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4 November 2026 24 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH

Mishkat al-Masabih 399

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Hadith 399
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّمَا الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ» . رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ
قَالَ الشَّيْخُ الْإِمَامُ مُحْيِي السّنة C: هَذَا مَنْسُوخ
Abu Sa'id reported God's messenger as saying, "Water is necessary only when there is an emission.”

Muslim transmitted it. The shaikh and imam Muhyi as-Sunna said that this is abrogated.
Mishkat al-Masabih 399

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Hadith 398
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذا جلس بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا الْأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ جَهَدَهَا فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغسْل وَإِن لم ينزل»
Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, "If one lies on his wife and compresses her, washing is necessary, even if he does not insert his penis.”

(Bukhari and Muslim.)
Mishkat al-Masabih 398 Open
Hadith 400
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: إِنَّمَا الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فِي الِاحْتِلَامِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ
Ibn ‘Abbas said that "Water is necessary only when there is an emission”
applies to a dream.

Tirmidhi transmitted it, but I have not found it in the two Sahihs.
Mishkat al-Masabih 400 Open
Hadith 397
وَعَن أبي رَافع قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَ الصَّلَاةِ حَرَّكَ خَاتَمَهُ فِي أُصْبُعه. رَوَاهُمَا الدَّارَقُطْنِيّ. وروى ابْن مَاجَه الْأَخير
Abu Rafi‘ said that when God’s messenger performed ablution he moved his ring on his finger.

Daraqutni transmitted the two traditions and Ibn Majah transmitted the second.