English translation
200. It was narrated that Anas said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'The man's water is thick and white, and the woman's water is thin and yellow. Whichever of them comes first, the child will resemble (that parent).'" (Sahīh)
Hadith 200
The Difference Between A Man's Water And A Woman's
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الحديث: 200 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 115
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 200 · Volume 1 · Page 344
Sahih
صحيح، وهو تمام الحديث المتقدم ص (١١٢) // (١٨٩) // // صحيح الجامع (٥٥٠١) //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 194 · Volume 1 · Page 43
Sahih
(صحيح): م، وهو تمام الحديث المتقدم ص ١١٢ [١٨٩ وصحيح الجامع ٥٥٠١].
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Arabic text
200 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ، وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ، فَأَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ كَانَ الشَّبَهُ»
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The act of sexual intercourse combines the fluid of man and woman. The sperm, in fact, consists of a body of living cells. Whichever fluid cells are vigorous will prevail over or dominate the other fluid, and will influence the child's resemblance. Some scholars have held the term "Sabaq" to mean: whoever ejaculates first. And Allāh knows best!