Sunan an-Nasa'i
The Book of Ghusl and Tayammum
كتاب الغسل والتيمم
Chapter 28
الْوُضُوءِ مِنَ الْمَذْىِ
‘Ali ibn Maymun informed us; he said: Makhlad ibn Yazid narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, from ‘Ata’, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: ‘Ali, al-Miqdad, and ‘Ammar were talking. ‘Ali said: “I am a man from whom madhy is emitted frequently, and I am too shy to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it, because of his daughter’s relationship to me. Will one of you ask him?” He told me that one of them—I have forgotten which—asked him. The Prophet ﷺ said: “That is madhy. If one of you finds it, let him wash it off and perform wudu’ as for prayer, or like the wudu’ for prayer.”
Translation notes
Madhy refers to pre-seminal fluid. The Arabic says ‘because of his daughter’s position/relationship with me’; the English witness likewise conveys the personal relationship without specifying a title.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ،
The English witness omits the isnad.
Confirm the chain against the Arabic source.
Muhammad ibn Hatim informed us; he said: ‘Ubaydah narrated to us; he said: Sulayman al-A‘mash narrated to us, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbas, from ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: I was a man from whom madhy was emitted frequently, so I instructed a man to ask the Prophet ﷺ. He said: “Wudu’ is required for it.”
Translation notes
Madhy refers to pre-seminal fluid. The English witness contains typographical errors (“be please” and “emotted”); they have not been carried over.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً فَأَمَرْتُ رَجُلاً فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ».
The English witness omits the chain and contains typographical errors in its rendering.
Confirm the isnad and the corrected witness typos against the Arabic.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً فَأَمَرْتُ رَجُلاً فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «فِيهِ الْوُضُوءُ».
The English witness renders this as “emotted a great deal of Madhi,” which appears to be a typographical error.
Confirm the intended meaning of the witness’s phrase.
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-A‘la informed us; he said: Khalid ibn al-Harith narrated to us; he said: Shu‘bah narrated to us; he said: Sulayman al-A‘mash informed me; he said: I heard Mundhir, from Muhammad ibn ‘Ali, from ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: I was too shy to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about madhy because of Fatimah, so I instructed al-Miqdad to ask him. He said: “Wudu’ is required for it.”
Translation notes
Madhy refers to pre-seminal fluid. The Arabic gives no further explanation of the phrase “because of Fatimah,” so none is added.
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى،
The English witness omits the transmitters.
Confirm the full chain against the Arabic source.
Ahmad ibn ‘Isa informed us, from Ibn Wahb—who used a phrase meaning “Makhramah ibn Bukayr informed me”—from his father, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I sent al-Miqdad to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to ask him about madhy. He said: “Perform wudu’ and sprinkle water over your private part.” Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman said: Makhramah did not hear anything from his father.
Translation notes
The source itself marks Ibn Wahb’s transmission wording as approximate and adds an editorial note that Makhramah did not hear anything from his father.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ وَذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا أَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَرْسَلْتُ الْمِقْدَادَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْمَذْيِ فَقَالَ: «تَوَضَّأْ وَانْضَحْ فَرْجَكَ» .
The English witness omits the isnad and does not make explicit that the transmission formula is only given by meaning.
Confirm the approximate wording and full chain against the Arabic source.
Suwayd ibn Nasr informed us; he said: ‘Abdullah informed us, from Layth ibn Sa‘d, from Bukayr ibn al-Ashajj, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, who said: ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, sent al-Miqdad to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to ask him about a man who experiences madhy. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Let him wash his penis, then perform wudu’.”
Translation notes
Madhy refers to pre-seminal fluid.
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ،
The English witness omits the chain of transmission.
Confirm the isnad against the Arabic source.
‘Utbah ibn ‘Abdullah informed us; he said: It was read to Malik while I listened, from Abu al-Nadr, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, from al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad, from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, who instructed him to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a man who approaches a woman and madhy comes out of him, saying: “His daughter is with me, and I am too shy to ask him.” Al-Miqdad asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that, and he said: “If one of you experiences that, let him sprinkle water on his private part and perform wudu’ as for prayer.”
Translation notes
Madhy refers to pre-seminal fluid. The Arabic says literally that ‘Ali’s daughter is with him; the English witness makes explicit that she is married to him.
أَخْبَرَنَا عُتْبَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،
The English witness omits the chain and its note that the text was read to Malik while the narrator listened.
Confirm the chain and the mode of transmission against the Arabic source.
رضى الله عنه أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الرَّجُلِ إِذَا دَنَا مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ فَخَرَجَ مِنْهُ الْمَذْىُ فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي ابْنَتَهُ وَأَنَا أَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ .
