The Hadith - Abulution

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Sahih Bukhari. Book 4. Ablutions (Wudu') 1 to 22
Shahi Muslim. Book 2. Purification 23 to 53
Maliks Muwatta. Book 2. Purity. 53 to 80
Abu Dawud. Book 1. Purification. 80 to 151
Shamaa-il Tirmidhi. Chapter 26. Rasulullah Performing Wudu At The Time
Of Eating. 151 to 152
Abu Dawud. Book 1. Purification.152 to 223
Fiqh-us-Sunnah. Book 2. Ablution (Wudu'). 223 to 243
The Hadith Software : Sahih Bukhari.

Book 4. Ablutions (Wudu').
Volumn 001, Book 004, Hadith Number 137.

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Narated By Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "The prayer of a person who does ,Hadath
(passes, urine, stool or wind) is not accepted till he performs (repeats) the ablution." A
person from Hadaramout asked Abu Huraira, "What is 'Hadath'?" Abu Huraira replied,
"'Hadath' means the passing of wind from the anus."

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Narated By Nu'am Al-Mujmir : Once I went up the roof of the mosque, along with Abu
Huraira. He perform ablution and said, "I heard the Prophet saying, "On the Day of
Resurrection, my followers will be called "Al-Ghurr-ul-Muhajjalun" from the trace of
ablution and whoever can increase the area of his radiance should do so (i.e. by
performing ablution regularly).'"

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Narated By 'Abbas bin Tamim : My uncle asked Allah's Apostle about a person who
imagined to have passed wind during the prayer. Allah' Apostle replied: "He should not
leave his prayers unless he hears sound or smells something."

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Narated By Kuraib : Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet slept till he snored and then prayed
(or probably lay till his breath sounds were heard and then got up and prayed)." Ibn
'Abbas added: "I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt, Maimuna, the Prophet slept
for a part of the night, (See Fateh-al-Bari page 249, Vol. 1), and late in the night, he got
up and performed ablution from a hanging water skin, a light (perfect) ablution and stood
up for the prayer. I, too, performed a similar ablution, then I went and stood on his left.
He drew me to his right and prayed as much as Allah wished, and again lay and slept till
his breath sounds were heard. Later on the Mua'dhdhin (call-maker for the prayer) came
to him and informed him that it was time for Prayer. The Prophet went with him for the
prayer without performing a new ablution." (Sufyan said to 'Amr that some people said,
"The eyes of Allah's Apostle sleep but his heart does not sleep." 'Amr replied, "I heard
'Ubaid bin 'Umar saying that the dreams of Prophets were Divine Inspiration, and then he
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recited the verse: 'I (Abraham) see in a dream, (O my son) that I offer you in sacrifice (to
Allah)." (37.102) (See Hadith No. 183)

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Narated By Usama bin Zaid : Allah's Apostle proceeded from 'Arafat till when he reached
the mountain pass, he dismounted, urinated and then performed ablution but not a perfect
one. I said to him, ("Is it the time for) the prayer, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "The
(place of) prayer is ahead of you." He rode till when he reached Al-Muzdalifa, he
dismounted and performed ablution and a perfect one, The (call for) Iqama was
pronounced and he led the Maghrib prayer. Then everybody made his camel kneel down
at its place. Then the Iqama was pronounced for the 'Isha prayer which the Prophet led
and no prayer was offered in between the two . prayers ('Isha and Maghrib).

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Narated By 'Ata' bin Yasar : Ibn 'Abbas performed ablution and washed his face (in the
following way): He ladled out a handful of water, rinsed his mouth and washed his nose
with it by putting in water and then blowing it out. He then, took another handful (of
water) and did like this (gesturing) joining both hands, and washed his face, took another
handful of water and washed his right forearm. He again took another handful of water
and washed his left forearm, and passed wet hands over his head and took another
handful of water and poured it over his right foot (up to his ankles) and washed it
thoroughly and similarly took another handful of water and washed thoroughly his left
foot (up to the ankles) and said, "I saw Allah's Apostle performing ablution in this way."

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Prophet said, "If anyone of you on having sexual relations
with his wife said (and he must say it before starting) 'In the name of Allah. O Allah!
Protect us from Satan and also protect what you bestow upon us (i.e. the coming
offspring) from Satan, and if it is destined that they should have a child then, Satan will
never be able to harm that offspring."

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Narated By Anas : Whenever the Prophet went to answer the call of nature, he used to
say, "Allah-umma inni a'udhu bika minal khubuthi wal khaba'ith i.e. O Allah, I seek
Refuge with You from all offensive and wicked things (evil deeds and evil spirits)."

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : Once the Prophet entered a lavatory and I placed water for his
ablution. He asked, "Who placed it?" He was informed accordingly and so he said, "O
Allah! Make him (Ibn 'Abbas) a learned scholar in religion (Islam)."
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Narated By Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari : Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you goes to an
open space for answering the call of nature he should neither face nor turn his back
towards the Qibla; he should either face the east or the west."

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin 'Umar : People say, "Whenever you sit for answering the call of
nature, you should not face the Qibla or Bait-ulMaqdis (Jerusalem)." I told them. "Once I
went up the roof of our house and I saw Allah's Apostle answering the call of nature
while sitting on two bricks facing Bait-ul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) (but there was a screen
covering him.'" (Fateh Al-Bari, Page 258, Vol. 1).

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Narated By 'Aisha : The wives of the Prophet used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place
(near Baqia at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. 'Umar used to say to the
Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," but Allah's Apostle did not do so. One night Sauda
bint Zam'a the wife of the Prophet went out at 'Isha time and she was a tall lady. 'Umar
addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said so, as he desired
eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be
revealed. So Allah revealed the verses of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding
the eyes).

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Prophet said to his wives, "You are allowed to go out to answer
the call of nature."

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin 'Umar : I went up to the roof of Hafsa's house for some job and
I saw Allah's Apostle answering the call of nature facing Sham (Syria, Jordan, Palestine
and Lebanon regarded as one country) with his back towards the Qibla. (See Hadith No.
147).

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin 'Umar : Once I went up the roof of our house and saw Allah's
Apostle answering the call of nature while sitting over two bricks facing Bait-ul-Maqdis
(Jerusalem). (See Hadith No. 147).
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Narated By Anas bin Malik : Whenever Allah's Apostle went to answer the call of nature,
I along with another boy used to accompany him with a tumbler full of water. (Hisham
commented, "So that he might wash his private parts with it.)"

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Narated By Anas : Whenever Allah's Apostle went to answer the call of nature, I along
with another boy from us used to go behind him with a tumbler full of water.

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Narated By Anas bin Malik : Whenever Allah's Apostle went to answer the call of nature,
I along with another boy used to carry a tumbler full of water (for cleaning the private
parts) and an 'Anza (spear-headed stuck).

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Narated By Abu Qatada : Allah's Apostle said, "Whenever anyone of you drinks water, he
should not breathe in the drinking utensil, and whenever anyone of you goes to a
lavatory, he should neither touch his penis nor clean his private parts with his right hand."

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Narated By Abu Qatada : The Prophet said, "Whenever anyone of you makes water he
should not hold his penis or clean his private parts with his right hand. (And while
drinking) one should not breathe in the drinking utensil."

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Narated By Abu Huraira : I followed the Prophet while he was going out to answer the
call of nature. He used not to look this way or that. So, when I approached near him he
said to me, "Fetch for me some stones for ' cleaning the privates parts (or said something
similar), and do not bring a bone or a piece of dung." So I brought the stones in the corner
of my garment and placed them by his side and I then went away from him. When he
finished (from answering the call of nature) he used, them.

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Narated By 'Abdullah : The Prophet went out to answer the call of nature and asked me to
bring three stones. I found two stones and searched for the third but could not find it. So
took a dried piece of dung and brought it to him. He took the two stones and threw away
the dung and said, "This is a filthy thing."
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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body parts only
once.

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin Zaid : The Prophet performed ablution by washing the body
parts twice.

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Narated By Humran : (The slave of 'Uthman) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan asking for a
tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he poured water over his hands and washed
them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth,
washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. then he washed his face
and forearms up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and washed his
feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, "Allah's Apostle said 'If anyone Performs
ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which he does not think of
anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.' " After
performing the ablution 'Uthman said, "I am going to tell you a Hadith which I would not
have told you, had I not been compelled by a certain Holy Verse (the sub narrator 'Urwa
said: This verse is: "Verily, those who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we
have sent down...)" (2:159). I heard the Prophet saying, 'If a man performs ablution
perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational prayer, Allah will forgive his sins
committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he offers it.

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Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "Whoever performs ablution should clean his
nose with water by putting the water in it and then blowing it out, and whoever cleans his
private parts with stones should do it with odd number of stones."

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Narated By Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you performs ablution he
should put water in his nose and then blow it out and whoever cleans his private parts
with stones should do so with odd numbers. And whoever wakes up from his sleep should
wash his hands before putting them in the water for ablution, because nobody knows
where his hands were during sleep."

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin 'Amr : The Prophet remained behind us on a journey. He joined
us while we were performing ablution for the 'Asr prayer which was over-due and we
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were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them thoroughly) so he addressed
us in a loud voice saying twice orthriae, "Save your heels from the fire."

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Narated By Humran : (The freed slave of 'Uthman bin 'Affan) I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan
asking (for a tumbler of water) to perform ablution (and when it was brought) he poured
water from it over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the
water container and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then
blowing it out. Then he washed his face thrice and (then) forearms up to the elbows
thrice, then passed his wet hands over his head and then washed each foot thrice. After
that 'Uthman said, "I saw the Prophet performing ablution like this of mine, and he said,
'If anyone performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak'at prayer during which
he does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will
be forgiven.'

