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What Has Been Related About A Woman Who Sees In A Dream, Similar To What A Man Sees

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Darussalam · Volume 1

1. The Chapters on Purification (Tahārah) From Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ

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122. Umm Salamah narrated:"Umm Sulaim bint Milhān came to the Prophet ﷺ, and she said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Indeed Allāh 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 to perform Ghusl.'" Umm Salamah said: "I said to her: 'O Umm Sulaim! You have disgraced the women!'" (Ṣaḥīḥ) Abū 'Eisā said: This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ It is the saying of the Fuqahā', in general: That when the woman sees something in her sleep that is similar to what a man sees, such that she has a discharge, then Ghusl is required from her. This is the saying of Sufyān Ath-Thawrī and Ash-Shāfi‘ī. [He said:] And there are narrations on this topic from Umm Sulaim, Khawlah, ‘Aishah and Anas.

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١٢٢ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ: 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 صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ، فَهَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ - تَعْنِي غُسْلًا - 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. 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. وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ وَخَوْلَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأَنَسٍ.

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The entire Ummah agreed regarding the abovementioned issue, except Imām Nakha‘ī, that if a woman has a wet dream taking a bath is obligatory for her. However, this happens very rarely, that is why ‘Aishah and Umm Salamah were surprised and said, that by asking this question she insulted the women.