. Yasar whether the semen that gets on to the garment of a person should be washed or not. He replied: A'isha told me: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) washed the semen, and then went out for prayer in that very garment and I saw the mark of washing on it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 289aIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 138USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 570
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 289a
This hadith about washing semen from clothes records a question asked by Amr b. Maimun to Sulaiman b. Yasar. He asked whether semen on a person’s garment should be washed. Sulaiman replied with what A’isha told him: the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) washed the semen and then went out for prayer in that same garment. A’isha saw the mark of washing on it. The report is practical and direct. It speaks about purification of clothes in Islam, prayer, and the visible effect of washing. It does not say more than that, so the meaning should stay focused on the cleaning action mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- A question was asked about semen on a garment.
- A’isha reported that it was washed from the Prophet’s garment.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) then went out for prayer in that garment.
- The mark of washing was still visible.
