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Sahih Muslim 313a (Book 3, Hadith 34) #7882
Bathing After Sexual Dreams

SUMMARY: Bathing is necessary for a woman when she has a sexual dream and it is normal for women to have such dreams.

Umm Salama reported: Umm Sulaim went to the Messenger of Allah and said: Apostle of Allah, Allah is not ashamed of the truth. Is bathing necessary for a woman when she has a sexual dream? Upon this the Messenger of Allah said: Yes, when she sees the liquid (vaginal secretion). Umm Salama said: Messenger of Allah, does a woman have sexual dream? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Let your hand be covered with dust, in what way does her child resemble her?
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ فَهَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ مِنْ غُسْلٍ إِذَا احْتَلَمَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمَاءَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَتَحْتَلِمُ الْمَرْأَةُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكِ فَبِمَ يُشْبِهُهَا وَلَدُهَا

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bathing  *  dreams  *  liquid  *  dust

QUICK LESSONS:
Take a bath after having sexual dreams in order to purify oneself.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that when a woman has a sexual dream, she must take a bath or ghusl in order to be purified. This is because the body produces liquid, known as maniyy, which needs to be washed away in order for her to be considered clean again. The Prophet Muhammad also taught that it was normal for women to have such dreams and should not feel ashamed about them. He used the example of how children resemble their mothers as an analogy of this truth.

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