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Narated By Muhammad Ibn Ziyad : I heard Abu Huraira saying as he passed by us while
the people were performing ablution from a utensil containing water, "Perform ablution
perfectly and thoroughly for Abul-Qasim (the Prophet) said, 'Save your heels from the
Hell-fire.'"

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Narated By 'Ubaid Ibn Juraij : I asked 'Abdullah bin 'Umar, "O Abu 'Abdur-Rahman! I
saw you doing four things which I never saw being done by anyone of you companions?"
'Abdullah bin 'Umar said, "What are those, O Ibn Juraij?" I said, "I never saw you
touching any corner of the Ka'ba except these (two) facing south (Yemen) and I saw you
wearing shoes made of tanned leather and dyeing your hair with Hinna; (a kind of dye). I
also noticed that whenever you were in Mecca, the people assume Ihram on seeing the
new moon crescent (1st of Dhul-Hijja) while you did not assume the Ihlal (Ihram)...
(Ihram is also called Ihlal which means 'Loud calling' because a Muhrim has to recite
Talbiya aloud when assuming the state of Ihram)... till the 8th of Dhul-Hijja (Day of
Tarwiya). 'Abdullah replied, "Regarding the corners of Ka'ba, I never saw Allah's Apostle
touching except those facing south (Yemen) and regarding the tanned leather shoes, no
doubt I saw Allah's Apostle wearing non-hairy shoes and he used to perform ablution
while wearing the shoes (i.e. wash his feet and then put on the shoes). So I love to wear
similar shoes. And about the dyeing of hair with Hinna; no doubt I saw Allah's Apostle
dyeing his hair with it and that is why I like to dye (my hair with it). Regarding Ihlal, I
did not see Allah's Apostle assuming Ihlal till he set out for Hajj (on the 8th of Dhul-
Hijja)."
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Narated By Um-'Atiya : That the Prophet at the time of washing his deceased daughter
had said to them, "Start from the right side beginning with those parts which are washed
in ablution."

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Prophet used to like to start from the right side on wearing shoes,
combing his hair and cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else.

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Narated By Anas bin Malik : Saw Allah's Apostle when the 'Asr prayer was due and the
people searched for water to perform ablution but they could not find it. Later on (a pot
full of) water for ablution was brought to Allah's Apostle . He put his hand in that pot and
ordered the people to perform ablution from it. I saw the water springing out from
underneath his fingers till all of them performed the ablution (it was one of the miracles
of the Prophet).

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Narated By Ibn Sirrn : I said to 'Abida, "I have some of the hair of the Prophet which I
got from Anas or from his family." 'Abida replied. "No doubt if I had a single hair of that
it would have been dearer to me than the whole world and whatever is in it."

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Narated By Anas : When Allah's Apostle got his head shaved, Abu- Talha was the first to
take some of his hair.

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Narated By Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "If a dog drinks from the utensil of
anyone of you it is essential to wash it seven times."

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Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "A man saw a dog eating mud from (the
severity of) thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled it) with water and kept on pouring
the water for the dog till it quenched its thirst. So Allah approved of his deed and made
him to enter Paradise." And narrated Hamza bin 'Abdullah: My father said. "During the
lifetime of Allah's Apostle, the dogs used to urinate, and pass through the mosques (come
and go), nevertheless they never used to sprinkle water on it (urine of the dog.)"
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Narated By 'Adi bin Hatim : I asked the Prophet (about the hunting dogs) and he replied,
"If you let loose (with Allah's name) your tamed dog after a game and it hunts it, you may
eat it, but if the dog eats of (that game) then do not eat it because the dog has hunted it for
itself." I further said, "Sometimes I send my dog for hunting and find another dog with it.
He said, "Do not eat the game for you have mentioned Allah's name only on sending your
dog and not the other dog."

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Narated By Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "A person is considered in prayer as long
as he is waiting for the prayer in the mosque as long as he does not do Hadath." A non-
Arab man asked, "O Abii Huraira! What is Hadath?" I replied, "It is the passing of wind
(from the anus) (that is one of the types of Hadath)."

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Narated By 'Abbas bin Tamim : My uncle said: The Prophet said, "One should not leave
his prayer unless he hears sound or smells something."

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Narated By 'Ali : I used to get emotional urethral discharges frequently and felt shy to ask
Allah's Apostle about it. So I requested Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad to ask (the Prophet)
about it. Al-Miqdad asked him and he replied, "One has to perform ablution (after it)."

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Narated By Zaid bin Khalid : I asked 'Uthman bin 'Affan about a person who engaged in
intercourse but did no discharge. 'Uthman replied, "He should perform ablution like the
one for an ordinary prayer but he must wash his penis." 'Uthman added, "I heard it from
Allah's Apostle." I asked 'Ali Az-Zubair, Talha and Ubai bin Ka'b about it and they, too,
gave the same reply. (This order was cancelled later on and taking a bath became
necessary for such cases).

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Narated By Abu Said Al-Khud : Allah's Apostle sent for a Ansari man who came with
water dropping from his head. The Prophet said, "Perhaps we have forced you to hurry
up, haven't we?" The Ansari replied, "Yes." Allah's Apostle further said, "If you are
forced to hurry up (during intercourse) or you do not discharge then ablution is due on
you (This order was cancelled later on, i.e. one has to take a bath).
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Narated By Usama bin Zaid : "When Allah's Apostle departed from 'Arafat, he turned
towards a mountain pass where he answered the call of nature. (After he had finished) I
poured water and he performed ablution and then I said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! Will
you offer the prayer?" He replied, "The Musalla (place of the prayer) is ahead of you (in
Al-Muzdalifa)."

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Narated By Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba : I was in the company of Allah's Apostle on one of
the journeys and he went out to answer the call of nature (and after he finished) I poured
water and he performed ablution; he washed his face, forearms and passed his wet hand
over his head and over the two Khuff, (leather socks).

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas : That he stayed overnight in the house of Maimuna the
wife of the Prophet, his aunt. He added : I lay on the bed (cushion transversally) while
Allah's Apostle and his wife lay in the length-wise direction of the cushion. Allah's
Apostle slept till the middle of the night, either a bit before or a bit after it and then woke
up, rubbing the traces of sleep off his face with his hands. He then, recited the last ten
verses of Sura Al-Imran, got up and went to a hanging water-skin. He then Performed the
ablution from it and it was a perfect ablution, and then stood up to offer the prayer. I, too,
got up and did as the Prophet had done. Then I went and stood by his side. He placed his
right hand on my head and caught my right ear and twisted it. He prayed two Rakat then
two Rakat and two Rakat and then two Rakat and then two Rakat and then two Rakat
(separately six times), and finally one Rak'a (the Witr). Then he lay down again in the bed
till the Mu'adhdhin came to him where upon the Prophet got up, offered a two light Rakat
prayer and went out and led the Fajr prayer.

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Narated By Asma' bint Abu Bakr : I came to 'Aisha the wife of the Prophet during the
solar eclipse. The people were standing and offering the prayer and she was also praying.
I asked her, "What is wrong with the people?" She beckoned with her hand towards the
sky and said, "Subhan Allah." I asked her, "Is there a sign?" She pointed out, "Yes." So I,
too, stood for the prayer till I fell unconscious and later on I poured water on my head.
After the prayer, Allah's Apostle praised and glorified Allah and said, "Just now I have
seen something which I never saw before at this place of mine, including Paradise and
Hell. I have been inspired (and have understood) that you will be put to trials in your
graves and these trials will be like the trials of Ad-Dajjal, or nearly like it (the sub
narrator is not sure of what Asma' said). Angels will come to every one of you and ask,
'What do you know about this man?' A believer will reply, 'He is Muhammad, Allah's
Apostle , and he came to us with self-evident truth and guidance. So we accepted his
teaching, believed and followed him.' Then the angels will say to him to sleep in peace as
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they have come to know that he was a believer. On the other hand a hypocrite or a
doubtful person will reply, 'I do not know but heard the people saying something and so I
said the same.'"

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Narated By Yahya Al-Mazini : A person asked 'Abdullah bin Zaid who was the
grandfather of 'Amr bin Yahya, "Can you show me how Allah's Apostle used to perform
ablution?" 'Abdullah bin Zaid replied in the affirmative and asked for water. He poured
it on his hands and washed them twice, then he rinsed his mouth thrice and washed
his nose with water thrice by putting water in it and blowing it out. He washed his
face thrice and after that he washed his forearms up to the elbows twice and then
passed his wet hands over his head from its front to its back and vice versa (beginning
from the front and taking them to the back of his head up to the nape of the neck and then
brought them to the front again from where he had started) and washed his feet (up to the
ankles).

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Narated By 'Amr : My father saw 'Amr bin Abi Hasan asking 'Abdullah bin Zaid about
the ablution of the Prophet. 'Abdullah bin Zaid asked for earthen-ware pot containing
water and in front of them performed ablution like that of the Prophet. He poured water
from the pot over his hand and washed his hands thrice and then he put his hands in
the pot and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then
blowing it out with three handfuls of water. Again he put his hand in the water and
washed his face thrice and washed his forearms up to the elbows twice; and then put
his hands in the water and then passed them over his head by bringing them to the front
and then to the rear of the head once, and then he washed his feet up to the ankles.

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Narated By Abu Juhaifa : Allah's Apostle came to us at noon and water for ablution was
brought to him. After he had performed ablution, the remaining water was taken by the
people and they started smearing their bodies with it (as a blessed thing). The Prophet
offered two Rakat of the Zuhr prayer and then two Rakat of the 'Asr prayer while an
'Anza (spear-headed stick) was there (as a Sutra) in front of him. Abu Musa said: The
Prophet asked for a tumbler containing water and washed both his hands and face in it
and then threw a mouthful of water in the tumbler and said to both of us (Abu Musa and
Bilal), "Drink from the tumbler and pour some of its water on your faces and chests."

