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Sunan Ibn Majah 601 (Book 1, Hadith 335) #29953
Parental Resemblance in Children

SUMMARY: The hadith explains that the water of a man is thick and white while the water of a woman is thin and yellow. Whichever comes first or predominates, the child will resemble that parent.

It was narrated from Anas that: 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)".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، وَعَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ، سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ 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

TOPICS
resemblance  *  water  *  discharge  *  bath  *  alwalidain  *  mai  *  maniyy  *  ghusl

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your actions as they can have an effect on your children even before they are born!

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains how children can resemble their parents. Umm Sulaim asked Prophet Muhammad about a woman who sees something in her dream like what a man sees. The Prophet said if she has a discharge then she should take a bath. Umm Salamah asked if this really happens and the Prophet confirmed it does happen. He explained that the water of men is thick and white while women's water is thin and yellow. Whichever comes first or predominates, then the child will resemble that parent more closely than the other one. This hadith teaches us to be mindful of our actions as they can have an effect on our children even before they are born! It also shows us how Allah has created everything with wisdom and purpose, as even something seemingly small like discharge can have an effect on our lives in ways we may not expect!

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