What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "O Messenger of Allah, verily Allah is not ashamed of the truth. Is it obligatory for a woman to perform Ghusl if she experiences a wet dream?" He replied: "(Yes, if she sees fluid)." Thereupon, Umm Salamah laughed and said: "Does a woman have a wet dream?" The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "(Then what makes the child resemble [its parents]?)" And does the narration of it by Abu Mu'awiyah from Hisham ibn Urwah weaken it?
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Abu Mu'awiyah al-Darir is reliable when narrating from al-A'mash, but he is described as having illusions and inconsistencies in his narrations from others, such as Hisham ibn Urwah, unless his narrations are corroborated by trustworthy narrators. His narration from Hisham regarding a woman's wet dream is in agreement with trustworthy narrators like Malik and Yahya al-Qattan. For this reason, al-Bukhari and Muslim authenticated it.
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