These are authentic texts from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, so following them is more appropriate, and the statement of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is more correct than the statement of those who differed with him.
Section: Ahmad said: When a male infant has eaten food, desired it, and craved it, his urine is to be washed; it is not merely if he is fed (7), because he may be given honey to lick as soon as he is born, and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, performed tahnik (chewing food and placing it in the infant's mouth) for him with dates (8). However, when he eats and desires food, then based on this, what the infant is given to drink or licked for medical treatment is not considered food that necessitates washing; rather, what he eats for nourishment, which he desires and craves, is what necessitates the washing of his urine. And Allah knows best.
229 - Issue: He said: (And semen is pure. And from Abu Abd Allah, may Allah have mercy on him, there is another narration that it is like blood.)
The narrations from Ahmad regarding semen differ; the well-known position is that it is pure. Another narration from him is that it is like blood, meaning it is impure, and a small amount of it is pardoned. Another narration states that a small amount of it is not pardoned. Rubbing it off when it is dry is sufficient in all cases. The first narration is the well-known one in the Madhhab, and it is the position of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and Ibn Umar. Ibn Abbas said: "Wipe it off yourself with an idhkhir plant or a rag, and do not wash it if you wish." Ibn al-Musayyib said: "If he prays in it, he does not repeat the prayer." This is the position of al-Shafi'i, Abu Thawr, and Ibn al-Mundhir. Malik said: "Washing off the effects of a wet dream is an obligatory matter." This is the position of al-Awza'i and al-Thawri. The scholars of opinion (Ashab al-Ra'y) said: "It is impure, and rubbing off its dry state is sufficient; because..."
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. (7) In A and M: "ta'ama" (ate). (8) Recorded by al-Bukhari in: Chapter on the Migration of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his companions to Medina, from the Book of the Virtues of the Ansar; and in: Chapter on Naming a Newborn on the Morning of Its Birth for One Who Does Not Perform 'Aqiqa and Performing Tahnik, from the Book of 'Aqiqa; and in: Chapter on Whoever Is Named with the Names of the Prophets, from the Book of Etiquette. Sahih al-Bukhari 5/79, 7/108, 8/54. And Muslim in: Chapter on the Recommendation of Performing Tahnik for a Newborn at the Time of Its Birth... etc., from the Book of Etiquette. Sahih Muslim 3/1690, 1691. And al-Tirmidhi in: Chapter on the Virtues of Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, from the Chapters of Virtues. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 13/222. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 4/399, 6/93, 347.
