It is narrated from Urwah bin Zubair that Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), informed him: The mother of Banu Abu Talhah, Lady Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her), came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Allah does not shy away from the truth. If a woman sees wetness in her sleep like a man, should she perform ghusl (ritual bath)? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Yes, she should perform ghusl." Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Shame on you, does a woman have a wet dream? The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) turned towards Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: "May dust stick to your hands, then from where does the resemblance come?" «تربت يمينك»: This is an Arabic idiom generally used as a curse, meaning may poverty and need come upon you, but here it is not meant as a curse but rather as an expression of astonishment.
Hadith Referenceسنن دارمي / من كتاب الطهارة / 786
Hadith Gradingتحقیق (حسین سلیم أسد الدارانی):إسناده ضعيف لضعف عبد الله بن صالح كاتب الليث ولكن الحديث صحيح، [مكتبه الشامله نمبر: 790]
Hadith Takhrijیہ روایت سنداً ضعیف ہے، لیکن متن حدیث صحیح ہے۔ دیکھئے: [بخاري 282] ، [مسلم 314] ، [أبوداؤد 236، 237] ، [ترمذي 113] ، [نسائي 196] ، [ابن ماجه 600] ، [مسند أحمد 121/3] ، [مسند ابي يعلی 4395] و [صحيح ابن حبان 1166]
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 785)
That is, the resemblance of the child is from both the man’s and the woman’s seminal fluid; sometimes it is with the father and sometimes with the mother. And when it is established that the woman also has seminal fluid (mani), then she too can experience nocturnal emission (ihtilam) just like the man.