The Book of Purification

كتاب الطهارة

Chapter 7: The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature

Narrated Jabir (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When two people go together to relieve themselves they should disappear from each other and do not talk, for Allah detests that”. [Reported by Ahmad; Ibn As-Sakan and Ibn Al-Qattan graded it Sahih (sound) but it is defective].

Narrated Abu Qatada (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Nobody should touch his pennies with his right hand when urinating, and should not clean himself (from defecation or urine) using his right hand and should not breathe in the utensil (he is drinking from).” [Agreed upon. This version is of Muslim].

Narrated Abu Huraira (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to use a bone or dung for cleaning and said, “These two things do not purify”. [Reported by Ad-Daraqutni who graded it Sahih].

Narrated ‘Iesa bin Yazdad from his father (ra)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When one of you passes urine, he should empty his penis three times”. [Reported by Ibn Majah through a weak chain of narrators].

and its Asl (original source) is in Abu Da’ud and At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih (sound) through Abu Huraira (rad) without mentioning the “stones”.]

Chapter 8: Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity

Added Muslim

Umm Salama said, “Does this happen (to a woman)?” He (ﷺ) said: “Yes, otherwise where does the resemblance (of a child to its mother) come from?”

Narrated ‘Aisha (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to sleep in the state of sexual impurity without touching water. [Reported by Al-Arba’a. This Hadith is defective].

Narrated `A'ishah (RAA)

I and Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) took a Ghusl (bath) due to sexual impurity from the same vessel and our hands alternated into it.[Agreed upon.]Ibn Hibban added "and (our hands) met."

Chapter 9: Dry Ablution (at-Tayammum)

In another narration by Hudhaifah (RAA)

"And the soil of the earth had been made for us as a means with which to purify ourselves (for prayer), when we cannot find water."Related by Muslim.

Chapter 10: Menstruation

Narrated `A'ishah (RAA)

Fatima bint Abu Hubaish used to have a prolonged flow of blood (Istihadah) and so Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him)· told her, "If it is the blood of menstruation it will be dark (almost black) and recognizable (by women). If it is that, then leave the prayer. If it is other than that, then make ablution and pray."[Reported by Abu Da'ud and An-Nasa’i. Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim graded it Sahih (sound).]

In the narration of Asma bint ‘Umais, Abu Dawud transmitted, (the Prophet Peace be upon him said

) "She should sit in a tub, and if she sees yellowness appearing (on top of the water) she should wash (three times), once for the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, and once for the Maghrib and Isha prayers, and once for the Fajr prayer, and she should then perform ablution in between those times."

Narrated Hamnah bint Jahsh

'I had a very strong prolonged flow of blood. I went to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to ask him about it. He said, "This is a strike from Satan. So observe your menses for six or seven days, then perform Ghusl until you see that you are clean. Pray for twenty-four or twenty-three nights and days and fast, and that will suffice you. Do so every month just as the other women menstruate (and are purified). But if you are strong enough to delay the Dhuhr prayer and advance the Asr prayer, then make Ghusl when your purified and combine the Dhuhr and the Asr prayers together; then delay the Maghrib prayer and advance the Isha prayer, and perform Ghusl and combine the two prayers, do so. Do so, and then wash at dawn and pray Fajr. This is how you may pray and fast if you have the ability to do so." And he said, "That is the more preferable way to me."[Reported by the five imams except An- Nasa’i, At-Tirmidhi graded it Sahih (sound)]

Narrated Anas (RAA)

The Jews used not to eat with a woman during her menstruation period, so the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "Do every thing else apart from sexual intercourse (with your wives)".[Reported by Muslim.]

Narrated Ibn `Abbas (RAA)

Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) said regarding a husband who has sexual intercourse with his wife during her menstruation period, "He must pay a Dinar or half a Dinar in way of charity.”[Reported by the five Imams. Al-Hakim and Ibn Al-Qattan graded it Sahih (sound).]

In another version of Abu Da’ud

"The Prophet (Peace be upon him) did not command her to repeat the prayers (missed during the period of bleeding)."

Narrated `A'ishah (RAA)

When we came to a place called Sarif, I menstruated and the Prophet (Peace be upon him) told me, "You should perform all that a pilgrim would do, except circumambulation until you are pure (i.e. performed Ghusl)."[Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim and it is part of a long Hadith.]

Narrated Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (RAA)

He asked the Prophet (Peace be upon him), “What is lawful for a man regarding his wife when she is menstruating?" and he replied, "What is above the waist wrapper (Izar).”[13][Reported by Abu Da'ud and graded it Da'if.]

Chapter 1: Water

Narrated Abu Qatada (rad)

Narrated Abu Qatada (rad)

Narrated Abu Qatada (rad) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said about the cat that, “It is not unclean, but is one of those who intermingle with you.” [Reported by Al-Arba’a. At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih (sound)].

Chapter 3: The Cleansing of Najasah and its nature

Narrated Anas bin Malik (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about making vinegar out of wine. He said, “No (it is prohibited)”. [Reported by Muslim, and At-Tirmidhi and the latter graded it Hasan-Sahih (fair and sound)].

Chapter 4: Ablution (Wudu)

Narrated Humran, the manumitted slave of Uthman

Uthman (rad) called for water to perform ablution. He washed palms of his hands three times, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water in his nose and then blew it out. He then washed his face three times. Thereafter he washed his right hand up to his elbow three times, then the left one likewise, then he passed wet hands on his head. Then he washed his right foot up to the ankle three times, then the left one likewise. He then said, “I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) performing ablution like this ablution of mine”. [Agreed upon]