Sunan Ibn Majah
The Book of Purification and its Sunnah
كتاب الطهارة وسننها
Chapter 26
التَّشْدِيدِ فِي الْبَوْلِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Abu Mu'awiyah and Waki' narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Mujahid, from Tawus, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by two new graves and said, ‘They are being punished, and they are not being punished for something great. One of them did not guard himself from his urine, and the other went about spreading malicious gossip.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
وَمَا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ
The phrase can be read as ‘not for something great’ or as something not difficult to avoid; the Arabic itself does not elaborate here.
Should the phrase be rendered as ‘not a great matter’ or ‘not difficult to guard against’?
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; 'Affan narrated to us; Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘Most of the punishment of the grave is due to urine.’
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Waki' narrated to us; al-Aswad ibn Shayban narrated to us; Bahr ibn Marrar narrated to me, from his grandfather Abu Bakrah, who said: The Prophet ﷺ passed by two graves and said, ‘They are being punished, though they are not being punished for something great. One is being punished because of urine, and the other because of backbiting.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
وَمَا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ
The wording admits the same possible contrast between the apparent scale of the matter and its avoidability.
Should this phrase use the same rendering as in the parallel report, or be translated independently?
Chapter 27
الرَّجُلِ يُسَلَّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَبُولُ
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Isma'il ibn Muhammad al-Talhi and Ahmad ibn Sa'id al-Darimi said: Rawh ibn 'Ubadah narrated to us, from Sa'id, from Qatadah, from al-Hasan, from Hudayn ibn al-Mundhir ibn al-Harith ibn Wa'lah, Abu Sasan al-Raqashi, from al-Muhajir ibn Qunfudh ibn 'Umayr ibn Jud'an, who said: I came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was performing ablution and greeted him with peace, but he did not return my greeting. When he had finished ablution, he said, ‘Nothing prevented me from returning your greeting except that I was not in a state of ablution.’ Abu al-Hasan ibn Salamah said: Abu Hatim narrated to us; al-Ansari narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah, with similar wording.
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كُنْتُ عَلَى غَيْرِ وُضُوءٍ
The wording states that he was without ablution; it does not specify whether this means ritual impurity or simply that he had not yet performed ablution.
Should the phrase be rendered literally as ‘without ablution’ or interpreted as a specific ritual state?
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Hisham ibn 'Ammar narrated to us; Maslamah ibn 'Ali narrated to us; al-Awza'i narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: A man passed by the Prophet ﷺ while he was urinating and greeted him, but he did not return the greeting. When he had finished, he struck the ground with his palms, performed tayammum, and then returned the greeting.
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Suwayd ibn Sa'id narrated to us; 'Isa ibn Yunus narrated to us, from Hashim ibn al-Barid, from 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Aqil, from Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, that a man passed by the Prophet ﷺ while he was urinating and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, ‘If you see me in a state like this, do not greet me; if you do, I will not return your greeting.’
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'Abdullah ibn Sa'id and al-Husayn ibn Abi al-Sarri al-'Asqalani said: Abu Dawud narrated to us, from Sufyan, from al-Dahhak ibn 'Uthman, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, who said: A man passed by the Prophet ﷺ while he was urinating and greeted him, but he did not return the greeting.
Chapter 28
الاِسْتِنْجَاءِ بِالْمَاءِ
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Hannad ibn al-Sarri narrated to us; Abu al-Ahwas narrated to us, from Mansur, from Ibrahim, from al-Aswad, from 'Aishah, who said: I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ come out from the place of relieving himself without using water.
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Hisham ibn 'Ammar narrated to us; Sadaqah ibn Khalid narrated to us; 'Utbah ibn Abi Hakim narrated to us; Talhah ibn Nafi', Abu Sufyan, narrated to me; Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Jabir ibn 'Abdullah, and Anas ibn Malik narrated to him that this verse was revealed: ‘Within it are men who love to purify themselves, and Allah loves those who purify themselves.’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘O community of the Ansar, Allah has praised you for purification. How do you purify yourselves?’ They said, ‘We perform ablution for prayer, bathe after major ritual impurity, and clean ourselves with water after relieving ourselves.’ He said, ‘That is it, so keep to it.’
