The Book of Purification

كتاب الطهارة

Chapter 1: Water

Narrated Abu Umama Al-Bahili

Narrated Abu Umama Al-Bahili

Narrated Abu Umama Al-Bahili Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said “Water cannot be rendered impure by anything except something which changes its smell, taste and colour”. [ Ibn Majar reported it and Abu Hatim described it as Da’if (weak)].

A man who accompanied the prophet (ﷺ) narrated

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade a women to bathe with the water left over by a man and that a man should not bathe with the water left over by a woman (but instead) they should both take scoopfuls of the water together. [Reported by Abu Da’ud and An-Nasa’i and its chain of narrators is Sahih (authentic)].

Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas (rad)

Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas (rad)

Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas (rad) The Prophet (ﷺ) used to bath with the water left over by Maimuna (rad) [Muslim reported it].

And Ashab As-Sunan (compilers of the prophet’s sayings) reported that one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) took bath from a vessel, then came the Prophet (ﷺ) and when he wanted to take bath from that (vessel), she said, “I was sexually impure”. He said, “Water does not become sexually impure”. [At-Tirmidhi and Ibn huzaima graded it Sahih (sound)].

Narrated Anas bin Malik

Narrated Anas bin Malik

Narrated Anas bin Malik (rad) A Bedouin came and urinated in one corner of the mosque and the people shouted at him, but Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stopped them, and when he finished urinating, the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered for a bucket of water which was spilt over it [Agreed upon].

and Abu Da’ud who added

“It (the fly) protects itself with the diseased wing (by dipping it first in a drink).

Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi

Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi

Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi (rad) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said “Whatever (portion) is cut off from an animal when it is alive is dead (meat). [Reported by Abu Da’ud and At-Tirmidhi who graded it Hasan (fair) and this version is of Tirmidhi].

Chapter 2: Utensils

Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman

Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman

Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman (rad) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said “Do not drink in silver or gold utensils, and do not eat in plates of such metals, for such things are for them (the disbelievers) in this worldly life and for you in the Hereafter.” [Agreed upon]

Narrated Salama bin Al-Muhabbiq

Narrated (rad):Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The tanning of a dead animal’s skin purifies it”. [Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (sound)].

Narrated ‘Imran bin Hussain (rad)

The Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions performed Wudu (ablution) from a skin water container belonging to a polytheist woman [Agreed upon]. (It is an extract of a long Hadith).

Chapter 3: The Cleansing of Najasah and its nature

Narrated ‘Aisha (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to wash the semen and then go out for prayer in that (very) garment and I could still see the trace of the washing on it. [Agreed upon]

Chapter 4: Ablution (Wudu)

Narrated Abu Huraira (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When one of you wakes up from his sleep, he must blow of his nose three times, for the Satan spends the night inside one’s nostrils” [Agreed upon].

Narrated Abu Huraira (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When one of you wakes up from his sleep, he must not put his hand in a utensil till he washed it three times, for he does not know where his hand was (while he slept)”.[Agreed upon. This is Muslim’s version].

Narrated ‘Uthman (rad)

While performing Wudu, the Prophet (ﷺ) would run (his fingers) through his beard. [Reported by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih].

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah (rad)

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to run the water down his elbows while performing ablution [Reported by Ad-Daraqutni with aweak chain of narrators].

Narrated Abu Huraira (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “There is no Wudu for one who does not mention Allah’s Name upon it. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Da’ud and Ibn Majah with a weak chain of narrators].

Narrated Anas (rad)

The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a man on whose foot appeared a portion like the size of a nail which was not touched by water. He then said, “Go back and perform your Wudu properly.” [Reported by Abu Da’ud and An-Nasa’i].

Narrated Anas (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used only one Mudd of water for ablution and one Sa’ to five Mudd of water for his bath [ Agreed upon].

Chapter 5: Wiping over Socks

Narrated ‘Ali (rad)

If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe over the under parts of the leather socks than the upper, but I have seen Allah’s Messenger (rad) wiping over the upper parts of his leather socks. [Reported by Abu Da’ud with good Isnad (chain of narrators)].