A man who has a discharge in his garment, looks for it and does not find it

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If a man has a seminal emission (janabah) in his clothes, then if he sees a trace on the clothes, he should wash it, and if he does not see a trace, he should sprinkle water on it.

Abu Ishaq said that a man said to Abu Maysarah: "I have a seminal emission in my clothes, but I do not see anything?" He said: "When you take the ritual bath (ghusl), put the garment on while your body is still wet; that will suffice you."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said concerning janabah on a garment: If you see its trace, wash it; and if you know that the impurity has reached the garment and then its place has become hidden from you, wash the garment; and if you are in doubt and do not know whether it has reached the garment or not, sprinkle water on it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If you know that the impurity has reached the garment but you forget its place, then the whole garment must be washed.

Zubayd bin al-Salt said that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) washed what he saw of the impurity and sprinkled water on what he did not see, and he repeated (the prayer) after the forenoon had well advanced.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said (concerning a man who has a seminal emission in his clothes but does not see its trace): He should wash the whole garment.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said concerning janabah on a garment: If you see the trace, wash it, and if you do not see it, sprinkle water on it.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said concerning a man whose clothes are affected by janabah and then the trace is lost: He should wash the whole garment.

Ibrahim said concerning a man who has a wet dream in his clothes and the trace is lost: He should sprinkle water on the garment.

Al-Sha'bi said: Sprinkling water will only increase the filth.

A man asked Salim: "I have had a wet dream in my clothes." He said: "Wash it." The man said: "Its place has become lost." He said: "Sprinkle water on it."

Ibrahim said: Do not sprinkle water on it.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah! If impurity gets on my garment, what should I do?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Put a palmful of water on your garment where you see its trace."

Salim said: I asked Sa'id bin Jubayr: "I have wet dreams in my clothes; what should I do?" He said: "If you find its trace, wash it, and if you do not find it, leave it alone." I said: "I change my clothes." He said: "You must have a great many clothes!"

Al-Hakam was asked about janabah on clothes, and he said: If you see its trace, wash it, and if you do not see it, leave it and do not sprinkle water on it, for that will only increase the impurity.

Hilal bin Maymun said: I asked Ata bin Yazid about janabah on a garment, and he said: "Sprinkle water on it."