Category: Ibn Majah

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that: He came to Ubayy bin Ka’b accompanied by ‘Umar. Ubayy came out to them and said: “I noticed some prostatic fluid, so I washed my penis and performed ablution. ‘Umar said: “Is that sufficient?” He said: “Yes.” He (‘Umar) asked: “Did you hear that from the messenger of Allah?” He said: “Yes.”

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “A baby boy was brought to the Prophet who then urinated on him. He sprinkled over it with water and did not wash it.”

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that: The Prophet got up during the night and went to the toilet and relieved himself, then he washed his face and hands, and went back to sleep. (Sahih)

Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated that Umm Qais bint Mihsan said: “I came to the Messenger of Allah with a son of mine who was not yet eating solid food, and he (the baby) urinated on him. He called for water and sprinkled it over (the urine).”

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “The Messenger of Allah used to perform ablution for every prayer, and we used to perform all of the prayers with one ablution.”

It was narrated from ‘Ali that : The Prophet said concerning the urine of a nursing infant: “Water should be sprinkled over the urine of a boy, and the urine of a girl should be washed.”

Abul-Hasan bin Salamah said: “Ahmad bin Musa bin Ma’qil narrated to us that Abul-Yaman Al-Misri said: ‘I asked Shafi’i about the Hadith of the Prophet, “Water should be sprinkled over the urine of a baby boy, and the urine of a baby girl should be washed,” when the two types of water (urine) are the same. He said, “This is because the urine of the boy is of water and clay, but the urine of the girl is of flesh and blood.” Then he said to me: “Did you understand?” I said: “No.” He said: “When Allah the Most High created Adam, He created Eve (Hawwa’) from his short rib, so the boy’s urine is from water and clay, and the girl’s urine is from flesh and blood.” Then he said to me: “Did you understand?” I said: “Yes.” He said: “May Allah cause you benefit from this.”

Sulaiman bin Buraidah narrated from his father that: The Prophet used to perform ablution for every prayer, but on the day of the conquest of Makkah, he performed all of the prayers with one ablution.

Abu Samh said: “I was a servant of the Prophet, and Hasan and Husain was brought to him and (the infant) urinated on his chest. They wanted to wash it, but the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Sprinkle water on it, for the urine of a girl should be washed, but the urine of a boy should be sprinkled over with water.’”

Fadl bin Mubashshir said: “I saw Jabir bin ‘Abdullah performing every prayer with one ablution, and I said: ‘What is this?’ He said: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah doing this, and I am doing as the Messenger of Allah did.’”

It was narrated that Abu Ghutaif Al-Hudhali said: “I was listening to ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar bin Khattab in the mosque, and when the time for prayer came, he got up, performed ablution, and offered prayer, then he went back to where he had been sitting. When the time for ‘Asr (Afternnon prayer) came, he got up, performed ablution, and offered prayer, then he went back to where he had been sitting. When the time for Maghrib (Sunset prayer) came, he got up, performed ablution, and offered prayer, then he went back to where he had been sitting. I said: ‘May Allah improve you (i.e., your condition) Is it obligatory or Sunnah to perform ablution for every prayer?’ He said: ‘Did you notice that?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘No (it is not obligatory). If I perform ablution for Morning prayer I can perform all of the prayers with this ablution, so as long as I do not get impure. But I heard the Messenger of Allah say: “Whoever performs ablution while he is pure, he will have ten merits.” So I wanted to earn the merits.’”