English translation
525. It was narrated from 'Ali, that the Prophet ﷺ said concerning the urine of a nursing infant: "Water should be sprinkled over the urine of a boy, and the urine of a girl should be washed." Abul-Hasan bin Salamah said: "Ahmad bin Musa bin Ma'qil narrated to us that Abul-Yamân Al-Misri said: 'I asked Shâfi'i about the Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ, "Water should be sprinkled over the urine of a boy, and the urine of a girl should be washed," when the two types of water (urine) are the same. He said, "That is because the urine of the boy is of water and clay, but the urine of the girl is of flesh and blood." Then he said to me: "Did you understand?" I said: "No." He said: "When Allâh the Most High created Âdam, He created Eve (Hawwa') from his short rib, so the boy's urine is from water and clay, and the girl's urine is from flesh and blood." Then he said to me: "Did you understand?" I said: "Yes." He said: "May Allâh cause you benefit from this." (Hasan)
