Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 302

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Mishkat al-Masabih 302
Arabic hadith text

وَعَن عَليّ قَالَ: كُنْتُ رَجُلًا مَذَّاءً فَكُنْتُ أَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِمَكَانِ ابْنَتِهِ فَأَمَرْتُ الْمِقْدَادَ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ: «يَغْسِلُ ذَكَرَهُ وَيتَوَضَّأ»

Translation

ʿAlī said: ‘I was a man who often experienced pre-seminal discharge, and I felt too shy to ask the Prophet because of his daughter’s position. So I asked al-Miqdād to put the question to him. He replied: “He should wash his penis and perform ablution.”’

Translation notes

  • The accompanying grading labels this report muttafaq ʿalayh (‘agreed upon’). Madhy is pre-seminal fluid; the Arabic describes ʿAlī as experiencing it frequently.