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Narated By Ibn Shihab : Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi' who was the person on whose face the
Prophet had ejected a mouthful of water from his family's well while he was a boy, and
'Urwa (on the authority of Al-Miswar and others) who testified each other, said,
"Whenever the Prophet , performed ablution, his companions were nearly fighting for the
remains of the water."

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Narated By As-Sa'ib bin Yazid : My aunt took me to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! This son of my sister has got a disease in his legs." So he passed his hands on
my head and prayed for Allah's blessings for me; then he performed ablution and I drank
from the remaining water. I stood behind him and saw the seal of Prophethood between
his shoulders, and it was like the "Zir-al-Hijla" (means the button of a small tent, but
some said 'egg of a partridge.' etc.)

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Narated By 'Amr bin Yahya : (On the authority of his father) 'Abdullah bin Zaid poured
water on his hands from a utensil containing water and washed them and then with
one handful of water he rinsed his mouth and cleaned his nose by putting water in it
and then blowing it out. He repeated it thrice. He, then, washed his hands and
forearms up to the elbows twice and passed wet hands over his head, both forwards and
backwards, and washed his feet up to the ankles and said, "This is the ablution of Allah's
Apostle."

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Narated By Amr bin Yahya : My father said, "I saw Amr bin Abi Hasan asking 'Abdullah
bin Zaid about the ablution of the Prophet. Abdullah bin Zaid asked for an earthenware
pot containing water and performed ablution in front of them. He poured water over his
hands and washed them thrice. Then he put his (right) hand in the pot and rinsed his
mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice with three
handfuls of water Again he put his hand in the water and washed his face thrice. After
that he put his hand in the pot and washed his forearms up to the elbows twice and then
again put his hand in the water and passed wet hands over his head by bringing them to
the front and then to the back and once more he put his hand in the pot and washed his
feet (up to the ankles.)"

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Narated By Wuhaib : That he (the Prophet in narration 191 above) had passed his wet
hands on the head once only.
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Narated By Jabir : Allah's Apostle came to visit me while I was sick and unconscious. He
performed ablution and sprinkled the remaining water on me and I became conscious and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! To whom will my inheritance go as I have neither ascendants
nor descendants?" Then the Divine verses regarding Fara'id (inheritance) were revealed.

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Narated By Anas : It was the time for prayer, and those whose houses were near got up
and went to their people (to perform ablution), and there remained some people (sitting).
Then a painted stove pot (Mikhdab) containing water was brought to Allah's Apostles The
pot was small, not broad enough for one to spread one's hand in; yet all the people
performed ablution. (The sub narrator said, "We asked Anas, 'How many persons were
you?' Anas replied 'We were eighty or more"). (It was one of the miracles of Allah's
Apostle).

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Narated By Abu Musa : Once the Prophet asked for a tumbler containing water. He
washed his hands and face in it and also threw a mouthful of water in it.

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin Zaid : Once Allah's Apostle came to us and we brought out
water for him in a brass pot. He performed ablution thus: He washed his face thrice, and
his forearms to the elbows twice, then passed his wet hands lightly over the head from
front to rear and brought them to front again and washed his feet (up to the ankles).

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Narated By 'Aisha : When the ailment of the Prophet became aggravated and his disease
became severe, he asked his wives to permit him to be nursed (treated) in my house. So
they gave him the permission. Then the Prophet came (to my house) with the support of
two men, and his legs were dragging on the ground, between 'Abbas, and another man."
'Ubaid-Ullah (the sub narrator) said, "I informed 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas of what 'Aisha
said. Ibn 'Abbas said: 'Do you know who was the other man?' I replied in the negative.
Ibn 'Abbas said, 'He was 'Ali (bin Abi Talib)." 'Aisha further said, "When the Prophet
came to my house and his sickness became aggravated he ordered us to pour seven skins
full of water on him, so that he might give some advice to the people. So he was seated in
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a Mikhdab (brass tub) belonging to Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet. Then, all of us started
pouring water on him from the water skins till he beckoned to us to stop and that we have
done (what he wanted us to do). After that he went out to the people."

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Narated By 'Amr bin Yahya : (On the authority of his father) My uncle used to perform
ablution extravagantly and once he asked 'Abdullah bin Zaid to tell him how he had seen
the Prophet performing ablution. He asked for an earthen-ware pot containing water, and
poured water from it on his hands and washed them thrice, and then put his hand in the
earthen-ware pot and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and
then blowing it Out thrice with one handful of water; he again put his hand in the water
and took a handful of water and washed his face thrice, then washed his hands up to the
elbows twice, and took water with his hand, and passed it over his head from front to
back and then from back to front, and then washed his feet (up to the ankles) and said, "I
saw the Prophet performing ablution in that way."

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Narated By Thabit : Anas said, "The Prophet asked for water and a tumbler with a broad
base and no so deep, containing a small quantity of water, was brought to him whereby
he put his fingers in it." Anas further said, ' noticed the water springing out from amongst
his fingers." Anas added, ' estimated that the people who performed ablution with it
numbered between seventy to eighty."

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Narated By Anas : The Prophet used to take a bath with one Saor up to five Mudds (1
Sa'= Mudds) of water and used to perform ablution with one Mudd of water.

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin 'Umar : Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said, "The Prophet passed wet
hands over his Khuffs." 'Abdullah bin 'Umar asked Umar about it. 'Umar replied in the
affirmative and added, "Whenever Sa'd narrates a Hadith from the Prophet, there is no
need to ask anyone else about it."

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Narated By Al-Mughlra bin Shu'ba : Once Allah's Apostle went out to answer the call of
nature and I followed him with a tumbler containing water, and when he finished, I
poured water and he performed ablution and passed wet hands over his Khuffs.

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Narated By Ja'far bin 'Amr bin Umaiya Ad-Damri : My father said, "I saw the Prophet
passing wet hands over his Khuffs."

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Narated By Ja'far bin 'Amr : My father said, "I saw the Prophet passing wet hands over
his turban and Khuffs (leather socks)."

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Narated By 'Urwa bin Al-Mughira : My father said, "Once I was in the company of the
Prophet on a journey and I dashed to take off his Khuffs. He ordered me to leave them as
he had put them after performing ablution. So he passed wet hands or them.

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas : Allah's Apostle ate a piece of cooked mutton from the
shoulder region and prayed without repeating ablution.

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Narated By Ja'far bin 'Amr bin Umaiya : My father said, "I saw Allah's Apostle taking a
piece of (cooked) mutton from the shoulder region and then he was called for prayer. He
put his knife down and prayed without repeating ablution."

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Narated By Suwaid bin Al-Nu'man : In the year of the conquest of Khaibar I went with
Allah's Apostle till we reached Sahba,' a place near Khaibar, where Allah's Apostle
offered the 'Asr prayer and asked for food. Nothing but Sawrq was brought. He ordered it
to be moistened with water. He and all of us ate it and the Prophet got up for the evening
prayer (Maghrib prayer), rinsed his mouth with water and we did the same, and he then
prayed without repeating the ablution.
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Narated By Maimuna : The Prophet ate (a piece of) mutton from the shoulder region and
then prayed without repeating the ablution.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : Allah's Apostle drank milk, rinsed his mouth and said, "It has
fat."

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Narated By 'Aisha : Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you feels drowsy while praying he
should go to bed (sleep) till his slumber is over because in praying while drowsy one does
not know whether one is asking for forgiveness or for a bad thing for oneself."

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Narated By Anas : The Prophet said, "If anyone of you feels drowsy while praying, he
should sleep till he understands what he is saying (reciting)."

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Narated By 'Amr bin 'Amir : Anas said, "The Prophet used to perform ablution for every
prayer." I asked Anas, "What you used to do?' Anas replied, "We used to pray with the
same ablution until we break it with Hadath."

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Narated By Suwaid bin Nu'man : In the year of the conquest of Khaibar I went with
Allah's Apostle till we reached As-Sahba' where Allah's Apostle led the 'Asr prayer and
asked for the food. Nothing but Sawiq was brought and we ate it and drank (water). The
Prophet got up for the (Maghrib) Prayer, rinsed his mouth with water and then led the
prayer without repeating the ablution.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : Once the Prophet, while passing through one of the grave-yards
of Medina or Mecca heard the voices of two persons who were being tortured in their
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graves. The Prophet said, "These two persons are being tortured not for a major sin (to
avoid)." The Prophet then added, "Yes! (they are being tortured for a major sin). Indeed,
one of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine while the other used to
go about with calumnies (to make enmiy between friends). The Prophet then asked for a
green leaf of a date-palm tree, broke it into two pieces and put one on each grave. On
being asked why he had done so, he replied, "I hope that their torture might be lessened,
till these get dried."

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Narated By Anas bin Malik : Whenever the Prophet went to answer the call of nature, I
used to bring water with which he used to clean his private parts.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Prophet once passed by two graves and said, "These two
persons are being tortured not for a major sin (to avoid). One of them never saved himself
from being soiled with his urine, while the other used to go about with calumnies(to make
enmity between friends)." The Prophet then took a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it
into (pieces) and fixed one on each grave. They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you
done so?" He replied, "I hope that their punishment might be lessened till these (the
pieces of the leaf) become dry." (See the foot-note of Hadith 215).

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Narated By Anas bin Malik : The Prophet saw a Bedouin making water in the mosque
and told the people not to disturb him. When he finished, the Prophet asked for some
water and poured it over (the urine).

