Mishkat al-Masabih
Purification
كتاب الطهارة
Chapter 8
آداب الخلاء - الفصل الثاني
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She also reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘When one of you goes to relieve himself, let him take three stones with him to cleanse himself, for they will suffice him.’ Aḥmad, Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasāʾī, and al-Dārimī transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ḥasan (good). Istijmār is cleansing oneself after relieving oneself with stones or another dry material.
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Ibn Masʿūd reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Do not cleanse yourselves with dung or bones, for they are provisions for your brothers among the jinn.’ Al-Tirmidhī and al-Nasāʾī transmitted it, though al-Nasāʾī’s version omits ‘for they are provisions for your brothers among the jinn.’
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The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ (sound). The source explicitly notes that al-Nasāʾī’s wording omits the explanation about the jinn.
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Ruwaifiʿ ibn Thābit reported that the Messenger of God said to him: ‘Ruwaifiʿ, perhaps you will live a long time after I am gone. Tell the people that whoever ties his beard, wears a cord around his neck, or cleans himself with an animal’s dung or bone—Muḥammad disavows him.’ Abū Dāwūd transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ (sound). The Arabic says only ‘wears a cord’; the source does not specify its purpose.
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Abū Hurayra reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Whoever applies kohl should apply it an odd number of times. Whoever does so has done well; whoever does not, there is no harm. Whoever cleanses himself with stones should use an odd number; whoever does so has done well; whoever does not, there is no harm. Whoever eats should spit out what he removes with a toothpick and swallow what he works loose with his tongue; whoever does so has done well; whoever does not, there is no harm. Whoever goes to relieve himself should conceal himself. If he can find nothing but a mound of sand, let him put it behind him, for Satan plays with the posteriors of the children of Adam. Whoever does so has done well; whoever does not, there is no harm.’ Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, and al-Dārimī transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report weak. Kohl is eye cosmetic; the Arabic repeats ‘whoever does so has done well; whoever does not, there is no harm’ after each instruction.
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ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mughaffal reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘None of you should urinate in the place where he bathes and then bathe or perform ablution there, for most obsessive whisperings come from it.’ Abū Dāwūd transmitted it. Al-Tirmidhī and al-Nasāʾī also transmitted it but omitted the words ‘then bathe or perform ablution there.’
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The accompanying grading labels this report weak. The Arabic uses waswās, intrusive or obsessive whisperings, and the source notes that the latter two versions omit the bathing/ablution clause.
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ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sarjis reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘None of you should urinate in a hole.’ Abū Dāwūd and al-Nasāʾī transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading line says ‘not studied’; it supplies no hadith grade. The Arabic does not specify what kind of hole is meant.
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Muʿādh reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Beware of the three causes of cursing: relieving oneself at water sources, in the middle of a road, and in the shade.’ Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Mājah transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report weak. The Arabic expression al-malāʿin refers to acts that bring people’s curses upon the one who does them.
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Abū Saʿīd reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Two men should not go out together to relieve themselves, exposing their private parts and talking, for God detests that.’ Aḥmad, Abū Dāwūd, and Ibn Mājah transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report weak.
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Zayd ibn Arqam reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘These privies are frequented. When one of you goes to relieve himself, let him say: “I seek refuge in God from al-khubth and al-khabāʾith.”’ Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Mājah transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ (sound). Muḥtaḍara means ‘attended’ or ‘frequented’; the English witness interprets this as the presence of jinn and devils. The invocation’s phrase al-khubth wa-l-khabāʾith is commonly rendered ‘male and female devils,’ though its literal sense is broader.
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ʿAlī reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘The covering between the eyes of the jinn and the private parts of the children of Adam, when one of them enters the privy, is for him to say: “In the name of God.”’ Al-Tirmidhī transmitted it and said: ‘This is a gharīb report, and its chain is not strong.’
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The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ li-ghayrihi (sound through supporting reports), while al-Tirmidhī calls it gharīb and says its chain is not strong. These assessments are both preserved as stated.
