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Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال: خَرَجْتُ مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم الاثنين إلى قباء إِذَا كُنَّا فِي بَنِي سَالِمٍ وقف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على باب عِتْبَانَ فَصَرَخَ بِهِ، فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ إزاره، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «أَعْجَلْنَا الرَّجُلَ» فقال عتبان: يا رسول الله، أَرَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُعْجَلُ عن امرأته ولم يُمْنِ، ماذا عليه؟ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «إِنَّمَا المَاءُ مِنَ الماءِ».
This Hadīth that was reported by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri indicates that ritual bath becomes obligatory after ejaculation. The first 'water' mentioned in the Hadīth refers to seminal fluid, whereas the second "water" refers to water that is commonly known. The Hadīth indicates that the obligation of ritual bath is restricted to ejaculation and that no ritual bath is due when the two circumcised parts meet. However, this ruling was abrogated and ritual bath has become obligatory when sexual intercourse takes place, even if there is no ejaculation. This is proven by this Hadīth: "If the two circumcised parts meet, ritual bath becomes obligatory."
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