The Book of Purification

كتاب الطهارة

Chapter 19: The Prohibition Of Facing The Qiblah When Relieving Oneself

It was narrated from Rafi' bin Ishaq that he heard Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari say - when he was in Egypt

"By Allah, I do not know what I should do with these Karais (toilets). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When any one of you goes to defecate or urinate, let him not face toward the Qiblah, nor turn his back towards it."

Chapter 20: The Prohibition Of Turning One's Back Towards The Qiblah When Relieving Oneself

It was narrated from Abu Ayyub that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

"Do not face towards the Qiblah nor turn your backs toward it when defecating or urinating, rather face toward the east or the west."

Chapter 21: The Command To Face Toward The East Or The West When Relieving Oneself

It was narrated that Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When any one of you goes to defecate, let him not face toward the Qiblah, rather let him face towards the east or the west.'"

Chapter 22: Allowing That In Houses

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said

"I climbed on the roof of our house and saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on two bricks, facing toward Bait Al-Maqdis (jerusalem), relieving himself."

Chapter 23: The Prohibition Of Touching One's Penis With the Right Hand When Relieving Oneself

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ said

"When any one of you urinates, let him not hold his penis in his right hand."

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah that his father said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When any one of you enters Al-Khala' (the toilet), let him not touch his penis with his right hand.'"

Chapter 24: Allowing one To Urinate While Standing In A Desolate Area

It was narrated from Hudhifah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)came to some people's garbage dump and urinated while standing.

It was narrated that Mansur said

"I heard Abu Wa'il (say) that Hudhaifah said: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to some people's garbage dump and urinated while standing.'"

It was narrated from Hudhaifah that the Prophet (ﷺ) went to some people's garbage dump and urinated while standing. In his narration, Sulaiman bin 'Ubaidullah said

"And he wiped over his Khuffs," but Mansur did not mention the wiping. [1][1]Meaning, in this route, since Shu'bah narrated it from both Sulaiman and Mansur.

Chapter 25: Squatting While Urinating In The House

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"Whoever tells you that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) urinated standing up, do not believe him, for he would not urinate except while squatting."

Chapter 26: Urinating Toward An Object With Which One Is Screening Oneself

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Hasanah said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us with a small leather shield in his hand. He put it down, then he sat behind it and urinated toward it. Some of the people said: 'Look, he is urinating like a woman.' He heard that and said: 'Do you not know what happened to the companion of the Children of Israel? If they got any urine on themselves they would clip that part of their garments off. Their companion told them not to do that and he was punished in his grave.'"

Chapter 27: Being Careful To Avoid Contamination With Urine

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by two graves and said: 'These two are being punished, but they are not being punished for something that was difficult to avoid. As for this, he used not to take precautions to avoid (his body to clothes being soiled by) urine, and this one used to walk around spreading malicious gossip.' Then he called for a fresh palm-leaf stalk and split it in two, and placed one piece on each of the two graves. They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, why did you do that?' He said: 'Perhaps the torment will be reduced for them so long as this does not dry out.'"Mansur Contradicted him, he reported it from Mujahid from ibn 'Abbas but he did not mention Tawus in it.

Chapter 28: Urinating In a Vessel

It was narrated that Umaimah bint Ruqaiqah said

"The Prophet (ﷺ) had a vessel made from a date tree in which he would urinate and place it under the bed."

Chapter 29: Urinating In A Basin

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

"They say that the Prophet (ﷺ) made a will for 'Ali,[1] but he called for a basin in which to urinate, then he went flaccid suddenly (and died), so how could he leave a will?!"The Shaikh said: Azhar (one of the narrators) is Ibn Sa'd As-Samman.[1] Meaning, appointing him as the Khalifah.

Chapter 30: That It Is Disliked To Urinate Into A Burrow In The Ground

It was narrated from Qatadah, from 'Abdullah bin Sarjis, that the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said

"None of you should urinate into a burrow in the ground." They said to Qatadah: "Why is it disliked to urinate into a burrow in the ground?" He said: "It is said that these are dwelling-places of the jinn."

Chapter 31: The Prohibition Of Urinating In Standing Water

It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade urinating into standing water.

Chapter 32: That It Is Disliked To Urinate In A Place Where One Bathes

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

"None of you should urinate in the place where he bathes, for most Waswas (devilish whispers) [1] come from that."[1] I.e., with regard to whether the urine has soiled his body or not.

Chapter 33: Greeting One Who Is Urinating

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said

"A man passed by the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was urinating and greeted him with Salam, but he did not return his greeting."

Chapter 34: Returning The Greeting After Performing Wudu'

It was narrated from Al-Muhajir bin Qunfudh that he greeted the Prophet (ﷺ) with Salam while he was urinating, and he did not return the greeting until he had performed Wudu'. When he had performed Wudu' he returned the greeting.

Chapter 35: The Prohibition Of Cleaning Oneself With Bones

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade cleaning oneself with bones or dung.