Bulugh al-Maram

The Book of Purification

كتاب الطهارة

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

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Narrated Sumara (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Whoever performs ablution on Friday has done a good thing and he who takes bath, taking bath is better (for him).” [Reported by Al-Khamsa and At-Tirmidhi graded it Hasan (fair).]

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Narrated ‘Ali (rad)

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the Qur’an except when he was in a state of sexual impurity. [Reported by Ahmad and Al-Arba’a. This is the version of At-Tirmidhi who graded it Hasan (fair). And Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (sound)].

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Narrated `A'ishah (RAA)

Allah's messenger (ﷺ) said: "It is not permitted for a menstruating woman or one who is junub (sexually impure) to stay in the mosque."Related by Abu Dawud and Ibn Khuzaimah graded it as Sahih

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Narrated Abu Hurairah (RAA)

Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) said: "There is Janabah (trace of sexual impurity) under every hair, so wash your hair and cleanse the skin."Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi transmitted it but they declared it to be weak.

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Ahmad transmitted a similar narration to the above, on the authority of `A'ishah (RAA), but this version has an unknown transmitter.

Chapter 9: Dry Ablution (at-Tayammum)

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Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RAA)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "I have been given five things which were not given to anyone else before me. Allah made me victorious by awe (of frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey. The earth has been made for me (and my followers) a place for praying and something with which to perform Tayammum (to purify oneself for prayer). Therefore, anyone (of my followers) can pray (anywhere) and at any time that the Salat (prayer) is due."

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In a version by Al-Bukhari, `Ammar said

'He (ﷺ) struck the earth with the palms of his hands, blew in them and wiped his face and hands with them.

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Narrated Ibn `Umar (RAA)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Tayammum is two strikes: one for the face and one for the hands up to the elbows."Reported by Ad-Daraqutni

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Narrated Abu Hurairah (RAA)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The soil is a purifier for a Muslim, even if he does not find water for ten years; but if he finds water, he must fear Allah and let it touch his skin."

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Narrated Abu Dharr (RAA)

a similar Hadith transmitted by at-Tirmidhi

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Narrated `Ali (RAA)

One of my forearms was broken. Then I consulted Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) and he ordered me to wipe over the bandages.[Reported by Ibn Majah with a very weak chain of narrators].

Chapter 10: Menstruation

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Narrated Umm `Atiyah (RAA)

After we were pure, we did not consider the yellow or muddy discharge to be anything (i.e. of the menses blood)[Reported by Al-Bukhari and Abu Dawud and the wording is of Abu Dawud].

Chapter 1: Water

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Narrated Abu Huraira

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said regarding the sea,"It's water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful (to eat)." [Al- Arba’a and Ibn Abu Shaiba reported it (this version is of the latter). Ibn Khuzaima and Tirmidhi graded it Sahih. It was also reported by Malik, Shafi'i and Ahmad.]

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Narrated Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Water is pure and nothing can make it impure”.[Ath-Thalatha and Ahmad who graded it Sahih]

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Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (rad)

Allah’s Mesenger (ﷺ) said:“If there is enough water to fill two pots (Qulla), it carries no impurity,” Another version has: “It does not become unclean”.{Al-Arba’a reported it. Ibn Khuzaima, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim graded it Sahih (sound)].

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Another version of Al-Bukhari has

“None of you should urinate in stagnant water that is not flowing, and then take bath in it”.A version of Muslim has the words “from it (i.e. the water)”.A version of Abu Da’ud has: “One should not take bath in it from sexual impurity”.

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Another version has

At-Tirmidhi’s version has “using soil at the first or last time”.

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Narrated Ibn 'Umar

Narrated Ibn 'Umar

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (rad) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said "Two types of dead animals and two types of bloods have been made lawful for us, the two types of dead animals are locusts and fish (seafood), while the two types of bloods are the liver and the spleen". [Reported by Ahmad and Ibn Majah, and this Hadith has some weakness.]

Chapter 2: Utensils

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Narrated Maimuma

Narrated (rad):Some people dragging a (dead) goat passed by the Prophet (ﷺ). He told them, “Had you better taken its skin”. They said, “It is dead”. He said, “Water and the leaves of the Acacia tree will purify it”. [Reported by Abu Da’ud and An’Nasa’i].

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Narrated Anas bin Malik

Narrated Anas bin Malik

Narrated Anas bin Malik (rad) When the cup of the Prophet (ﷺ) got broken, he fixed it with a silver wire at the crack [Reported by Al-Bukhari].