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ahmad:12222Yazīd > Saʿīd And Ibn Jaʿfar > Saʿīd al-Maʿná > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

Umm Sulaim asked the Messenger of Allah about a woman who sees in her dream something like that which a man sees. The Messenger of Allah said: "If she sees that and has a discharge, then let her perform a bath." Umm Salamah said: "O Messenger of Allah, does that really happen?" He said: "Yes, the water of the man is thick and white and the water of a woman is thin and yellow. Whichever of them comes first or predominates, the child will resemble (that parent)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 601)   

أحمد:١٢٢٢٢حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْمَعْنَى عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ امْرَأَةٍ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُنَّ فَأَنْزَلَتْ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ أَوَ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ أَصْفَرُ رَقِيقٌ فَأَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ أَوْ عَلَا أَشْبَهَهُ الْوَلَدُ  


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muslim:311ʿAbbās b. al-Walīd > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik > Um Sulaym Ḥaddathat > Saʾalat Nabī Allāh ﷺ

In case a woman sees that, she must take a bath. Umm Sulaim said: I was bashful on account of that and said: Does it happen? Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Yes (it does happen), otherwise how can (a child) resemble her? Man's discharge (i. e. sperm) is thick and white and the discharge of woman is thin and yellow; so the resemblance comes from the one whose genes prevail or dominate.  

مسلم:٣١١حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ حَدَّثَتْ

أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَأَتْ ذَلِكِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ وَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ وَهَلْ يَكُونُ هَذَا فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ إِنَّ مَاءَ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءَ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ فَمِنْ أَيِّهِمَا عَلاَ أَوْ سَبَقَ يَكُونُ مِنْهُ الشَّبَهُ  

ibnmajah:601Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Ibn Abū ʿAdī And ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Saʿīd b. Abū ʿArūbah > Qatādah > Anas

Umm Sulaim asked the Messenger of Allah about a woman who sees in her dream something like that which a man sees. The Messenger of Allah said: "If she sees that and has a discharge, then let her perform a bath." Umm Salamah said: "O Messenger of Allah, does that really happen?" He said: "Yes, the water of the man is thick and white and the water of a woman is thin and yellow. Whichever of them comes first or predominates, the child will resemble (that parent)."  

ابن ماجة:٦٠١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَعَبْدُ الأَعْلَى عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ فَأَنْزَلَتْ فَعَلَيْهَا الْغُسْلُ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيَكُونُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ فَأَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ أَوْ عَلاَ أَشْبَهَهُ الْوَلَدُ  

ahmad:13055ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] Um Salim asked the Prophet ﷺ , "Do women see what men see in their dreams?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "If a woman sees what a man sees, meaning water, then she should perform ablution (ritual washing)." Um Salim asked, "Even when she is experiencing her period?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, the water of a man is thick and white, while the water of a woman is thin and yellow. So, whichever one comes first or overpowers the other, that is the more likely case." Sa'id said, "We doubt the similarity between the two."  

أحمد:١٣٠٥٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَتْ تَرَى الْمَرْأَةُ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فِي مَنَامِهَا؟ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَأَتْ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ يَعْنِي الْمَاءَ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ أَوَ يَكُونُ؟ فَقَالَ نَّبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ فَمِنْ أَيِّهِمَا سَبَقَ أَوْ عَلَا قَالَ سَعِيدٌ نَحْنُ نَشُكُّ يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ  

ahmad:14010Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] His mother, Umm Sulaim, asked the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . She said, "Does a woman see in her dream what a man sees?" He said, "If she sees that in her dream, then she should perform ghusl (a ritual bath)." Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet, ﷺ , felt shy and asked, "Could this really be, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Yes, so where else would the resemblance come from? The man's fluid is white and thick, while the woman's is yellow and thin. So, which one comes first or overpowers the other?"  