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Narated By Abu Huraira : A Bedouin stood up and started making water in the mosque.
The people caught him but the Prophet ordered them to leave him and to pour a bucket or
a tumbler of water over the place where he had passed the urine. The Prophet then said,
"You have been sent to make things easy and not to make them difficult."

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Narated By Anas bin Malik : The Prophet said as above (219).
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Narated By Anas bin Malik : A Bedouin came and passed urine in one corner of the
mosque. The people shouted at him but the Prophet stopped them till he finished
urinating. The Prophet ordered them to spill a bucket of water over that place and they
did so.

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Narated By 'Aisha : (The mother of faithful believers) A child was brought to Allah's
Apostle and it urinated on the garment of the Prophet. The Prophet asked for water and
poured it over the soiled place.

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Narated By Um Qais bint Mihsin : I brought my young son, who had not started eating
(ordinary food) to Allah's Apostle who took him and made him sit in his lap. The child
urinated on the garment of the Prophet, so he asked for water and poured it over the
soiled (area) and did not wash it.

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Narated By Hudhaifa : Once the Prophet went to the dumps of some people and passed
urine while standing. He then asked for water and so I brought it to him and he performed
ablution.

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Narated By Hudhaifa' : The Prophet and I walked till we reached the dumps of some
people. He stood, as any one of you stands, behind a wall and urinated. I went away, but
he beckoned me to come. So I approached him and stood near his back till he finished.

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Narated By Abu Wail : Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari used to lay great stress on the question of
urination and he used to say, "If anyone from Bani Israel happened to soil his clothes with
urine, he used to cut that portion away." Hearing that, Hudhaifa said to Abu Wail, "I wish
he (Abu Musa) didn't (lay great stress on that matter)." Hudhaifa added, "Allah's Apostle
went to the dumps of some people and urinated while standing."
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Narated By Asma' : A woman came to the Prophet and said, "If anyone of us gets menses
in her clothes then what should she do?" He replied, "She should (take hold of the soiled
place), rub it and put it in the water and rub it in order to remove the traces of blood and
then pour water over it. Then she can pray in it."

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Narated By 'Aisha : Fatima bint Abi Hubaish came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle I get persistent bleeding from the uterus and do not become clean. Shall I give up
my prayers?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, because it is from a blood vessel and not the
menses. So when your real menses begins give up your prayers and when it has finished
wash off the blood (take a bath) and offer your prayers." Hisham (the sub narrator)
narrated that his father had also said, (the Prophet told her): "Perform ablution for every
prayer till the time of the next period comes."

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Narated By 'Aisha : I used to wash the traces of Janaba (semen) from the clothes of the
Prophet and he used to go for prayers while traces of water were still on it (water spots
were still visible).

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Narated By 'Aisha : As above (229).

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Narated By Sulaiman bin Yasar : I asked 'Aisha about the clothes soiled with semen. She
replied, "I used to wash it off the clothes of Allah's Apostle and he would go for the
prayer while water spots were still visible."

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Narated By 'Amr bin Maimun : I heard Sulaiman bin Yasar talking about the clothes
soiled with semen. He said that 'Aisha had said, "I used to wash it off the clothes of
Allah's Apostle and he would go for the prayers while water spots were still visible on
them.
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Narated By 'Aisha : I used to wash the semen off the clothes of the Prophet and even then
I used to notice one or more spots on them.

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Narated By Abu Qilaba : Anas said, "Some people of 'Ukl or 'Uraina tribe came to
Medina and its climate did not suit them. So the Prophet ordered them to go to the herd of
(Milch) camels and to drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So they went as directed
and after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away all
the camels. The news reached the Prophet early in the morning and he sent (men) in their
pursuit and they were captured and brought at noon. He then ordered to cut their hands
and feet (and it was done), and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, They
were put in 'Al-Harra' and when they asked for water, no water was given to them." Abu
Qilaba said, "Those people committed theft and murder, became infidels after embracing
Islam and fought against Allah and His Apostle."

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Narated By Anas : Prior to the construction of the mosque, the Prophet offered the
prayers at sheep-folds.

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Narated By Maimuna : Allah's Apostle was asked regarding ghee (cooking butter) in
which a mouse had fallen. He said, "Take out the mouse and throw away the ghee around
it and use the rest."

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Narated By Maimuna : The Prophet was asked regarding ghee in which a mouse had
fallen. He said, "Take out the mouse and throw away the ghee around it (and use the
rest.)"

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Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "A wound which a Muslim receives in
Allah's cause will appear on the Day of Resurrection as it was at the time of infliction;
blood will be flowing from the wound and its colour will be that of the blood but will
smell like musk."
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Narated By Abu Huraira : Allah's Apostle said, "We (Muslims) are the last (people to
come in the world) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." The same
narrator told that the Prophet had said, "You should not pass urine in stagnant water
which is not flowing then (you may need to) wash in it."

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Narated By 'Abdullah : While Allah's Apostle was prostrating (as stated below).

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Narated By 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud : Once the Prophet was offering prayers at the Ka'ba.
Abu Jahl was sitting with some of his companions. One of them said to the others, "Who
amongst you will bring the abdominal contents (intestines, etc.) of a camel of Bani so and
so and put it on the back of Muhammad, when he prostrates?" The most unfortunate of
them got up and brought it. He waited till the Prophet prostrated and then placed it on his
back between his shoulders. I was watching but could not do any thing. I wish I had some
people with me to hold out against them. They started laughing and falling on one
another. Allah's Apostle was in prostration and he did not lift his head up till Fatima
(Prophet's daughter) came and threw that (camel's abdominal contents) away from his
back. He raised his head and said thrice, "O Allah! Punish Quraish." So it was hard for
Abu Jahl and his companions when the Prophet invoked Allah against them as they had a
conviction that the prayers and invocations were accepted in this city (Mecca). The
Prophet said, "O Allah! Punish Abu Jahl, 'Utba bin Rabi'a, Shaiba bin Rabi'a, Al-Walid
bin 'Utba, Umaiya bin Khalaf, and 'Uqba bin Al Mu'it (and he mentioned the seventh
whose name I cannot recall). By Allah in Whose Hands my life is, I saw the dead bodies
of those persons who were counted by Allah's Apostle in the Qalib (one of the wells) of
Badr.

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Narated By Anas : The Prophet once spat in his clothes.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Prophet said, "All drinks that produce intoxication are Haram
(forbidden to drink).
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Narated By Abu Hazim : Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi, was asked by the people, "With what
was the wound of the Prophet treated? Sahl replied, "None remains among the people
living who knows that better than I. 'Ah used to bring water in his shield and Fatima used
to wash the blood off his face. Then straw mat was burnt and the wound was filled with
it."

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Narated By Abu Burda : My father said, "I came to the Prophet and saw him carrying a
Siwak in his hand and cleansing his teeth, saying, 'U' U'," as if he was retching while the
Siwak was in his mouth."

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Narated By Hudhaifa : Whenever the Prophet got up at night, he used to clean his mouth
with Siwak.

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Narated By Al-Bara 'bin 'Azib : The Prophet said to me, "Whenever you go to bed
perform ablution like that for the prayer, lie or your right side and say, "Allahumma
aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu amri ilaika, wa alja'tu Zahri ilaika raghbatan wa
rahbatan ilaika. La Malja' wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Allahumma amantu bikitabika-l-
ladhi anzalta wa bina-biyika-l ladhi arsalta" (O Allah! I surrender to You and entrust all
my affairs to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings both with hope and fear of
You. There is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety except
with You O Allah! I believe in Your Book (the Qur'an) which You have revealed and in
Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent). Then if you die on that very night, you
will die with faith (i.e. or the religion of Islam). Let the aforesaid words be your last
utterance (before sleep)." I repeated it before the Prophet and when I reached
"Allahumma amantu bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta (O Allah I believe in Your Book which
You have revealed)." I said, "Wa-rasulika (and your Apostle)." The Prophet said, "No,
(but say): 'Wanabiyika-l-ladhi arsalta (Your Prophet whom You have sent), instead."
Total Hadiths : 111.

Generated By : The Hadith Software Version 1.0
Date : 14/10/2007.
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The Hadith Software : Shahi Muslim.

Book 2. Purification.
Book 002, Hadith Number 0432.

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Chapter : Merit of Wudu.
Abu Malik at-Ash'ari reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: Cleanliness is half of faith and al-Hamdu Liliah
(Praise be to Allah) fills the scale, and Subhan Allah (Glory be to
Allah) and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fill-up what is between
the heavens and the earth, and prayer is a light, and charity is proof
(of one's faith) and endurance is a brightness and the Holy Qur'an is a
proof on your behalf or against you. All men go out early in the
morning and sell themselves, thereby setting themselves free or
destroying themselves.

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Chapter : Purification is essential for prayer.
Mus'ab b. Sa'd reported: 'Abdullah son of Umar came to Ibn'Amir in

order to inquire after his health as he was ailing. He said Ibn 'Umar,
why don't you pray to Allah for me? He said: I heard of Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: Neither the prayer is accepted
without purification nor is charity accepted out of the ill-gotten
(wealth), and thou wert the (governor) of Basra.

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A hadith like this is narrated from the Apostle (may peace be upon him)
with the same chain of transmitters by Muhammad b. Muthanna, Ibn
Bashshar, Muhammad b. Ja'far, Shu'ba.

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Hammam b. Munabbih who is the brother of Wahb b. Munabbih said: This is

what has been transmitted to us by Abu Huraira from Muhammad, the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and then narrated a hadith
out of them and observed that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: The prayer of none amongst you would be accepted in a state
of impurity till he performs ablution.

