92 - Chapter: The man who finds wetness in his sleep

236 - Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, Hammad ibn Khalid al-Khayyat narrated to us, 'Abdullah al-'Umari narrated to us, from 'Ubaydullah, from al-Qasim, from 'A'ishah, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked about a man who finds wetness but does not remember having a wet dream. He said: "He must perform the ritual bath (ghusl)." And about a man who sees that he has had a wet dream but does not find wetness, he said: "There is no ritual bath upon him." Umm Sulaym then said: "If a woman sees that, must she perform the ritual bath?" He said: "Yes, for women are the counterparts of men."(1)

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In this [hadith] is [the point] that there is no shyness in matters of religion, and the way for one who is overcome [by an embarrassing situation] is to offer a plausible excuse, such as holding one's nose to give the impression that one has a nosebleed. Also in it is [the point] that the followers waiting for the imam to come may stand when necessary, and this is not the standing that is prohibited in the hadith of Abu Qatadah. Also in it is [the point] that one who has a wet dream in the mosque and wishes to leave it is not required to perform tayammum, and that it is permissible for one in a state of major impurity (junub) to delay the ritual bath from the time the impurity occurred, and that speaking between the iqamah and the prayer is permissible.

(1) Hasan due to other witnesses, but this chain is weak due to the weakness of 'Abdullah al-'Umari; the rest of its narrators are trustworthy. 'Ubaydullah is Ibn 'Umar al-'Umari, the brother of 'Abdullah, and al-Qasim is Ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr.

It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi (113) and Ibn Majah (612) via the chain of Hammad ibn Khalid al-Khayyat, with this isnad.

It is also in the Musnad of Ahmad (26195).

The question of Umm Sulaym and the Prophet's, peace and blessings be upon him, answer to it were recorded by Ahmad (27118) via the chain of Ishaq ibn 'Abdullah ibn Abi Talhah, from his grandmother Umm Sulaym. This chain is disconnected, for Ishaq did not hear from his grandmother.

It was also recorded by Muslim (310) via the chain of Ishaq: Anas ibn Malik narrated to me, saying: Umm Sulaym came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while 'A'ishah was with him... and he mentioned it, but without his saying: "Women are the counterparts of men."

The complete hadith has a supporting witness from the hadith of Khawlah bint Hakim recorded by Ahmad (27312) and Ibn Majah (602), with the wording: that she asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about a woman who sees in her dream what a man sees, and he said: "There is no ritual bath upon her until fluid is discharged, just as there is no ritual bath upon a man until he discharges." In its chain is 'Ali ibn Zayd ibn Jud'an, who is weak.