Bulugh al-Maram 111

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Muslim added: Umm Sulaym said, ‘Would this happen [to a woman]?’ He said: ‘Yes. Otherwise, how would the resemblance occur?’ 1 — In the two originals, this was corrupted to ‘Umm Salama’; the wording I have retained is from Sahih Muslim. 2 — Sahih. Muslim (311) reported it in full from Anas ibn Malik: Umm Sulaym asked the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), ‘Does a woman see in her sleep what a man sees?’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘If a woman sees that, she must perform ghusl.’ Umm Sulaym said, ‘I was embarrassed by that.’ She said, ‘Can this happen?’ The Prophet of Allah said, ‘Yes. Otherwise, where would the resemblance come from? The man's fluid is thick and white, and the woman's fluid is thin and yellow. Whichever of the two rises or prevails first is the one from which the resemblance comes.’