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Chapter : How to perform ablution.
Humran, the freed slave of 'Uthman, said: Uthman b. 'Affan called for
ablution water and this is how he performed the ablution. He washed his
hands thrice. He then rinsed his mouth and cleaned his nose with water
(three times). He then washed his face three times, then washed his
right arm up to the elbow three times, then washed his left arm like
that, then wiped his head; then washed his right foot up to the ankle
three times, then washed his left foot like that, and then said: I saw
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) perform ablution like
this ablution of mine. Then the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: He who performs ablution like this ablution of mine and then
stood up (for prayer) and offered two rak'ahs of prayer without
allowing his thoughts to be distracted, all his previous sins are
expiated. Ibn Shihab said: Our scholars remarked: This is the most
complete of the ablutions performed for prayer.

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Chapter : How to perform ablution.
Humran, the freed slave of 'Uthman said: I saw Uthman call for a vessel
(of water) and poured water over his hands three times and then washed
them. Then he put his right hand in the vessel and rinsed his mouth and
cleaned his nose. Then he washed his face three times and his hands up
to the elbow three times; then wiped his head, then washed his feet
three times. Then he said that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) had said: He who performed ablution like this ablution of
mine and offered two rak'ahs of prayer without allowing his thoughts to
be distracted, all his previous sins would be expiated.

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Chapter : The merit of Wudu and that of prayer after it.
Humran, the freed slave of 'Uthman said: I heard from 'Uthman b. 'Affan
and he was in the courtyard of the mosque, when the Mu'adhdhin
(announcer of the prayer) came to him at the time of afternoon prayer.
So the ('Uthman) called for the ablution water and performed ablution
and then said: By Allah, I am narrating to you a hadith. If there were
not a verse in the Book of Allah, I would have never narrated it to
you. I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: If a Muslim
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performs ablution and does it well and offers prayer, all his (sins)
daring the period from one prayer to another would be pardoned by Allah.

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This hadith is also narrated on the authority with the same chain of
transmitters and in the hadith of Abu Usama the words are: "He who
performed the ablution well and then offered the obligatory prayer."

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Humran reported when 'Uthman performed ablution he said: By Allah, I am

narrating to you a hadith had there not been this verse in the Book of
Allah. I would not have narrated it to you. Verily I heard the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: Not a person is there
who performed ablution, and did it well, then offered prayer, but his
sins (which he committed) were not pardoned between the prayer that he
offered and the next one. 'Urwa said: The verse is this: "Those who
suppress the clear proofs and the guidance which We have sent down"...
to His words: "the Cursers" (ii. 15).

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'Amr b Sa'id b al-As reported: I was with Uthman that he called for
ablution water and said: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) say: When the time for a prescribed prayer comes, if any Muslim
perform ablution well and offers his prayer) with humility and bowing,
it will be an expiation for his past sins, so long as he has not
committed a major sin; and this applies to for all times.

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Humran, the freed slave of 'Uthman reported: I brought for Uthman b.

'Affan the ablution water. He performed ablution and then said: Verily
the people narrate from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
a hadith. I do not know what these are, but (I know this fact) that I
saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) perform ablution
like this ablution of mine and then he said: He who performed ablution
like this, all his previous sins would be expiated and his prayer and
going towards the mosque would have an extra reward. In the tradition
narrated by Ibn 'Abda (the words are): "I came to Uthman and he
performed ablution."

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Abu Anas reported that Uthman performed ablution at Maqi'aid and said:
Should I not show you the ablution performed by Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him)? And he then washed (the different parts of the
body) three times.4" Qutaiba has added in his narration the words:
"There were with him (with Uthman) Companions of Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him)."

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Humran b. Abin reported: I used to fetch water for 'Uthman for his
purification. Never was there a day that he did not take a bath with a
small quantity of water. And Uthman said: The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) at the time of our returning from our prayer told us
(certain things pertaining to purification). Mis'ar said: I find that
it was afternoon prayer. He said: I do not know whether I should tell
you a thing or keep quiet. We said: Messenger of Allah, tell us if it
is good and if it is otherwise, Allah and His Apostle know better. Upon
this he said: A Muslim who purifies (himself) and completes
purification as enjoined upon him by Allah and then offers the prayers,
that will be expiatious (of his sins he committed) between these
(prayers).

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Jami' b. Shaddad reported: I heard Humran b. Aban narrate to Abu Burda

in this very mosque during the governorship of Bishr that 'Uthman b.
Alfan said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: He
who completed ablution as Allah, the Exalted, enjoined upon him, his
obligatory prayers would be expiatious (for his minor sins that he
would commit) during (the interval) between them. This hadith is
transmitted by Ibn Mu'adh, and in the hadith narrated by Ghundar, the
words "during the governorship of Bishr" are omitted and there is no
mention of the obligatory prayers.

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Humran, the freed slave of Uthman reported: One day Uthman b. Affan
performed the ablution well, and then said: I saw Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) perform ablution, the best ablution, and then
observed: He who performed ablution like this and then went towards the
mosque and nothing (but the love of) prayer urged him (to do so), all
his previous (minor) sins would be expiated.

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Humran, the freed slave of 'Uthman b. 'Affan, reported on the authority

of 'Uthman b. 'Affan that he heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) say: He who performed ablution for prayer and performed it
properly and then went (to observe) obligatory prayer and offered it
along with people or with the congregation or in the mosque, Allah
would pardon his sins.

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him)said: Five prayers and from one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday
prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in between their
intervals) if major sins are not committed.

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Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon
him) said: Five prayers and one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday
prayer are expiatious (for the sins committed in the intervals) between
them.

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Abu Huraira reported: Verily the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: Five (daily) prayers and from one Friday prayer to the
(next) Friday prayer, and from Ramadhan to Ramadhan are expiatious for
the (sins) committed in between (their intervals) provided one shuns
the major sins.

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'Uqba b. 'Amir reported: We were entrusted with the task of tending the
camels. On my turn when I came back in the evening after grazing them
in the pastures, I found Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
stand and address the people. I heard these words of his: If any Muslim
performs ablution well, then stands and prays two rak'ahs setting about
them with his heart as well as his face, Paradise would be guaranteed
to him. I said: What a fine thing is this ! And a narrator who was
before me said: The first was better than even this. When I cast a
glance, I saw that it was 'Umair who said: I see that you have just
come and observed: If anyone amongst you performs the ablution, and
then completes the ablution well and then says: I testify that there is
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no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the servant of Allah and His
Messenger, the eight gates of Paradise would be opened for him and he
may enter by whichever of them he wishes.

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Uqba b. 'Amir al-Juhani reported: Verily the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) said and then narrated (the hadith) like one
(mentioned above) except (this) that he said: He who performed ablution
and said: I testify that there is no god but Allah, the One, there is
no associate with Him and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and
His Messenger.

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'Abdullah b. Zaid b. 'Asim al-Ansari, who was a Companion (of the Holy
Prophet), reported: It was said to him (by people): Perform for us the
ablution (as it was performed) by the Messenger of Allah (way peace be
upon him). He ('Abdullah b. Zaid) called for a vessel (of water), and
poured water from it on his hands and washed them three times. Then he
inserted his hand (in the vessel) and brought it (water) out, rinsed
his mouth and snuffed up water from the palm of one hand doing that
three times, He again inserted his hand and brought it out and washed
his face three times, then inserted his hand and brought it out and
washed each arm up to the elbow twice, then inserted his hand and
brought it out and wiped his head both front and back with his hands.
He then washed his feet up to the ankles, and then said: This is how
God's Messenger (peace be upon him) performed ablution.

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This hadith is narrated by Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of

transmitters, but there is no mention of ankles.

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Malik b. Anas narrated it from 'Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of
transmitters, transmitters and mentioned the rinsing (of mouth) and
snuffing (of water into the nostrils) three times, but he did not
mention "from one palm," and made this addition: He moved them (his
hands) for wiping to the front of his head and then the nape of his
neck, then bringing them back till he reached the place from which he
had begun, after which he washed his feet.
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Babz reported: This hadith has been narrated by Wuwb on the authority
of 'Amr b. Yahyi with the same chain of transmitters and it has been
mentioned therein: He rinsed his mouth, snuffed up water in nostrils
and cleaned the nose with three handfuls and wiped his head moving (his
hand) in front and then back once. Bahz said: Wuhaib narrated this
hadith to me and Wuhaib said: Amr b. Yahya narrated to me this hadith
twice.

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'Abdullah b. Zaid b. 'Asim al-Mazini reported: He saw Allah's Messenger

(may peace be upon him) perform the ablution. He rinsed his mouth then
cleaned his nose, then washed his face three times, then washed his
right hand thrice and then the other one, thrice. He then took fresh
water and wiped his head and then washed his feet till he cleaned them.

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Chapter : While cleaning the nose and using of pebbles in the toilet,
the odd number is preferable.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:
When anyone wipes himself with pebbles (after answering the call of
nature) he must make use of an odd number and when any one of you
performs ablution he must snuff in his nose water and then clean it.

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Hammam b. Munabbih reported: This is what Abu Huraira transmitted to us

from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and he
mentioned a number of a hadith, of which this is one: that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When anyone amongst
you (performs ablution) he must snuff his nostrils with water and then
clean them.

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace he upon him)
said: When anyone performs ablution he must clean his nose and when
anyone wipes himself with pebbles (after answering the call of nature)
he must do that odd number of times.
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It has been transmitted by Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (both of
them the reputed Companions of the Holy Prophet) that the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said like that.

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Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: When any one of you awakes up from sleep and performs ablution,
he must clean his nose three times, for the devil spends the night in
the interior of his nose.

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Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) say: When anyone wipes himself with pebbles (after
answering the call of nature) he should do this odd number of times.

