The Book of Purification

كتاب الطهارة

Chapter 7: The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature

Narrated ‘Aisha (rad)

When the Prophet (ﷺ) came out of the privy, he used to say, “Ghufranaka (O Allah! Grant me Your forgiveness)”. [Reported by Al-Khamsa, Abu Hatim and Al-Hakim graded it Sahih (sound)].

And in the version of Ahmad and Ad-Daraqutni it is added

“Bring me more (something other than dung)”].

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 Abu Huraira (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Beware of (smearing yourselves with) urine, because it is the main cause of punishment in the grave”. [Reported by Ad-Daraqutni]

and Al-Hakim reported that

“Urination is the main cause of punishment in the grave”. [Its chain of narrators is authentic].

Narrated Suraqa bin Malik (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) educated us about lavatory (manners) that we should sit on our left foot and keep erect our right foot. [Reported by Al-Baihaqi through a chain of weak narrators].

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].

Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas (ﷺ)

The Prophet (ﷺ) asked the residents of Quba that what had earned them the Praise of Allah and they replied, “We use water after (cleaning ourselves with) stones.” [Reported by Al-Bazzar with Da’if 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

Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (rad)

and its Asl (origin) is in Al-Bukhari.

And Muslim added

“Even if he does not ejaculate”.

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 take a bath from four things; after sexual intercourse, on Fridays, after extracting blood from his body and after washing a dead body. [Reported by Abu Da’ud and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih (sound)]

Narrated Abu Huraira (rad) regarding the story of Thumama bin Uthal when he embraced Islam

and its origin is in Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (rad)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Taking a bath on Friday is a must for every adult”. [Reported by As-Sab’a].

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).]

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)].

A-Hakim added

“Ablution makes one active for repeating (the sexual act).”

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 ‘Aisha (rad)

Whenever Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) took Ghusl (bath) after sexual intercourse, he would begin by washing his hands, then pour water with his right hand on his left hand and wash his sexual organ. He would then perform ablution, then take some water and run his fingers through the roots of the hair. Then he would pour three handfuls on his head, then pour water over the rest of his body and subsequently wash his feet. [Agreed upon and this version is of Muslim]