أحمد:١٤٠١٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ أُمَّهُ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ الْمَرْأَةُ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ إِذَا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ فِي مَنَامِهَا فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَاسْتَحْيَتْ أَوَيَكُونُ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ؟ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ أَبْيَضُ غَلِيظٌ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ أَصْفَرُ رَقِيقٌ فَمِنْ أَيِّهِمَا سَبَقَ أَوْ عَلَا يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ  

ذِكْرُ السَّبَبِ الَّذِي مِنْ أَجْلِهِ يُشْبِهُ الْوَلَدُ أَبَاهُ وَأُمَّهُ

ibnhibban:6184al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Muḥammad b. al-Minhāl > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Saʿīd b. Abū ʿArūbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] Um Salim asked the Prophet ﷺ about a woman who sees in her dream what a man sees. The Prophet ﷺ said to her, "O Um Salim, if that woman sees such a thing, let her perform ghusl (ritual bath)." Um Salama said, "I feel shy about that, O Messenger of Allah. Can this really happen?" He replied, "Yes, the water of a man is thick and white, while the water of a woman is thin and yellow. Whichever of them precedes or is more prominent determines the resemblance."  

ابن حبّان:٦١٨٤أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي الْمَنَامِ مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَهَا «يَا أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ إِذَا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ الْمَرْأَةُ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ» قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ وَأَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ أَوْ عَلَا كَانَ مِنْهُ الشَّبَهُ»  

nasai-kubra:9028Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Bazīʿ > Yazīd / Ibn Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

In case a woman sees that, she must take a bath. Umm Sulaim said: I was bashful on account of that and said: Does it happen? Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Yes (it does happen), otherwise how can (a child) resemble her? Man's discharge (i. e. sperm) is thick and white and the discharge of woman is thin and yellow; so the resemblance comes from the one whose genes prevail or dominate. (Using translation from Muslim 311)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٠٢٨أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ

أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمَاءَ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ» قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَهَلْ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّ مَاءَ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ فَمِنْ أَيِّهِمَا عَلَا أَوْ سَبَقَ كَانَ مِنْهُ الشَّبَهُ»  

nasai-kubra:9029Hannād b. al-Sarī > ʿAbdah > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas > Ummah Um Sulaym

Umm Sulaim asked the Messenger of Allah about a woman who sees in her dream something like that which a man sees. The Messenger of Allah said: "If she sees that and has a discharge, then let her perform a bath." Umm Salamah said: "O Messenger of Allah, does that really happen?" He said: "Yes, the water of the man is thick and white and the water of a woman is thin and yellow. Whichever of them comes first or predominates, the child will resemble (that parent)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 601)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٠٢٩أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أُمَّهِ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ

أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ ذَلِكَ أَوْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ» قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ أَوَ يَكُونُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ وَمَاءُ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ فَمِنْ أَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ أَوْ عَلَا يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ»  

bayhaqi:797[Chain 1] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbdullāh > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Saʿīd b. Abū ʿArūbah [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh > Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > ʿImrān b. Mūsá And ʾAḥmad b. al-Naḍr b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > al-ʿAbbās b. al-Walīd al-Narsī > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik Ḥaddathahum > Um Sulaym Ḥaddathat

In case a woman sees that, she must take a bath. Umm Sulaim said: I was bashful on account of that and said: Does it happen? Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Yes (it does happen), otherwise how can (a child) resemble her? Man's discharge (i. e. sperm) is thick and white and the discharge of woman is thin and yellow; so the resemblance comes from the one whose genes prevail or dominate. (Using translation from Muslim 311)   

البيهقي:٧٩٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ قَالَا ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ثنا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ حَدَّثَتْ

أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ الْمَرْأَةُ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ وَهَلْ يَكُونُ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ الشَّبَهُ إِنَّ مَاءَ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أَبْيَضُ وَمَاءُ الْمَرْأَةِ رَقِيقٌ أَصْفَرُ فَمِنْ أَيِّهِمَا عَلَا أَوْ سَبَقَ يَكُونُ مِنْهُ الشَّبَهُ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْعَبَّاسِ  

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"أن أمَّ سُلَيْم. سَألتُ النَّبِى ﷺ عَنِ المَرأةِ تَرَى فِى مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجلُ فَقَالَ: إِذَا رَأَت ذَلِكَ فَأَنْزَلَت فَعَلَيْهَا الغُسْل، فَقَالَت أُمُّ سُلَيْم: يَارَسُولَ اللهِ! أيَكُونُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ مَاءُ الرَّجُلِ غَلِيظٌ أبيَض، وَمَاءُ المَرْأة رَقيق أَصْفَر فَأيهمَا سَبَقَ أوْ عَلاَ أَشْبَهْهُ الوَلَدُ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد