Purity

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Humayd ibnAbdar-Rahman ibn Awf that Abu Hurayra said, "Were it not that he wouldbe overburdening his community he (the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace,) would have ordered them to use atooth-stick with each wudu."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini thathis father once asked Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Asim, who was thegrandfather of Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini and one of the companions ofthe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, if hecould show him how the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, did wudu. Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Asim agreed to do soand asked for water to do wudu. He poured some out on to his hand andwashed each hand twice and then rinsed his mouth and snuffed water uphis nose and blew it out three times.Then he washed hisface threetimes and both of his arms up to the elbows twice. He then wiped hishead with both hands, taking his hands from hisforehead to the nape ofhis neck and then bringing them back to where he had begun. Then hewashed his feet.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'zZinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "When you do wudu, snuff water into your nose andblow it out, and if you use stones to clean your private parts use anodd number."

Yahya related to me from Ibn Shihab from Abu Idris al-Khawlanifrom Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "The person doing wudu should snuff water uphis nose and blow it out again."

Yahya said that he heard Malik say that there was no harm inwashing the mouth and cleaning the nose with only one handful ofwater.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr was visiting A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, mayAIIah bless him and grant him peace, on the day that Sad ibn AbiWaqqas died, and he asked for some water to do wudu. A'isha said tohim, ''Abd ar-Rahman! Perform your wudu fully, for I heard theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Woeto the heels in the fire.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Muhammad ibnTalhafrom Uthman ibn Abd ar-Rahman that his father related to him thathe had heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to wash what was beneathhis waist wrapper with water.

Yahya said that Malik was asked what a man should do if, when hedid wudu, he forgot and washed his face before he had rinsed hismouth, or washed his forearms before he had washed his face. He said,"If someone washes his face before rinsing his mouth, he should rinsehis mouth and not wash his face again. If someone washes his forearmsbefore his face, however, he should wash his forearms again so that hehas washed them after his face. This is if he is still near the place(of wudu)."

Yahya said that Malik was asked about what a man should do if hehad forgotten to rinse his mouth and nose until he had prayed, and hesaid, "He does not have to repeat the prayer, but should rinse hismouth and nose if he wishes to do any more prayers after that."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'zZinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "When you wake up from sleep to pray, wash your handsbefore you put them in the wudu water, for you do not know where yourhands have spent the night."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafithat Ibn Umar used to sleepsitting and then would pray without doing wudu.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Safwan ibn Sulaym from Saidibn Salama of the Bani Azraq from al-Mughira ibn Abi Burda of thetribe of Bani Abd ad-Dar that he had heard Abu Hurayra speak about aman who came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, and said, "Messenger of Allah! We travel by sea and we donot carry much fresh water with us so if we do wudu with it we gothirsty. Can we do wudu with seawater?" The Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, replied, "lts water is pure, andits dead creatures are halal."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn AbiTalha from Humayda bint Abi Ubayda ibn Farwa that her maternal auntKabsha bint Kab ibn Malik, who was the wife of the son of Abu Qatadaal-Ansari, told her that once Abu Qatada was visiting her and shepoured out some water for him to do wudu with. Just then a cat came todrink from it, so he tilted the vessel towards it to let it drink.Kabsha continued, "He saw me looking at him and said, 'Are yousurprised, daughter of my brother?' I said, 'Yes.' He replied that theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,cats are not impure. They intermingle with you .' "

Yahyasaid that Malik said, "There is no harm in that unless one seesimpurities on the cat's mouth."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammadibn Ibrahim ibn alHarith at-Taymi from Yahya ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibnHatib that Umar ibn al-Khattab set out on one occasion with a party ofriders, one of whom was Amr ibn al-As. They came to a watering placeand Amr ibn al-As asked the man who owned it whether wild beasts drankfrom it. Umar ibn al-Khattab told the owner of the watering place notto answer, since the people drank after the wild beasts and the wildbeasts drank after them.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarused to say that men and their wives used to do wudu together in thetime of the Messenger of Allah.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Umara fromMuhammad ibn Ibrahim that the mother of the son of Ibrahim ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf questioned Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, and said, "I am a woman who wearsa long skirt and (sometimes) I walk in dirty places." Umm Salamareplied, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, 'What follows (i.e. clean places) purifies it.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik that he saw Rabia ibn Abd ar-Rahman vomit several times when he was in the mosque and he did notleave, nor did he do wudu before he prayed.

Yahya said thatMalik was asked whether a man who vomited food had to do wudu and hesaid, "He does not have to do wudu, but he should rinse the inside ofhis mouth and wash his mouth out."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarprepared the body of one of Said ibn Zayd's sons for burial andcarried it and then entered the mosque and prayed without doing wudu.

Yahya said that Malik was asked whether it was necessary todo wudu because of regurgitating undigested food and he said, "No,wudu is not necessary, but the mouth should be rinsed."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd Aslam from Ata ibn Yasarfrom Abdullah Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, ate a shoulder of lamb and then prayed withoutdoing wudu.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Bushayribn Yasar, the mawla of the Bani Haritha, that Suwayd ibn anNuman toldhim that he went with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, on the expedition to Khaybar. When they reached asSuhba, which was near Khaybar, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, stopped and prayed asr. He asked forprovisions but only parched barley was brought, so he asked for it tobe moistened. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, ate and the people ate with him. Then he got up to domaghrib and rinsed his mouth out and they rinsed out theirs. Then heprayed without doing wudu.

Yahya related to me from Malik that both Muhammad ibn al-Munkadirand Safwan ibn Sulaym transmitted to him from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibnal-Harith at-Taymi from Rabia ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hudayr that he hadeaten an evening meal with Umar ibn al-Khattab who then prayed withoutdoing wudu.