the urine of a female infant; because it is an impure urine, so it is obligatory to wash it, like other impure urines. Furthermore, it is a ruling related to impurity, so the male and female are equal in it, like all other rulings concerning it (2). Our argument is what Umm Qays bint Mihsan narrated: that she brought a young son of hers, who had not yet eaten food, to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, placed him on his lap, and he urinated on his garment, so he called for water, sprinkled it, and did not wash it. It is also narrated from Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: A child was brought to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and he urinated on his garment, so he called for water, made it follow the urine, and did not wash it. Both are agreed upon (3). From Lubabah bint al-Harith, she said: Al-Husayn ibn Ali was in the lap of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and he urinated on him. I said: "Put on another garment and give me your izar (lower garment) so I may wash it." He said: "The urine of a female is washed, and the urine of a male is sprinkled." Narrated by Abu Dawud (4). And from Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "The urine of a male infant is sprinkled, and the urine of a female infant is washed." Qatadah said: This is as long as they have not yet eaten food; if they have eaten food, the urine of both is washed. Narrated by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad (6).
(2) In A and M: "ahkamihima" (their rulings). The pronoun refers to impurity. (3) Al-Bukhari recorded the first in: Chapter on the Urine of Children, from the Book of Wudu, and in: Chapter on Snuffing... etc., from the Book of Medicine. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/66, 7/161. And Muslim in: Chapter on the Ruling of the Urine of a Nursing Child and How to Wash It, from the Book of Purification, and in: Chapter on Treatment with Indian Wood, from the Book of Salam. Sahih Muslim 1/238, 4/1734, 1735. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud in: Chapter on the Urine of a Child Getting on a Garment, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/89. And al-Tirmidhi in: Chapter on Sprinkling the Urine of a Male Infant Before He Eats Food, from the Chapters of Purification. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/92, 93. And al-Nasa'i in: Chapter on the Urine of a Child Who Has Not Eaten Food, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba 1/128. And Ibn Majah in: Chapter on What Is Narrated Regarding the Urine of a Child Who Has Not Eaten Food, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/174. And al-Darimi in: Chapter on the Urine of a Male Infant Who Has Not Eaten Food, from the Book of Wudu. Sunan al-Darimi 1/189. And Imam Malik in: Chapter on What Is Narrated Regarding the Urine of a Child, from the Book of Purification. Al-Muwatta 1/64. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 6/356. Al-Bukhari recorded the second in: Chapter on the Urine of Children, from the Book of Wudu. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/65, 66. And Muslim in: Chapter on the Ruling of the Urine of a Nursing Child and How to Wash It, from the Book of Purification. Sahih Muslim 1/237. It was also recorded by al-Nasa'i in: Chapter on the Urine of a Child Who Has Not Eaten Food, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba 1/129. And Ibn Majah in: Chapter on What Is Narrated Regarding the Urine of a Child Who Has Not Eaten Food, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/174. (4) In M: an addition of "al-ghulam" (the male infant). (5) In: Chapter on the Urine of a Child Getting on a Garment, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/90. (6) Al-Musnad 1/76, 97, 137. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi in: Chapter on What Was Mentioned Regarding Sprinkling the Urine of a Nursing Male Infant, from the Chapters of Jumu'ah. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/88. And Abu Dawud in: Chapter on the Urine of a Child Getting on a Garment, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/90.
