Bulugh al-Maram

Bulugh al-Maram 117

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ اَلْخُدْرِيِّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمْ أَهْلَهُ, ثُمَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعُودَ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ بَيْنَهُمَا وُضُوءًا } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه مسلم (308)‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “When one of you has intercourse with his wife and then wishes to do so again, let him perform ablution between the two.” Muslim transmitted it.

1 — Sound. Muslim (308) reported it.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The phrase “between the two” refers to performing ablution between the two acts of intercourse, as supported by the context and English witness.