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'Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us; Waki' narrated to us, from Sharik, from Jabir, from Zayd al-'Ammi, from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji, from 'Aishah, that the Prophet ﷺ used to wash his private parts three times. Ibn 'Umar said: ‘We did this and found it to be a remedy and a means of purification.’ Abu al-Hasan ibn Salamah said: Abu Hatim and Ibrahim ibn Sulayman al-Wasiti narrated to us; both said: Abu Nu'aym narrated to us; Sharik narrated a similar report.
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Abu Kurayb narrated to us; Mu'awiyah ibn Hisham narrated to us, from Yunus ibn al-Harith, from Ibrahim ibn Abi Maymunah, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘This was revealed concerning the people of Quba': “Within it are men who love to purify themselves, and Allah loves those who purify themselves.”’ He said: ‘They used to cleanse themselves with water, and this verse was revealed concerning them.’
Chapter 29
مَنْ دَلَكَ يَدَهُ بِالأَرْضِ بَعْدَ الاِسْتِنْجَاءِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and 'Ali ibn Muhammad said: Waki' narrated to us, from Sharik, from Ibrahim ibn Jarir, from Abu Zur'ah ibn 'Amr ibn Jarir, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Prophet ﷺ relieved himself, then cleansed himself with water from a tawr, and rubbed his hand on the ground. Abu al-Hasan ibn Salamah said: Abu Hatim narrated to us; Sa'id ibn Sulayman al-Wasiti narrated to us, from Sharik, with similar wording.
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مِنْ تَوْرٍ
The source names a tawr, a vessel; it does not identify its material in this unit.
Should tawr be rendered as a basin, a bowl, or retained as a transliterated vessel name?
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Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us; Abu Nu'aym narrated to us; Aban ibn 'Abdullah narrated to us; Ibrahim ibn Jarir narrated to me, from his father, that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ entered a thicket and relieved himself. Jarir brought him a small waterskin of water, from which he cleansed himself, then wiped his hand on the earth.
Chapter 30
تَغْطِيَةِ الإِنَاءِ
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Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us; Ya'la ibn 'Ubayd narrated to us; 'Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman narrated to us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, who said: The Prophet ﷺ commanded us to tie our waterskins and cover our vessels.
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'Ismah ibn al-Fadl and Yahya ibn Hakim said: Harami ibn 'Umarah ibn Abi Hafsah narrated to us; Harish ibn al-Khurrit narrated to us; Ibn Abi Mulaykah reported to us, from 'Aishah, who said: ‘At night I used to set out for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ three covered vessels: one for his purification water, one for his siwak, and one for his drink.’
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Abu Badr 'Abbad ibn al-Walid narrated to us; Mutahhar ibn al-Haytham narrated to us; 'Alqamah ibn Abi Jamrah al-Duba'i narrated to us, from his father Abu Jamrah al-Duba'i, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never entrusted his purification or the charity he gave to anyone else; he personally took care of them.
Chapter 31
غَسْلِ الإِنَاءِ مِنْ وُلُوغِ الْكَلْبِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Razin, who said: I saw Abu Hurayrah strike his forehead with his hand and say, ‘O people of Iraq, do you claim that I lie about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ so that you may enjoy the benefit while the sin is mine? I testify that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “When a dog laps from one of your vessels, wash it seven times.”’
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لِيَكُونَ لَكُمُ الْمَهْنَأُ وَعَلَىَّ الإِثْمُ
The phrase contrasts benefit or ease for the audience with sin borne by the speaker; its rhetorical nuance is preserved broadly.
Should al-mahna' be rendered as benefit, pleasant enjoyment, or convenience here?
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Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us; Rawh ibn 'Ubadah narrated to us; Malik ibn Anas narrated to us, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘When a dog drinks from one of your vessels, wash it seven times.’
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Shababah narrated to us; Shu'bah narrated to us, from Abu al-Tayyah, who said: I heard Mutarrif relate from 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘When a dog laps from a vessel, wash it seven times and rub it with earth the eighth time.’
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وَعَفِّرُوهُ الثَّامِنَةَ بِالتُّرَابِ
The wording says to dust/rub it with earth as the eighth; it does not further specify how that action relates to the seven washes.
Should the dusting be described as an additional eighth washing or as a separate rubbing step?
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Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us; Ibn Abi Maryam reported to us; 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar informed us, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘When a dog laps from one of your vessels, wash it seven times.’