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Sahih Muslim 346a — Washing and Wudu
At the beginning of Islam, intercourse did not necessitate ghusl unless semen was emitted, then that was abrogated and ghusl becomes obligatory for intercourse
Hadith About Washing, Wudu, and Prayer After No Orgasm
Sahih Muslim : 346a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 346a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصِيبُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ ثُمَّ يُكْسِلُ فَقَالَ " يَغْسِلُ مَا أَصَابَهُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي " .
Ubayy Ibn Ka'b reported: I arked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about a man who has sexual intercourse with his wife, but leaves her before orgasm. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: He should wash the secretion of his wife, and then perform ablution and ofier prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 346aIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 101USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 677
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 346a
This hadith about washing and wudu records a question from Ubayy ibn Ka'b. He asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about a man who has sexual intercourse with his wife but leaves before orgasm. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that he should wash what came upon him from the woman, then perform ablution and offer prayer. The narration is specific. It mentions washing, wudu, and prayer. It does not describe a full bath in this wording. For readers searching for wudu after intimacy hadith, washing organ before prayer hadith, or no orgasm ghusl hadith, this report gives the exact answer found in the text. The safe way to explain it is to keep the sequence as stated: wash the affected area, perform ablution, then pray.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ubayy ibn Ka'b asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم a direct purification question.
- The answer mentions washing what affected him.
- The answer then mentions performing wudu.
- Prayer is mentioned after washing and ablution.
