سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الطهارةPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب فِيمَا يَفِيضُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ مِنَ الْمَاءِChapter: The Fluid That Flows Between The Man And The Woman (And Traces Remain On One’s Garment Or Body).
Hadith 257
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي سُوَاءَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، فِيمَا يَفِيضُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْخُذُ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ يَصُبُّ عَلَيَّ الْمَاءَ ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ ثُمَّ يَصُبُّهُ عَلَيْهِ " .
On being asked about (washing) the fluid that flows between man and woman Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to take a handful of water and pour it on the fluid. Again, he would take a handful of water and pour it over the fluid.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
257. Commentary:
This narration is weak; however, its meaning should be understood. In it, the phrase «يأخذ كفا من ماء يصب على الماء» contains the word «علي الماء», which has been recited in two ways.
(a) «علي الماء» — that is, «عليٰ» as a preposition (harf-e-jar), and «ي» as a first-person singular pronoun in the genitive case (majroor), and «الماء» as the accusative (mansub) object of "yasibu" (يصب), i.e., the direct object. In this case, "water" refers to the water that flows between a man and a woman (during ritual bath [ghusl]) and falls into the tub. From this, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would take a handful of water and pour it over me, then take another handful and pour it over himself.
The second case (b) is «علي الماء» with the preposition (harf-e-jar). In this case, «الماء» refers to madhiy (pre-seminal fluid) or maniy (semen). That is, he would take a handful of water and pour it over (i.e., over the madhiy or maniy), then take another handful and pour it again for further purification. From this, it is understood that the water coming from the hand of a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) is pure, and similarly, if any splashes from it fall (on someone), there is no harm.
This narration is weak; however, its meaning should be understood. In it, the phrase «يأخذ كفا من ماء يصب على الماء» contains the word «علي الماء», which has been recited in two ways.
(a) «علي الماء» — that is, «عليٰ» as a preposition (harf-e-jar), and «ي» as a first-person singular pronoun in the genitive case (majroor), and «الماء» as the accusative (mansub) object of "yasibu" (يصب), i.e., the direct object. In this case, "water" refers to the water that flows between a man and a woman (during ritual bath [ghusl]) and falls into the tub. From this, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would take a handful of water and pour it over me, then take another handful and pour it over himself.
The second case (b) is «علي الماء» with the preposition (harf-e-jar). In this case, «الماء» refers to madhiy (pre-seminal fluid) or maniy (semen). That is, he would take a handful of water and pour it over (i.e., over the madhiy or maniy), then take another handful and pour it again for further purification. From this, it is understood that the water coming from the hand of a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) is pure, and similarly, if any splashes from it fall (on someone), there is no harm.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 257
