Question 1

What is Mishkat al-Masabih 400 about?

Accepted Answer

This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of Purification) states: "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."

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

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This hadith is from Mishkat al-Masabih, which contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books. It is hadith number 400 in the Book of Purification.

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I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Mishkat al-Masabih #400

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