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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 3 · Knowledge
Sahih

الْحَيَاءِ فِي الْعِلْمِ

Modesty in (seeking) knowledge

جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ، فَهَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ مِنْ غُسْلٍ إِذَا احْتَلَمَتْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمَاءَ ". فَغَطَّتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ ـ تَعْنِي وَجْهَهَا ـ وَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَتَحْتَلِمُ الْمَرْأَةُ قَالَ " نَعَمْ تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ فَبِمَ يُشْبِهُهَا وَلَدُهَا ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ

Translation

Umm Salamah reported: Umm Sulaym came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, “O Messenger of Allah, Allah is not shy of the truth. Is a ritual bath (ghusl) required of a woman if she has a wet dream?” The Prophet ﷺ said, “If she sees the fluid.” Then Umm Salamah covered – she means: her face – and said, “O Messenger of Allah, does a woman have wet dreams?” He said, “Yes – may your right hand be covered in dust! How else does her child resemble her?”

Translator’s note: Fluid: literally “the water”. “May your right hand be covered in dust” is an idiom of astonishment, not a curse. The interjection “she means: her face” is from the narrator who transmits from Umm Salamah.

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Deutsch

Umm Salama berichtete: Umm Sulaim kam zum Gesandten Allahs ﷺ und sagte: „O Gesandter Allahs, Allah schämt sich nicht vor der Wahrheit. Muss die Frau eine Ganzkörperwaschung vornehmen, wenn sie einen feuchten Traum hat?“ Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Wenn sie die Flüssigkeit sieht.“ Da bedeckte Umm Salama – sie meint: ihr Gesicht – und sagte: „O Gesandter Allahs, hat denn die Frau einen feuchten Traum?“ Er sagte: „Ja – möge deine Rechte staubig werden! Wodurch sonst ähnelt ihr ihr Kind?“

Translator’s note: Flüssigkeit: wörtlich „das Wasser“. „Möge deine Rechte staubig werden“ ist eine Redewendung des Erstaunens, keine Verwünschung. Der Einschub „sie meint: ihr Gesicht“ stammt von der Überlieferin, die von Umm Salama berichtet.

Türkçe

Ümmü Seleme (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Ümmü Süleym (r.a.) Resûlullah'a ﷺ geldi ve şöyle dedi: “Ey Allah'ın Resûlü! Allah haktan utanmaz. Kadın ihtilâm olursa ona gusül gerekir mi?” Nebî ﷺ, “Suyu gördüğü takdirde” buyurdu. Bunun üzerine Ümmü Seleme – yüzünü demek istiyor – örttü ve “Ey Allah'ın Resûlü, kadın da ihtilâm olur mu?” dedi. Nebî ﷺ, “Evet, sağ elin toprağa bulansın! Çocuğu ona başka neyle benzer?” buyurdu.

Translator’s note: Su: kadından gelen sıvı kastedilir. “Sağ elin toprağa bulansın” şaşkınlık bildiren bir deyimdir, beddua değildir. “Yüzünü demek istiyor” ara cümlesi, Ümmü Seleme'den rivayet eden râviye aittir.

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ امْرَأَةُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ، هَلْ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ مِنْ غُسْلٍ إِذَا هِيَ احْتَلَمَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَعَمْ إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمَاءَ ".

    Umm Salamah reported: Umm Sulaym, the wife of Abu Talhah, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, “O Messenger of Allah, Allah is not shy of the truth. Is the ritual bath (ghusl) required of a woman if she has a wet dream?” The …

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 8 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaUmm Salamah† 62 AH · MedinaZaynab bint Abi Salamah† 73 AH · Medina'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr† 93 AH · MedinaHisham bin 'Urwa† 146 AH · MedinaMuhammad bin Khazim al-Darir† 195 AH · KufaMuhammad bin Salam al-Baykandi† 227 AH · Bukharaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Umm Salamahأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ

    d. 62 AH / 680 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Zaynab bint Abi Salamahزَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ

    d. 73 AH · Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  4. 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrأَبِيهِ

    d. 93 AH / 713 CE · Medina · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  5. Hisham bin 'Urwaهِشَامٌ

    d. 146 AH · Medina · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  6. Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darirأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ

    d. 195 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. Muhammad bin Salam al-Baykandiمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ

    d. 227 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  8. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler