Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

كتاب الطهارة

Chapter 4: It Is Dislikes To Face The Qiblah While Relieving Oneself

Marwan al-Asfar said

I saw Ibn Umar make his camel kneel down facing the qiblah, then he sat down urinating in its direction. So I said: AbuAbdurRahman, has this not been forbidden? He replied: Why not, that was forbidden only in open country; but when there is something between you and the qiblah that conceals you , then there is no harm.

Chapter 6: How Should One Undress While Relieving Oneself

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar

When the Prophet (ﷺ) wanted to relieve himself, he would not raise his garment, until he lowered himself near the ground.

Abu DAwud said: This tradition has been transmitted by 'Abd al-Salam b. Harb on the authority of al-A'mash from Anas b. Malik. This chain of narrators is weak (because A'mash's hearing tradition from Anas b. Malik is not established).

Chapter 8: Returning Salam While Urinating ?

Narrated Ibn 'Umar

A man passed by the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) while he was urinating, and saluted him. The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) did not return the salutation to him.

Abu Dawud said : It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) performed tayammum, then he returned the salutation to the man.

Chapter 9: The Permissibility Of Remembering Allah, The Most High, While Not In A State Of Purity

Narrated A'ishah

The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) used to remember Allaah, the Great and Majestic, at all moments.

Chapter 13: The Permissibility Of A Man Urinating In A Vessel During The Night, And Placing It Near Him

Narrated Umaymah daughter of Ruqayqah

The Prophet (ﷺ) had a wooden vessel under his bed in which he would urinate at night.

Chapter 14: The Places Where It Is Prohibited To Urinate

Narrated Abu Hurairah

The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) as saying : Be on your guard against two things which provoke cursing. They (the hearers) said : Prophet of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam), what are these things which provoke cursing: easing in the watering places and on the thoroughfares, and in the shade (of the tree)(where they take shelter and rest).

Chapter 18: Disapproval Of Touching One's Private Part With The Right Hand While Purifying

Narrated Hafsah, Ummul Mu'minin

The Prophet (ﷺ) used his right hand for taking his food and drink and used his left hand for other purposes.

Aishah, also reported a tradition bearing similar meaning through another chain of transmitters.

Chapter 25: The Siwak

Narrated Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Were it not hard on my ummah, I would order them to use the tooth-stick at the time of every prayer. AbuSalamah said: Zayd ibn Khalid used to attend the prayers in the mosque with his tooth-stick on his ear where a clerk carries a pen, and whenever he got up for prayer he used it.

Chapter 29: The (Use Of) Siwak Is From The Fitrah (Natural Acts)

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Ten are the acts according to fitrah (nature): clipping the moustache, letting the beard grow, using the tooth-stick, cleansing the nose (Al-Istinshaq) with water, cutting the nails, washing the finger joints, plucking the hair under the arm-pits, shaving the pubes, and cleansing one's private parts (after easing or urinating) with water. The narrator said: I have forgotten the tenth, but it may have been rinsing the mouth.

Chapter 30: Using The Siwak When Praying The (Voluntary) Night Prayer

Narrated Hudhaifah

When the Apostle of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) got up during the night (to pray), he cleansed his mouth with the tooth-stick.

Chapter 32: The Permissibility Of A Person Renewing His Wudu' Without Having Broken It

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar

AbuGhutayf al-Hudhali reported: I was in the company of Ibn Umar. When the call was made for the noon (zuhr) prayer, he performed ablution and said the prayer. When the call for the afternoon ('asr) prayer was made, he again performed ablution. Thus I asked him (about the reason of performing ablution). He replied: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: For a man who performs ablution in a state of purity, ten virtuous deeds will be recorded (in his favour).

AbuDawud said: This is the tradition narrated by Musaddad, and it is more perfect.

Chapter 3: What A Person Should Say When He Enters The Area Wherein He Relieves Himself

Narrated Zayd ibn Arqam

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: These privies are frequented by the jinns and devils. So when anyone amongst you goes there, he should say: "I seek refuge in Allah from male and female devils."

Chapter 4: It Is Dislikes To Face The Qiblah While Relieving Oneself

Narrated Abu Hurairah

The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) as saying: I am like father to you. When any of you goes to privy, he should not face or turn his back towards the qiblah. He should not cleanse with his right hand. He (the Prophet, sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) also commanded the Muslims to use three stones and forbade them to use dung or decayed bone.

Narrated Ma'qil ibn AbuMa'qil al-Asadi

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has forbidden us to face the two qiblahs at the time of urination or excretion.

Chapter 8: Returning Salam While Urinating ?

Narrated Muhajir ibn Qunfudh

Muhajir came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was urinating. He saluted him. The Prophet (ﷺ) did not return the salutation to him until he performed ablution. He then apologised to him, saying: I disliked remembering Allah except in the state of purification.

Chapter 11: Avoiding (The Splatter) Of Urine

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) passed by two graves. He said : Both (the dead) are being punished, but they are not being punished for a major (sin). One did not safeguard himself from urine. The other carriedtales. He then called for a fresh twig and split it into two parts and planted one part on each grave and said: Perhaps their punishment may be mitigated as long as the twigs remain fresh.

Another version of Hannad has: "One of them did not cover himself while urinating." This version does not have the words: "He did not safeguard himself from urine."

Chapter 15: Urinating In Al-Mustaham (The Bathing Area)

Narrated A Man from the Companions

Humayd al-Himyari said: I met a man (Companion of the Prophet) who remained in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) just as AbuHurayrah remained in his company. He then added: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that anyone amongst us should comb (his hair) every day or urinate in the place where he takes a bath.

Chapter 17: What Should Be Said When A Person Exits The Toilet In Which He Relieved Himself

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

When the Prophet (ﷺ) came out of the privy, he used to say: "Grant me Thy forgiveness."

Chapter 18: Disapproval Of Touching One's Private Part With The Right Hand While Purifying

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

The Prophet (ﷺ) used his right hand for getting water for ablution and taking food, and his left hand for his evacuation and for anything repugnant.