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Jami at-Tirmidhi 122 — Ghusl After Wet Dream
What Has Been Related About A Woman Who Sees In A Dream, Similar To What A Man Sees
Ghusl After Wet Dream Hadith for Women
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 122
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 122
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ بِنْتُ مِلْحَانَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ فَهَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ تَعْنِي غُسْلاً إِذَا هِيَ رَأَتْ فِي الْمَنَامِ مِثْلَ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ قَالَ " نَعَمْ إِذَا هِيَ رَأَتِ الْمَاءَ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ " . قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ لَهَا فَضَحْتِ النِّسَاءَ يَا أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ عَامَّةِ الْفُقَهَاءِ أَنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا رَأَتْ فِي الْمَنَامِ مِثْلَ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَأَنْزَلَتْ أَنَّ عَلَيْهَا الْغُسْلَ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَالشَّافِعِيُّ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ وَخَوْلَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَنَسٍ .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
Umm Sulaim Bint Milhan Came To The Prophet And She Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Indeed Allah Is Not Embarrassed Of The Truth. So Is It Required Of A Woman - Meaning Ghusl - When She Sees In Her Sleep Similar To What A Man Sees?' He Replied: 'Yes. When She Finds Water (Wetness), Then She Is Perform Ghusl.'" Umm Salamah Said: "I Said To Her: 'O Umm Suiaim! You Have Disgraced The Women!'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 122In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 122English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 122
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 122
This Hadith answers a private but important question in a direct way. Umm Sulaim asked the Prophet about a woman who sees in her sleep what a man may see. She began by saying that Allah is not embarrassed of the truth, showing that learning matters even when the subject feels sensitive. The Prophet answered yes: if she finds water, meaning wetness, then she should perform ghusl. The teaching is not based on embarrassment, guesswork, or social pressure. It is tied to the sign mentioned in the Hadith. The narration also shows that women asked real questions about purification, and the Prophet gave clear guidance.
What we learn from this hadith
- Questions about purity should be asked when the answer is needed.
- Ghusl is connected here to seeing wetness after the dream.
- Modesty does not mean avoiding the truth in matters of worship.