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Chapter : The washing of feet properly is indispensable in Wudu.
Salim, the freed slave of Shaddad, said: I came to 'Aisha, the wife of
the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him), on the day when Sa'db. Abi
Waqqas died. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr also came there and he
performed ablution in her presence. She (Hadrat 'Aisha) said: Abd al-
Rahman, complete the ablution as I heard the Allah's Messenger (may
peace be upon him) say: Woe to the heels because of hell-fire.

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Abdullah, the freed slave of Shahddad, came to 'Aisha and transmitted

from her a hadith like this (which she narrated) from the Holy Prophet
(may peace be upon him).

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Salim, the freed slave of Mahri, reported: I and 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu
Bakr went out (in order to join) the funeral procession of Sa'd b. Abi
Waqqas and passed by the door of the residence of 'Aisha, and then he
transmitted a hadith like this from her who (narrated it) from the Holy
Prophet (may peace be upon him).

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Salim, the freed slave of Shaddad b. al-Had said: I was in the presence
of 'Aisha, and then narrated on her authority a hadith like this from
the Holy Prophet (way peace be upon him).

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'Abdullah b. 'Amr reported: We returned from Mecca to Medina with the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and when we came to some
water on the way, some of the people were in a hurry at the time of the
afternoon prayer and performed ablution hurriedly; and when we reached
them, their heels were dry, no water had touched them. The Prophet (may
peace be upon him) said: Woe to (dry) heels, because of Hell-fire. Make
your ablution thorough.

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In the hadith transmitted by Shu'ba these words are not there:

"Complete the Wudu," and there is the name of Abu Yahya al-A'raj (a
narrator).

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'Abdullah b. Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) lagged behind us on a journey. We travelled (back) and be took
him; and then came the time of the afternoon prayer, and as we were
going to wipe our feet he (the Holy Prophet) called out: Woe to the
heels because of Hell-fire.

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Abu Huraira reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) saw a man
who did not wash his heel and he remarked: Woe to the heels because of
hell-fire.
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Abu Huraira reported: He saw people perform ablution with the help of a
water jar and he said: Complete the Wudu for I heard Abu al-Qasim (may
peace be upon him) say: Woe to the hamstrings because of hell-fire.

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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Woe to the heels because of hell-fire.

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Chapter : It is obligatory to wash all parts of the body necessary for
purification.
Jabir reported: 'Umar b. Khattab said that a person performed ablution

and left a small part equal to the space of a nail (unwashed). The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) saw that and said: Go back and
perform ablution well. He then went back (performed ablution well) and
offered the prayer.

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Chapter : Purging of sins with ablution water.
Abu Huraira reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
When a bondsman-a Muslim or a believer-washes his face (in course of
ablution), every sin he contemplated with his eyes will be washed away
from his face along with water, or with the last drop of water; when he
washes his hands, every sin they wrought will be effaced from his hands
with the water, or with the last drop of water; and when he washes his
feet, every sin towards which his feet have walked will be washed away
with the water or with the last drop of water with the result that he
comes out pure from all sins.

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Chapter : Purging of sins with ablution water.
Uthman b. 'Affan reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon

him) said: He who performed ablution well, his sins would come out from
his body, even coming out from under his nails.

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Chapter : It is commendable to include forehead in washing the face and

elbow and ankle in washing the hands and feet, while performing
ablution.
Nu'aim b. 'Abdullah al-Mujmir reported: I saw Abu Huraira perform

ablution. He washed his face and washed it well. He then washed his
right hand including a portion of his arm. He then washed his left hand
including a portion of his arm. He then wiped his head. He then washed
his right foot including his shank, and then washed his left foot
including shank, and then said: This is how I saw Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) perform his ablution. And (Abu Huraira) added
that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had observed: You
shall have your faces hands and feet bright on the Day of Resurrection
because of your perfect ablution. He who can afford among you, let him
increase the brightness of his forehead and that of hands and legs.

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ablution.
Nu'aim b. 'Abdallah reported: He saw Abu Huraira perform ablution. He

washed his face and washed his hands up to the arms. He then washed his
feet and reached up to the shanks and then said: I heard Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: My people would come with bright
faces and bright hands and feet on account of the marks of ablution, so
he who can increase the lustre of his forehead (and that of his hands
and legs) should do so.

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ablution.
Abu Huraira reported: Verily Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said: My Cistern has its dimensions wider than the distance between
Aila and Aden, and its water is whiter than ice and sweeter than the
honey diluted with milk, and its cups are more numerous than the
numbers of the stars. Verily I shall prevent the (faithless) people
there-from just as a man prevents the camels of the people from his
fountain. They said: Messenger of Allah will you recognise us on that
day? He said: Yes, you will have distinctive marks which nobody among
the peoples (except you) will have; you would come to me with blazing
forehead and bright hands and feet on account of the traces of ablution.

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ablution.
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Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: My people would come to me on the Cistern and I would drive away
persons (from it) just as a person drives away other people's camels
from his camels. They (the hearers) said: Apostle of Allah, would you
recognize us? He replied: Yea, you would have a mark which other people
will not have. You would come to me with a white blaze on your
foreheads and white marks on your feet because of the traces of
ablution. A group among you would be prevented from coming to me, and
they would not meet me, and I would say: O my Lord, they are my
companions. Upon this an angel would reply to me saying: Do you know
what these people did after you.

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ablution.
Hudhaifa reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
My Cistern is bigger than the space between Aila and Aden. By Him in
Whose Hand is my life, I will drive away persons (from it) just as a
person drives away unknown camels from his cistern. They (the
companions) said: Messenger of Allah, would you recognise us? He said:
Yes, you would come to me with white faces, and white hands and feet on
account of the traces of ablution. None but you would have (this mark).

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ablution.
came to the graveyard and said: Peace be upon you ! the abode of the
believing people and we, if God so wills, are about to join you. I love
to see my brothers. They (the hearers) said: Aren't we your brothers -
Messenger of Allah? He said: You are my companions, and our brothers
are those who have, so far, not come into the world. They said:
Messenger of Allah, how would you recognise those persons of your Ummah
who have not yet been born? He said: Supposing a man had horses with
white blazes on foreheads and legs among horses which were all black,
tell me, would he not recognise his own horses? They said: Certainly.
Messenger of Allah. He said: They would come with white faces and arms
and legs owing to ablution, and I would arrive at the Cistern before
them. Some people would be driven away from my Cistern as the stray
camel is driven away. I would call out. Come; come. Then it would be
said (to me): These people changed themselves after you, and I would
say: Be off, be off.

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ablution.
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace The upon him)
went out to the graveyard and said: Peace be upon you, the abode of the
believing people and If Allah so wills we shall join you... (and so on
and so forth) like the hadith narrated by Isma'il b. Ja'far except the
words of Malik: Then some persons would be driven away from my Cistern.

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ablution.
Abu Hazim reported: I was (standing) behind Abu Huraira and he was
performing the ablution for prayer. He extended the (washing) of his
hand that it went up to his armpit. I said to him: O Abu Huraira, what
is this ablution? He said: O of the tribe of Faruukh, you are here; if
I knew that you were here, I would have never performed ablution like
this; I have heard my Friend (may peace be upon him) say. In a believer
adornment would reach the places where ablution reaches.

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ablution.
said: Should I not suggest to you that by which Allah obliterates the
sins and elevates the ranks (of a man). They (the hearers) said: Yes,
Messenger of Allah. He said: Performing the ablution thoroughly despite
odds, tranverside of more paces towards the mosque, and waiting for the
next prayer after observing a prayer, and that is mindfulness.

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ablution.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ali' b. 'Abd al-
Rahman with the same chain of transmitters and there is no mention of
the word of al-Ribat in the hadith transmitted by Shu'ba and in the
badith narrated by Malik "Ribat" has been mentioned twice. This is the
"Ribat" for you, this is the "Ribat" for you.

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Chapter : Pertaining to tooth-stick.
Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: Were it
not that I might over-burden the believers-and in the hadith
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transmitted by Zuhair "people"-I would have ordered them to use tooth-

stick at every time of prayer.

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Miqdam b. Shuraih narrated it from his father who said: I asked 'Aisha
what Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) did first when he entered
his house, and she replied: He used tooth-stick (first of all).

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'Aisha reported: Whenever Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

entered his house, he used tooth-stick first of all.

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Abu Musa reported: I went to the Apostle (may peace be upon him) and
found one end of the tooth-stick upon his tongue (i.e. he was rinsing
his mouth).

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Huddaifa reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) got up for Tahajjud prayer, he cleansed his mouth with the tooth-
stick.

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This hadith is reported from Hudaifa by another chain of transmitters.

Whenever he (the Holy Prophet) got up in the night, they (the
transmitters) have not mentioned the words: for offering Tahajjud
prayer.

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Hudaifa reported: Whenever he (the Holy Prophet) got up for prayer

during the night, he cleansed his mouth with the tooth-stick.
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Ibn 'Abbas reported that he spent a night at the house of the Apostle
of Allah (may peace be upon him), The Apostle of Allah (way peace be
upon him) got up for prayer in the latter part of the night. He went
out and looked towards the sky and then recited this verse (190th) of
Al-Imran: "Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the
alternation of night and day." up to the (words) "save us from the
torment of Hell." He then returned to his house, used the tooth-stick,
performed the ablution, and then got up and offered the prayer. He than
lay down on the bed and again got up and went out and looked towards
the sky and recited this verse (mentioned above), then returned, used
the tooth-stick, performed ablution and again offered the prayer.

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Chapter : Characteristics of Fitra.
Abu Huraira reported: Five are the acts quite akin to the Fitra, or
five are the acts of Fitra: circumcision, shaving the pubes, cutting
the nails, plucking the hair under the armpits and clipping the
moustache.

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Abu Huraira reported: Five are the acts of Fitra: circumcision,

removing the pubes, clipping the moustache, cutting the nails, plucking
the hair under the armpits.

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Anas reported: A time limit has been prescribed for us for clipping the
moustache, cutting the nails, plucking hair under the armpits, shaving
the pubes, that it should not be neglected far more than forty nights.

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Ibn Umar said: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Trim
closely the moustache, and let the beard grow.

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Ibn Umar said: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered us
to trim the moustache closely and spare the beard.

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Ibn Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Act
against the polytheists, trim closely the moustache and grow beard.

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said: Trim closely the moustache, and grow beard, and thus act against
the fire-worshippers.

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'Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Ten are the acts according to Fitra: clipping the moustache, letting
the beard grow, using the tooth-stick, snuffing water in the nose,
cutting the nails, washing the finger joints, plucking the hair under
the armpits, shaving the pubes and cleaning one's private parts with
water. The narrator said: I have forgotten the tenth, but it may have
been rinsing the mouth.

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This hadith has been narrated by Mus'ab b. Shaiba with the same chain
of transmitters except for these words: "His father said: I forgot the
tenth one."

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Chapter : How to cleanse oneself after relieving oneself.
Salman reported that it was said to him: Your Apostle (may peace be
upon him) teaches you about everything, even about excrement. He
replied: Yes, he has forbidden us to face the Qibla at the time of
excretion or urination, or cleansing with right hand or with less than
three pebbles, or with dung or bone.

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Salman said that (one among) the polytheists remarked: I see that your
friend even teaches you about the excrement. He replied; Yes, he has in
fact forbidden us that anyone amongst us should cleanse himself with
his right hand, or face the Qibla. He has forbidden the use of dung or
bone for it, and he has also instructed us not to use less than three
pebbles (for this purpose).

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Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade
the use of bone or the droppings of camels for wiping (after excretion).

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Abu Ayyub reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Whenever you go to the desert, neither turn your face nor turn your
back towards the Qibla while answering the call of nature, but face
towards the east or the west. Abu Ayyub said: When we came to Syria we
found that the latrines already built there were facing towards the
Qibla. We turned our faces away from them and begged forgiveness of the
Lord. He said: Yes.

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Abu Huraira said: When any one amongst you squats for answering the
call of nature, he should neither turn his face towards the Qibla nor
turn his back towards it.

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Wasi' b. Habban reported: I was offering my prayer in the mosque and

Abdullah b. Umar was sitting there reclining with his back towards the
Qibla. After completing my prayer. I went to him from one side.
Abdullah said: People say when you go to the latrine, you should
neither turn your face towards the Qibla nor towards Bait-ul-Maqdis.
'Abdullah said (farther): I went up to the roof of the house and saw
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) squatting on two bricks
for relieving himself with his face towards Bait-al-Maqdis.

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Abdullah b. Umar said: I went up to the roof of the house of my sister

Hafsa and saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) relieving
himself facing Syria. with his back to the Qibla.

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Abu Qatada reported it from his father: The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: None of you should hold penis with his right
hand while urinating, or wipe himself with his right hand in privy and
should not breathe into the vessel (from which he drinks).

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Abu Qatada reported it from his father that the Messenger of Allah(may
peace be upon him) said: When anyone amongst you enters the privy he
should not touch his penis with his right hand.

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Aba Qatada reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him)
forbade (us) to breathe into the venal, to touch the penis with the
right hand and to wipe after relieving with right hand.

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Chapter : Starting from the right-hand side for ablution, etc.
'Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) loved
to start from the right-hand side for performing ablution, for combing
(the hair) and wearing the shoes.

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Chapter : Starting from the right-hand side for ablution, etc.
'Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) loved
to start from the right-hand side in his every act i.e. in wearing
shoes, in combing (his hair) and in performing ablution.

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Chapter : Easing is forbidden in the streets and under the shade.
said: Be on your guard against two things which provoke cursing. They
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(the companions present there) said: Messenger of Allah, what are those
things which provoke cursing? He said: Easing on the thoroughfares or
under the shades (where they take shelter and rest).

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Anas b. Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
entered an enclosure while a servant was following him with a jar of
water and he was the youngest amongst us and he placed it by the side
of a lote-tree. When the Messenger of Allah,(may peace be upon him)
relieved himself, he came out and had cleansed himself with water.

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Anas b. Malik reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) entered the privy, a servant and I used to carry a skin of water,
and a pointed staff, and he would cleanse himself with water.

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Anas b. Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
went to a far-off place in the desert (hidden from the sight of human
beings) for relieving himself. Then I brought water for him and he
cleansed himself.

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Chapter : Wiping over the socks.
Hummam reported: Jarir urinated, then performed ablution and wiped over
the socks. It was said to him: Do you do like this? He said: Yes, I saw
that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) urinated, then
performed ablution and then wiped over his shoes. A'mash said: Ibrahim
had observed that this hadith was a surprise for them (the people)
because Jarir had embraced Islam after the revelation of Surat al-
Ma'ida.

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This hadith is narrated on the same authority from A'mash by another

chain of transmitters like one transmitted by Abu Mu'awyia. The hadith
reported by 'Isa and Sufyan has these words also: "This hadith
surprised the friends of Abdullab'" for Jarir had embraced Islam after
the revelation of al-Ma'ida.
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Hudhaifa reported: I was with the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) when he came to the dumping ground of filth belonging to a
particular tribe. He urinated while standing, and I went aside. He (the
Holy Prophet) asked me to come near him and I went so near to him that
I stood behind his heels. He then performed ablution and wiped over his
socks.

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Abu Wa'il reported: Abu Musa inflicted extreme rigour upon himself in
the matter of urination and urinated in a bottle and said: When the
skin of anyone amongst the people of Israel was besmeared with urine,
he cut that portion with a cutter. Hudhaifa said: I wish that your
friend should not inflict such an extreme rigour. I and the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) were going together till we reached
the dumping ground of filth behind an enclosure. He stood up as one
among you would stand up and he urinated, I tried to turn away from
him, but he beckoned to me, so I went to him and I stood behind him,
till he had relieved himself.

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The son of Mughira b. Shu'ba reported: The Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) went out for relieving himself. Mughira went with
him carrying a jug full of water. When he (the Holy Prophet) came back
after relieving himself, he poured water over him and he performed
ablution and wiped over his socks; and in the narration of Ibn Rumh
there is "till" instead of "when".

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This hadith has been transmitted with the same chain of transmitters by
Yahya b. Sa'id with the addition of these words: "He washed his face
and hands, and wiped his head and then wiped his socks."

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Mughira b. Shu'ba reported: I was with the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) one night. He came down (from the ride) and relieved
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himself. He then came and I poured water upon him from the jar that I
carried with me. He performed ablution and wiped over his socks.

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Mughira b. Shu'ba reported: I was in the company of the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) on a journey when he said: Mughira take
hold of this jar (of water). I took hold of it and I went out with him.
(I stopped but) the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
proceeded on till he was out of my sight. He relieved himself and then
came back and he was wearing a tight-sleeved Syrian gown. He tried to
get his forearms out, but the sleeve of the gown was very narrow, so he
brought his hands out from under the gown. I poured water over (his
hands) and he performed ablution for prayer, then wiped over his socks
and prayed.

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Mughira b. Shu'ba reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) went out for relieving himself. When he came back I brought for
him a jar (of water) and poured water upon his hands and He washed his
face. He tried to wash his forearms, but as the (sleeves of the) gown
were tight. He, therefore, brought them out from under the gown. He
then washed them, wiped his head, and wiped his socks and then prayed.

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'Urwa b. Mughira reported his father having said: I was one night with
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) on a journey. He said to
me: Have you any water with you? I said: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet)
came down from his ride and went on till he disappeared in the darkness
of night. He then came back and I poured water for him from the jar. He
washed his face, He had a woollen gown on him and he could not bring
out his forearms from it (i.e. from its sleeves) and consequently he
brought them out from under his gown. He washed his forearms, wiped
over his head. I then bent down to take off his socks. But he said:
Leave them, for my feet were clean when I put them in, and he only
wiped over them.

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'Urwah al Mughira reported it from his father: He(Mughira) helped the

Apostle (may peace be upon him) in performing the ablution, and he
performed it and wiped over his shoes. He (Mughira) said to him (about
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the washing of the feet after putting them off), but he (the Holy
Prophet) said: I put them (feet) in when these were clean.

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Chapter : Wiping (over) the forelock and turban.
'Urwa b. al Mughira b. Shu'ba reported it on the authority of his

father that he said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
lagged behind (in a journey) and I also lagged behind along with him.
After having relieved himself he said: Have you any water with you? I
brought to him a jar of water; he washed his palms, and face, and when
he tried to get his forearms out (he could not) for the sleeve of the
gown was tight. He, therefore, brought them out from under the gown
and, throwing it over his shoulders, he washed his forearm. He then
wiped his forelock and his turban and his socks. He then mounted and I
also mounted (the ride) and came to the people. They had begun the
prayer with 'Abd ar-Rabmin b. 'Anf leading them and had completed a
rak'ah. When he perceived the presence of the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) he began to retire. He (the Holy Prophet) signed to
him to continue and offered prayer along with them. Then when he had
pronounced the salutation, the Apostle (may peace be upon him) got up
and I also got up with him, and we offered the rak'ah which had been
finished before we came.

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Ibn Mughira narrated it from his father: The Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) wiped over his socks and over his forehead and over
his turban.

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This hadith has been transmitted by Ibn Mughira on the authority of his
father by another chain of transmitters.

