Bulugh al-Maram
Bulugh al-Maram 72
وَعَنْ طَلْقِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: { قَالَ رَجُلٌ: مَسَسْتُ ذَكَرِي أَوْ قَالَ اَلرَّجُلُ يَمَسُّ ذَكَرَهُ فِي اَلصَّلَاةِ, أَعَلَيْهِ وُضُوءٍ ? فَقَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -"لَا, إِنَّمَا هُوَ بَضْعَةٌ مِنْكَ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّان َ 1 .1 - حسن. رواه أبو داود (182 و 183)، والنسائي (101)، والترمذي (85)، وابن ماجه (483)، وأحمد (43)، وابن حبان (207 موارد). ولكن ينبغي معرفة أن هذا الحديث منسوخ، إذ قال ابن حزم في "المحلي" (139) ولنعم ما قال: "هذا الخبر -خبر طلق- صحيح إلا أنهم لا حجة لهم فيه لوجوه: أحدها: أن هذا الخبر موافق لما كان الناس عليه قبل ورود الأمر بالوضوء من مس الفرج، هذا لا شك فيه، فإذا هو كذلك فحكمه منسوخ يقينا حين أمر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بالوضوء من مس الفرج، ولا يحل ترك ما تيقن أنه ناسخ، والأخذ بما تيقن أنه منسوخ. وثانيها: أن كلامه عليه السلام: "هل هو إلا بضعة منك؟" دليل بين على أنه كان قبل الأمر بالوضوء منه؛ لأنه لو كان بعده لم يقل عليه السلام هذا الكلام، بل كان يبين أن الأمر بذلك قد نسخ، وقوله هذا يدل على أنه لم يكن سلف فيه حكم أصلا، وأنه كسائر الأعضاء" .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Taliq ibn ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man said, ‘I touched my penis’—or he said, ‘If a man touches his penis during prayer, must he perform ablution?’ The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘No. It is only a part of you.’ The Five reported it, and Ibn Hibban graded it authentic. (1)
(1) Good. Reported by Abu Dawud (182 and 183), al-Nasa’i (101), al-Tirmidhi (85), Ibn Majah (483), Ahmad (43), and Ibn Hibban (207, Mawarid). It should be understood, however, that this hadith is abrogated. Ibn Hazm said in al-Muhalla (139)—and how well he put it: ‘This report—the report of Taliq—is authentic, but they have no proof in it for several reasons. First: This report accords with what people followed before the command to perform ablution after touching the genitals was given; there is no doubt about this. Therefore, its ruling was certainly abrogated when the Messenger of Allah commanded ablution after touching the genitals. It is not permissible to abandon what is certainly the abrogating text and follow what is certainly abrogated. Second: His statement, “Is it anything but a part of you?” is clear evidence that it came before the command to perform ablution after touching it. Had it come after that command, he would not have said these words; rather, he would have explained that the command had been abrogated. His statement shows that no ruling had previously been established concerning it, and that it is like the rest of the body.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The extended legal argument is explicitly quoted from Ibn Hazm in the source. It is translated as his attributed argument, not as an independently established conclusion.