Hadith 288

وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، وَالأَسْوَدِ ، أن رجلا ، نزل بعائشة ، فأصبح يغسل ثوبه ، فقالت عائشة " إِنَّمَا كَانَ يُجْزِئُكَ إِنْ رَأَيْتَهُ أَنْ تَغْسِلَ مَكَانَهُ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَرَ ، نَضَحْتَ حَوْلَهُ ، وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَفْرُكُهُ مِنْ ثَوْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرْكًا ، فَيُصَلِّي فِيهِ " .
Alqama and Aswad reported: A person stayed in the house of A'isha and in the morning began to wash his garment. A'isha said: In case you saw it (i. e. drop of semen), it would have served the purpose (of purifying the garment) if you had simply washed that spot; and in case you did not see it, it would have been enough to sprinkle water around it, for when I saw that on the garment of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) , I simply scraped it off and he offered prayer, while putting that on.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الطهارة / 288
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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وحَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ الأَسْوَدِ ، وَهَمَّامٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، فِي الْمَنِيِّ ، قَالَتْ : " كُنْتُ أَفْرُكُهُ مِنْ ثَوْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Al-Aawad and Hammam reported A'isha as saying: I used to scrape off the (drop of) semen from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) .
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الطهارة / 288
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَر ٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ . ح وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، عَنْ مَهْدِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ ، عَنْ وَاصِلٍ الأَحْدَبِ . ح وحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ وَمُغِيرَةَ ، كل هؤلاء ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، فِي حَتِّ الْمَنِيِّ مِنْ ثَوْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ .
Qutaiba bin Sa'id, Ishaq bin Ibrahim, Ibn Abi 'Aruba, Abu Ma'shar, Abu Bakr (RA) bin Abu Shaiba, Mansur and Mughira have all transmitted from Ibrahim, who transmitted it on the authority of A'isha's narration pertaining to the scraping off of the (drop) of semen from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) like the hadith of Khalid on the authority of Abu Ma'shar.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الطهارة / 288
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِهِمْ .
Hammam narrated the hadith from A'isha like the (above-mentioned) traditions.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الطهارة / 288
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
أُفَرِّكُهُ فَرْكًا:
I would scrape it off.
It is said that the meaning of “فَرَّكَ الشَّيْئَ عَنِ الثَّوْب” is:
to rub or scrape something off from the garment,
and this is only possible
when that thing is stuck in one place.

Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that if semen (mani) gets on the garment, it is not necessary to wash the entire garment; it is sufficient to wash only the area where the semen has touched.
If the semen is not visible and there is only doubt, then merely sprinkling water on the garment is sufficient.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 668
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: These ahadith establish that if semen (mani) is wet (moist), then it should be washed, and if it is dry, then merely scraping it off is sufficient; washing is not necessary. This is the view of Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah, Imam Shafi'i rahimahullah, and Imam Ahmad rahimahullah. However, according to Imam Malik rahimahullah, whether semen is dry or wet, in every case it must be washed.

But regarding the purity or impurity of semen, there is a difference of opinion among the Imams. According to the more authentic narrations from Ali radi Allahu anhu, Sa'd bin Mu'adh radi Allahu anhu, Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma, Aisha radi Allahu anha, Imam Shafi'i rahimahullah, and Imam Ahmad rahimahullah, semen is pure. According to Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah and Imam Malik rahimahullah, it is impure.
(Sharh Nawawi 1/140)

It is clear that this is merely an academic and intellectual discussion; otherwise, in the case of it being wet, there is no difference of opinion regarding washing it. And, by nature, a person feels aversion if human excretions touch their clothes, whether it is nasal mucus, saliva, blood, or semen.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 674
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
This narration indicates that it is not obligatory to wash semen (mani) from clothing; if it is dry, scraping it off, and if it is wet, cleaning it with something, suffices to purify the garment.
There is a difference of opinion among the scholars regarding whether semen is pure or impure.
Imam Shafi‘i,
Dawud al-Zahiri, and Imam Ahmad are of the view that semen is pure, like nasal mucus and saliva.
Among the Companions, ‘Ali,
Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas,
Ibn ‘Umar, and ‘A’ishah radi Allahu anhum also held this position, and in light of the evidences, this view is the stronger one.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim also held this view; Shaykh al-Islam’s fatwa is detailed in “al-Fatawa al-Kubra,”
which Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in “Bada’i‘ al-Nawa’id” as the statement of some jurists, and the hadiths in which washing semen is mentioned are in the context of cleanliness,
not obligation (see Imam al-Tirmidhi’s explanation under the next hadith).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 116
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
If impurity (najasah) falls on one part of a garment, it is not necessary to wash the entire garment; it is sufficient to wash only that part from which the impurity is removed.

(2)
If semen (madhah manawiyyah) is wet, the garment should be washed.
If it is dry, scraping it off is sufficient, then the garment should be rubbed and shaken.

(3)
This washing or scraping is for cleanliness and purification.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 536