3/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 313a — Truth and Ghusl
Women are obliged to perform ghusl if they emit fluid
Allah Is Not Ashamed of the Truth Hadith About Ghusl
Sahih Muslim : 313a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 313a
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ فَهَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ مِنْ غُسْلٍ إِذَا احْتَلَمَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَعَمْ إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمَاءَ " . فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَتَحْتَلِمُ الْمَرْأَةُ فَقَالَ " تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكِ فَبِمَ يُشْبِهُهَا وَلَدُهَا " .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
Umm Sulaim went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Apostle of Allah, Allah is not ashamed of the truth. Is bathing necessary for a woman when she has a sexual dream? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Yes, when she sees the liquid (vaginal secretion). Umm Salama said: Messenger of Allah, does a woman have sexual dream? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Let your hand be covered with dust, in what way does her child resemble her?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 313aIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 34USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 610
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 313a
This famous hadith includes the phrase, Allah is not ashamed of the truth. Umm Sulaim used this respectful opening before asking whether bathing is necessary for a woman when she has a sexual dream. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered yes, when she sees the liquid. Umm Salama then asked whether a woman has such a dream, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied by pointing to resemblance of the child. The main teaching is simple: if a woman has a sexual dream and sees the liquid, the hadith says ghusl is required. The report also shows that truth should be asked about clearly, even when the topic feels private. Searches like woman sees water ghusl hadith lead to this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Sulaim asked a private question with the words that Allah is not ashamed of the truth.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم linked bathing to seeing the liquid.
- The hadith teaches clear questions in matters of purity.
- The answer was not based on embarrassment, but on the condition mentioned.
