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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 3 · Knowledge
Sahih

مَنِ اسْتَحْيَا فَأَمَرَ غَيْرَهُ بِالسُّؤَالِ

One who feels shy and asks someone else to put the question

كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً فَأَمَرْتُ الْمِقْدَادَ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ " فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُنْذِرٍ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ

Translation

Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: I was a man who frequently had pre-seminal fluid (madhy), so I asked al-Miqdad to ask the Prophet ﷺ (about it). He asked him, and he said, “For it, ablution (wudu) is required.”

Translator’s note: Madhy: a thin fluid discharged on arousal.

Other translations

Deutsch

Ali ibn Abi Talib berichtete: Ich war ein Mann, bei dem häufig Vorflüssigkeit (Madhy) austrat, und so bat ich al-Miqdad, den Propheten ﷺ (danach) zu fragen. Er fragte ihn, und er sagte: „Dafür ist die Gebetswaschung (zu vollziehen).“

Translator’s note: Madhy: dünne Flüssigkeit, die bei Erregung austritt.

Türkçe

Ali b. Ebû Tâlib (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Ben mezisi çok gelen bir adamdım. Mikdâd'dan (r.a.) Nebî'ye ﷺ (bunu) sormasını istedim. O da sordu. Nebî ﷺ, “Bundan dolayı abdest gerekir” buyurdu.

Translator’s note: Mezi: şehvet anında gelen ince sıvı.

Other versions of this report

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

  • كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً، فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرْتُ الْمِقْدَادَ بْنَ الأَسْوَدِ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ " فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ ".

    Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: I was a man who frequently had pre-seminal fluid (madhy), and I felt too shy to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I told al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad (to ask), and he asked him, and he said, “For it, ablution (wudu) is …

  • كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً فَأَمَرْتُ رَجُلاً أَنْ يَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِمَكَانِ ابْنَتِهِ فَسَأَلَ فَقَالَ " تَوَضَّأْ وَاغْسِلْ ذَكَرَكَ ".

    Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: I was a man who frequently had pre-seminal fluid (madhy). So I told a man to ask the Prophet ﷺ, because of (the position of) his daughter. He asked, and he said, “Perform ablution (wudu) and wash your private …

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 · MedinaAli ibn Abi Talib† 40 AH · KufaMuhammad bin 'Ali bin al-Han…† 80 AH · Kufaal-Mandhir bin Ya'la al-Thauri~ 114 AH · KufaSulaiman al-A'mash† 147 AH · Kufa'Abdullah bin Da'ud al-Khara…† 213 AH · KufaMasdad bin Masrhad† 228 AH · Basraal-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. Ali ibn Abi Talibعَلِيٍّ

    d. 40 AH / 661 CE · 21 Ramadhan, Kufa · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Muhammad bin 'Ali bin al-Hanfiyyahمُحَمَّدٍ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ

    d. 80 AH · Kufa · Follower Tabi' 2nd Generation

  4. al-Mandhir bin Ya'la al-Thauriمُنْذِرٍ الثَّوْرِيِّ

    Follower Tabi' 6th generation

  5. Sulaiman al-A'mashالأَعْمَشِ

    d. 147 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  6. 'Abdullah bin Da'ud al-Kharaybiعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ

    d. 213 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. Masdad bin Masrhadمُسَدَّدٌ

    d. 228 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  8. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler