English translation
195. It was narrated from Anas that Umm Sulaim asked the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about a woman who sees in her dream something like a man sees. He said: "If water is released then let her perform Ghusl." (Sahîh)
Hadith 195
The Ghusl Of A Woman Who Sees Something In Her Dream Like A Man Sees
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Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 195 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 112
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 195 · Volume 1 · Page 339
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٦٠١)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 189 · Volume 1 · Page 42
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٦٠١: م.
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Arabic text
195 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ: أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَنْزَلَتِ الْمَاءَ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ»
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Commentary
Both men and women are prone to having dreams. The dream could be of sexual intercourse. But the purificatory bath becomes obligatory only when the sexual fluid comes out, whether it happens to a man or a woman. If the fluid does not exit, one is not obligated to take a bath, even if he/she has had complete sexual intercourse in a dream. Conversely, if the fluid exits without lust while one is asleep, and without one's having had a dream, one still has to perform the purificatory bath, regardless of whether one is a man or a woman. To conclude, the cause for the obligatory bath consequent upon a dream is the emission of sexual fluid.