Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 327

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، - وَكَانَ مِنَ الْعَابِدِينَ - عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَوْفٍ، عَنْ سَلِيطٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ مَرَرْتُ بِالنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ بِئْرِ بُضَاعَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَتَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا وَهِيَ يُطْرَحُ فِيهَا مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ النَّتْنِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ الْمَاءُ لاَ يُنَجِّسُهُ شَىْءٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-'Azim informed us: 'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Amr narrated to us: 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Muslim narrated to us—he was devoted to worship—from Mutarrif ibn Tarif, from Khalid ibn Abi Nawf, from Salit, from Ibn Abi Sa'id al-Khudri, from his father, who said: I passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was performing ablution from the well of Buda'ah. I asked: Do you perform ablution from it when things considered foul are thrown into it? He replied: Nothing makes water impure.

Translation notes
  • The Arabic describes the refuse only as 'what is disliked of foul matter' (ma yukrahu min al-natan); the translation does not specify its contents.

  • أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ،

    The English witness omits al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Azim, Abd al-Malik ibn Amr, Abd al-Aziz ibn Muslim, Mutarrif ibn Tarif, Khalid ibn Abi Nawf, and Salit from the chain, as well as the note about Abd al-Aziz's worship.

    Please confirm the transliteration and description of the transmitters.

  • قَالَ مَرَرْتُ بِالنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ بِئْرِ بُضَاعَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَتَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا وَهِيَ يُطْرَحُ فِيهَا مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ النَّتْنِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ الْمَاءُ لاَ يُنَجِّسُهُ شَىْءٌ ‏"‏ ‏.

    The Arabic refers generally to foul things that are disliked being thrown into the well; the English specifies garbage.

    Please confirm whether a general rendering of the Arabic is preferred.