The Book of Purification and its Sunnah

كتاب الطهارة وسننها

Chapter 31: Washing a vessel that has been licked by a dog

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'If a dog licks the vessel of anyone of you, let him wash it seven times.'"

Chapter 32: Ablution with water left over by a cat and the concession in that

It was narrated from Kabshah bint Ka'b, who was married to one of the sons of Ab Qatadah, that

She poured water for Abu Qatadah to perform ablution. A cat came and drank the water, and he tilted the vessel for it. She started looking at it (in surprise) and he said: "O daughter of my brother, do you find it strange? The Messenger of Allah said: 'They (cats) are not impure, they are of those who go around among you.'"

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"The Messenger of Allah and I used to perform ablution from a single vessel, when the cat had drunk from it beforehand."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that

The Messenger of Allah said: "Cats do not invalidate the prayer, because they are one of the things that are useful in the house."

Chapter 33: Concession regarding water left over from a woman's ablution

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said

"One of the wives of the Prophet took a bath from a large vessel, then the Prophet came and had a bath or ablution, and she said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I was sexually impure.' He said: 'Water does not become impure.'"

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that

One of the wives of the Prophet took a bath to cleanse herself from sexual impurity, then the Prophet performed ablution and had a bath with the water left over from her ablution."

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas, from Maimunah the wife of the Prophet, that

the Prophet performed ablution with the water left over after she had taken a bath to cleanse herself from sexual impurity.

Chapter 34: The prohibition of that (i.e., performing ablution with the leftover water)

It was narrated from Hakam bin 'Amr that

The Messenger of Allah forbade men to perform ablution with the left over water by a woman.

It was narrated that `Abdullah bin Sarjis said

"The Messenger of Allah forbade men to perform ablution with the water left over by a woman, and women to perform ablution with water left over by a man, however both (spouses) may start to perform their ablutions at the same time."Abu `Abdullah Ibn Majah said: "The first (narration) is correct, and the second (narration) is Wahm (an error)."Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated that 'Ali said

"The Prophet and his wife would take a bath from one vessel, but neither of them would have a bath with the leftover water of the other." (Daif)

Chapter 35: A man and woman taking bath from a single vessel

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"The Messenger of Allah and I would take a bath from a single vessel."

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that his maternal aunt Maimunah said

"The Messager of Allah and I used to take bath from a single vessel."

It was narrated from Umm Hani that

The Prophet and Maimunah took a bath from a single vessel, a large bowl in which they were some traces of dough.

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said

"The Messenger of Allah and his wives used to take a bath from a single vessel."

Zainab the daughter of Umm Salamah narrated from Umm Salamah that

She and the Messenger of Allah used to take a bath from a single vessel.

Chapter 36: A man and woman performing ablution from a single vessel

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said

"Men and women used to perform ablution from a single vessel during the time of the Messenger of Allah."

It was narrated that Umm Subyah Al-Juhaniyyah said

"Often my hand would touch the hand of the Messenger of Allah while performing ablution from a single vessel." (Hasan)Abu `Abdullah bin Majah said: "I heard Muhammad say: 'Umm Subyah was Khawlah bint Qais. I mentioned that to Abu Zur`ah and he said: "It is true."

It was narrated from 'Aishah that

The Prophet and she used to perform ablution together for prayer.

Chapter 37: Performing ablution with Nabidh

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud that

On the night of the jinn, the Messenger of Allah said to him: "Do you have water for ablution?" He said: "No, I have nothing, but some Nabidh in a vessel." He said: "Good dates and pure water (i.e. there is no harm from the mixing of the two)." So he performed ablution with it. This is the narration of Waki'.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas that

On the night of the Jinn the Messenger of Allah said to Ibn Mas'ud: "Do you have water?" He said: "No, only some Nabidh in a large water skin." The Messenger of Allah said: "Good dates and pure water." (i.e. there is no harm from the mixing of the two.) Pour it for me." He said: "So I performed ablution with it."