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ʿĀʾisha said: ‘When the Prophet came out of the privy, he would say: “I seek Your forgiveness.”’ Al-Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, and al-Dārimī transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ (sound). Ghufrānak literally means ‘Your forgiveness.’
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Abū Hurayra said: ‘When the Prophet went to the privy, I brought him water in a small vessel or a leather water-skin. He cleansed himself, then wiped his hand on the ground. I brought him another vessel, and he performed ablution.’ Abū Dāwūd transmitted it; al-Dārimī and al-Nasāʾī transmitted a similar report.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ḥasan (good). The Arabic gives two alternatives for the first water container: a small bowl (tawr) or a leather water-skin (rakwa).
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Al-Ḥakam ibn Sufyān said: ‘When the Prophet urinated, he performed ablution and sprinkled water on his private parts.’ Abū Dāwūd and al-Nasāʾī transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ (sound). The Arabic uses a euphemistic term for the private parts.
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Umayma daughter of Ruqayqa said: ‘The Prophet had a wooden vessel beneath his bed in which he urinated at night.’ Abū Dāwūd and al-Nasāʾī transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ḥasan (good).
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ʿUmar said: ‘The Prophet saw me urinating while standing and said: “ʿUmar, do not urinate while standing.”’ After that, I never urinated standing again. Al-Tirmidhī and Ibn Mājah transmitted it.
Shaykh, Imām, and Muḥyī al-Sunna cited as sound the report from Ḥudhayfa: ‘The Prophet came to a people’s rubbish heap and urinated while standing.’ It is said that he had a valid reason for doing so.
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The Arabic source gives no overall grading for ʿUmar’s report. It separately describes the report from Ḥudhayfa as sound and includes the qualification that the Prophet had a reason for standing.
Chapter 9
آداب الخلاء - الفصل الثالث
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ʿĀʾisha said: ‘Whoever tells you that the Prophet used to urinate while standing, do not believe him. He only ever urinated while sitting.’ Aḥmad, al-Tirmidhī, and al-Nasāʾī transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report weak. It states ʿĀʾisha’s account as given, alongside the differing report from Ḥudhayfa in the preceding source unit.
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Zayd ibn Ḥāritha reported from the Prophet: ‘When revelation first came to him, Gabriel came and taught him ablution and prayer. When he had finished ablution, he took a handful of water and sprinkled it on his private parts.’ Aḥmad and al-Dāraquṭnī transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ḥasan (good).
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Abū Hurayra reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Gabriel came to me and said: “Muḥammad, when you perform ablution, sprinkle water.”’ Al-Tirmidhī transmitted it and said: ‘This is a gharīb report. I heard Muḥammad—that is, al-Bukhārī—say that al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī, its transmitter, is munkar al-ḥadīth.’
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The accompanying grading line says ‘not studied’; it supplies no grade. Al-Tirmidhī calls the report gharīb, and the quoted al-Bukhārī assessment calls its transmitter munkar al-ḥadīth (one whose reports are rejected). The Arabic does not specify what should be sprinkled.
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ʿĀʾisha said: ‘The Messenger of God urinated, and ʿUmar stood behind him with a jug of water. He asked: “What is this, ʿUmar?” ʿUmar replied: “Water for you to perform ablution.” He said: “I have not been commanded to perform ablution every time I urinate. If I did so, it would become a Sunnah.”’ Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Mājah transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report weak. Sunnah here means an established normative practice.
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Abū Ayyūb, Jābir, and Anas said that this verse was revealed: ‘In it are men who love to purify themselves, and God loves those who purify themselves.’ The Messenger of God said: ‘People of the Anṣār, God has praised you for purification. What does your purification consist of?’ They replied: ‘We perform ablution for prayer, wash after major ritual impurity, and cleanse ourselves with water.’ He said: ‘That is it; keep doing it.’ Ibn Mājah transmitted it.
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The accompanying grading labels this report ṣaḥīḥ li-ghayrihi (sound through supporting reports). The Arabic says the Anṣār combine ablution, washing after major ritual impurity, and water cleansing after relieving themselves.