The Arabic says “his daughter is with me”; the witness explicitly glosses that she is married to him.
Confirm that the literal wording is preferred over the witness’s added clarification.
Chapter 29
الأَمْرِ بِالْوُضُوءِ مِنَ النَّوْمِ
‘Imran ibn Yazid informed us; he said: Isma‘il ibn ‘Abdullah narrated to us; he said: al-Awza‘i narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn Muslim al-Zuhri narrated to us; he said: Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab told me; he said: Abu Hurayrah told me, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When one of you gets up during the night, let him not put his hand into the vessel until he has poured water over it two or three times, for none of you knows where his hand spent the night.”
Translation notes
أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ،
The supplied English witness omits the chain.
Confirm the full isnad against the Arabic source.
Qutaybah informed us; he said: Dawud narrated to us, from ‘Amr, from Kurayb, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: I prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night. I stood to his left, so he moved me to his right. He prayed, then lay on his side and slept. The caller to prayer came to him, and he prayed without performing wudu’. (Abridged.)
Translation notes
The Arabic block ends with mukhtasar (“abridged”), which is not represented in the English witness.
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ،
The English witness omits the transmitters.
Confirm the full isnad against the Arabic source.
قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَجَعَلَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ وَرَقَدَ فَجَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَصَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ مُخْتَصَرٌ .
The English witness does not include the Arabic block’s closing abbreviation marker.
Confirm that the abridged marker is retained.
Ya‘qub ibn Ibrahim informed us; he said: Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Tufawi narrated to us; he said: Ayyub narrated to us, from Abu Qilabah, from Anas, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If one of you becomes drowsy during his prayer, let him leave and lie down.”
Translation notes
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،
The English witness omits the chain.
Confirm the isnad against the Arabic source.
Chapter 30
الْوُضُوءِ مِنْ مَسِّ الذَّكَرِ
Qutaybah informed us, from Sufyan, from ‘Abdullah—meaning Ibn Abi Bakr. Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman said after this: “I did not retain it precisely: from ‘Urwah, from Busrah.” Busrah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever touches his private part, let him perform wudu’.”
Translation notes
The Arabic includes an editorial qualification that the attribution through ‘Urwah was not precisely retained; it is kept distinct from the hadith wording.
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ،
The English witness omits the chain and the transmitter’s qualification about not retaining it precisely.
Confirm the chain and the scope of Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman’s uncertainty.
‘Imran ibn Musa informed us; he said: Muhammad ibn Sawa’ narrated to us, from Shu‘bah, from Ma‘mar, from al-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, from Busrah bint Safwan, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “If one of you brings his hand to his private part, let him perform wudu’.”
Translation notes
The expression afda bi-yadihi ila farjihi literally describes bringing or applying one’s hand to the private part; the witness renders it as touching.
أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى،
The English witness omits the chain of transmission.
Confirm the isnad against the Arabic source.
Qutaybah informed us; he said: al-Layth narrated to us, from Ibn Shihab, from ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, from Marwan ibn al-Hakam, that he said: Wudu’ is required after touching the penis. Marwan said: Busrah bint Safwan told me that. ‘Urwah sent to inquire. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned what requires wudu’, and said: “Touching the penis.”
Translation notes
The Arabic says simply that ‘Urwah sent; the English witness supplies the purpose “to check that.” The translation makes the implied inquiry explicit but does not add a specific messenger.
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ،
The English witness omits the transmitters.
Confirm the chain against the Arabic source.
فَأَرْسَلَ عُرْوَةُ قَالَتْ ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ " مِنْ مَسِّ الذَّكَرِ " .
The Arabic does not state whom ‘Urwah sent or explicitly state the purpose; the witness interprets it as sending someone to check.
Confirm whether the implied inquiry is the clearest rendering.
Ishaq ibn Mansur informed us; he said: Yahya ibn Sa‘id narrated to us, from Hisham ibn ‘Urwah, who said: My father informed me, from Busrah bint Safwan, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever touches his penis must not pray until he performs wudu’.” Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman said: Hisham ibn ‘Urwah did not hear this hadith from his father—and Allah, Glorified and Exalted, knows best.
Translation notes
The Arabic includes the compiler’s qualification about Hisham ibn ‘Urwah’s hearing from his father, followed by “Allah knows best.”
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ،
The English witness omits the full isnad.
Confirm the chain against the Arabic source.
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ أَبِيهِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ وَاللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ .
The English witness includes the hearing qualification but omits the closing “Allah knows best.”
Confirm the retained closing phrase.