2/32. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 289b — Washing the Prophet’s Garment
The ruling on semen
Aisha’s Hadith on Washing Semen from the Prophet’s Clothes
Sahih Muslim : 289b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 289b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زِيَادٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، وَابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ أَمَّا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ فَحَدِيثُهُ كَمَا قَالَ ابْنُ بِشْرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَغْسِلُ الْمَنِيَّ وَأَمَّا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ وَعَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ فَفِي حَدِيثِهِمَا قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَغْسِلُهُ مِنْ ثَوْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abu Kuraib, Ibn al-Mubarak, Ibn Abu Za'ida all of them narrated from Amr b. Maimun with the same chain of transmitters. Ibn Abu Za'ida narrated as was transmitted from Ibn Bishr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) washed semen, and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn Mabarak and Abdul Wahid the words are: " She (A'isha) reported: I used to wash it from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 289bIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 139USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 571
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 289b
This narration supports the hadith about washing semen from the clothes of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). It mentions that several narrators transmitted from Amr b. Maimun with the same chain. One wording says the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) washed semen. Another wording says A’isha reported, “I used to wash it from the garment of the Messenger of Allah.” The core topic is still purification of clothes before prayer. The report shows that the same event was narrated with slight wording differences. A careful reader should keep those wordings separate and not add details that are not present in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration supports the report of washing semen from the garment.
- One wording attributes the washing to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- Another wording says A’isha used to wash it from his garment.
- The report preserves wording differences without changing the main subject.