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Bakr reported that he had heard from the son of Mughira that verily the
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) performed ablution and wiped
over his forehead and wiped over his turban and over his socks.

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It is narrated from Bilal that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) wiped over the socks and turban, and in the hadith
transmitted by 'Isa b. Yaunus the words are: "Bilal narrated it to me."

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This tradition is transmitted by A'mash with this addition: I saw the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)."

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Chapter : Time limit for wiping over the shoes.
Shuraih b. Hani said: I came to 'Aisha to ask her about wiping over the
socks. She said: You better ask ('Ali) son of Abu Talib for he used to
travel with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). We asked him and
he said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stipulated (the
upper limit) of three days and three nights for a traveller and one day
and one night for the resident.

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This hadith is narrated by Ubaidullah b. 'Amr and Zaid b. Abu Unaisa

with the same chain of transmitters.

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Shuraib b. Hani reported: I asked 'Aisha about wiping over the shoes.
She said: You better go to 'Ali, for he knows more about this than I.
I, therefore, came to 'Ali and he narrated from the Apostle (may peace
be upon him) like this.

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Sulaiman b. Buraida narrated it from his father that the Apostle of

Allah (may peace be upon him) offered prayers with one ablution on the
day of the Conquest (of Mecca) and wiped over the socks. 'Umar said to
him: You have today done something that you have not been accustomed to
before. He (the Holy Prophet) said: O 'Umar, I have done that on
purpose.

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Chapter : It is undesirable to put one's hand in the utensil before

washing it.
Abu Huraira said: When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep, he must
not put his hand in the utensil till he has washed it three times, for
he does not know where his hand was during the night.

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washing it.
This hadith is transmitted from Abu Huraira by another chain of

transmitters.

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washing it.
Zahri and Ibn Musayyab have both transmitted a hadith like this from
Abu Huraira who narrated it from the Apostle (may peace be upon him).

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washing it.
Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep, he should wash his
hands three times before putting it in the utensil, for he does not
know where his hand was during the night.

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washing it.
This hadith has been transmitted through other chains of transmitters

on the authority of Abu Huraira in which it is reported that the
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) made a mention of washing the
hand, and did not instruct to wash it three times. But the hadith
narrated from Jabir and Ibn Musayyab. Abu Salama, and Abdullah b.
Shaqiq, Abu Salih, Abla Razin, there is a mention of "three times".

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Chapter : Instructions pertaining to the licking of a dog.
Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) to
have said: When a dog licks a utensil belonging to any one of you, (the
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thing contained in it) should be thrown away and then (the utensil)
should be washed seven times.

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This hadith has been transmitted by another chain of transmitters in

which there is no mention of "throwing away".

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said: When a dog drinks out of a vessel belonging to any one of you, he
must wash it seven times.

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said: The purification of the utensil belonging to any one of you,
after it is licked by a dog, lies in washing it seven times, using sand
for the first time.

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Hammam b. Munabbih reported: Of the a hadith narrated by Abu Huraira

from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), one is
this: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The
purification of the utensil belonging to one amongst you, after it is
licked by a dog, lies in washing it seven times.

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Ibn Mughaffal reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
ordered killing of the dogs, and then said: What about them, i.e. about
other dogs? and then granted concession (to keep) the dog for hunting
and the dog for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog
licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the
eighth time.

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A hadith like this has been narrated from Shu'ba with the same chain of
transmitters except for the fact that in the hadith transmitted by
Yahya those words are: "He (the Holy Prophet) gave concession in the
case of the dog for looking after the herd, for hunting and for
watching the cultivated land," and there is no mention of this addition
(i.e. concession in case of watching the cultivated lands) except in
the hadith transmitted by Yahya.

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Chapter : It is forbidden to urinate in stagnant water.
Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade
to urinate in stagnant water.

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Abu Huraira reported: the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: None amongst you should urinate in standing water, and then wash
in it.

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Hammam b. Munabbih said: Of the ahadith narrated to us by Abfi Huraira

from Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) one is
this: The Messenger or Allah (may peace be upon him) said: You should
not urinate in standing water, that is not flowing, then wash in it.

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Chapter : It is forbidden to wash oneself in standing water.
Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
saying: None of you must wash in standing water when he is in a state
of Junub. And Abu Huraira was asked how it was to be done; he said: It
was to be taken out in handfuls.

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Chapter : It is obligatory to cleanse the mosque when there are
impurities in it and the earth becomes clean of impurities with the
help of water without scraping (the part of it).
Anas reported: A Bedouin urinated in the mosque. Some of the persons

stood up (to reprimand him or to check him from doing so), but the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Leave him alone; don't
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interrupt him. He (the narrator) said: And when he had finished, he

called for a bucket of water and poured it over.

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Anas b. Malik narrated that a desert Arab (Bedouin) stood in a corner

of the mosque and urinated there. The people (the Companions of the
Holy Prophet who were present there) shouted, but the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Leave him alone. When he had
finished, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered that a
bucket (of water) should be brought and poured over it.

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Anas b. Malik reported: While we were in the mosque with Allah's

Messenger (may peace be upon him), a desert Arab came and stood up and
began to urinate in the mosque. The Companions of Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) said: Stop, stop, but the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: Don't interrupt him; leave him alone.
They left him alone, and when he finished urinating, Allah's Messenger
(may peace be upon him) called him and said to him: These mosques are
not the places meant for urine and filth, but are only for the
remembrance of Allah, prayer and the recitation of the Qur'an, or
Allah's Messenger said something like that. He (the narrator) said that
he (the Holy Prophet) then gave orders to one of the people who brought
a bucket of water and poured It over.

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Chapter : Pertaining to the urine of the suckling babe, and how it is
to be washed away.
'Aisha, the wife of the Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: Babies
were brought to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he
blessed them, and after having chewed (something, e.g. dates or any
other sweet thing) he rubbed there with their soft palates. A baby was
brought to him and he passed water over him (over his garment), so he
asked water to be brought and sprinkled it, but he did not wash it.

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to be washed away.
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'Aisha reported: A suckling babe was brought to the Messenger of Allah

(way peace be upon him) and he urinated in his tap. He (the Holy
Prophet) sent for water and poured it over.

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to be washed away.
Hisham narrated the hadith like one transmitted by Ibn Numair (the
above mentioned one) with the same chain of transmitters.

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to be washed away.
Umm Qais daughter of Mihsan reported that she came to the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) with her child, who was not yet weaned,
and she placed him in his lap; and he urinated in his (Holy Prophet's)
lap. He (the Holy Prophet) did nothing more than spraying water over it.

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to be washed away.
This hadith has also been narrated from al-Zuhri with the same chain of
narrators. (but for the words): "He (the Holy Prophet) sent for water
and sprinkled it over."

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to be washed away.
Ubaidullah b. Abdullah b. 'Utba b. Mas'ud said: Umm Qais, daughter of

Mihsan, was among the earliest female emigrants who took the oath of
allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and she
was the sister of 'Ukkasha b. Mihsan, one amongst the sons of Asad b.
Khuzaima. He (the narrator) said: She (Umm Qais) told me that she came
to the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) with her son and he
had not attained the age of eating food. He (the narrator,
'Ubaidullah), said: She told me that her son passed urine in the lap of
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) sent for water and sprayed it over his garment
(over that part which was contaminated with the urine of the child) and
he did not wash it thoroughly.

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Chapter : Washing away of the semen from the garment and its scraping.
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Alqama and Aswad reported: A person stayed in the house of 'Aisha and
in the morning began to wash his garment. 'Aisha said: In case you saw
it (i.e. drop of semen), it would have served the purpose (of purifying
the garment) if you had simply washed that spot; and in case you did
not see it, it would have been enough to sprinkle water around it, for
when I saw that on the garment of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him). I simply scraped it off and he offered prayer, while putting
that on.

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Al-Aawad and Hammam reported 'Aisha as saying: I used to scrape off the
(drop of) semen from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him).

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Qutaiba b. Sa'id, Ishaq b. Ibrahim, Ibn Abi 'Aruba, Abu Ma'shar, Abu
Bakr b. Abu Shaiba, Mansur and Mughira have all transmitted from
Ibrahim, who transmitted it on the authority of 'Aisha's narration
pertaining to the scraping off of the (drop) of semen from the garment
of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) like the hadith of
Khalid on the authority of Abu Ma'shar.

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Hammam narrated the hadith from 'Aisha like the (above-mentioned)

traditions.

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'Amr b. Maimun said: I asked Sulaiman b. Yasir whether the semen that
gets on to the garment of a person should be washed or not. He replied:
'Aisha told me: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) washed
the semen, and then went out for prayer in that very garment and I saw
the mark of washing on it.

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Abu Kuraib, Ibn al-Mubarak, Ibn Abu Za'ida all of them narrated from
Amr b. Maimun with the same chain of transmitters. Ibn Abu Za'ida
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narrated as was transmitted from Ibn Bishr that the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) washed semen, and in the hadith transmitted on
the authority of Ibn Mabarak and Abdul Wahid the words are: "She
('Aisha) reported: I used to wash it from the garment of the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him)."

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Abdullah b. Shihab al-Khaulani reported: I stayed in the house of

'Aisha and had a wet dream (and perceived its effect on my garment), so
(in the morning) I dipped both (the clothes) in water. This (act of
mine) was watched by a maid-servant of 'Aisha and she informed her. She
(Hadrat 'Aisha) sent me a message: What prompted you to act like this
with your clothes? He (the narrator) said: I told that I saw in a dream
what a sleeper sees. She said: Did you find (any mark of the fluid) on
your clothes? I said: No. She said: Had you found anything you should
have washed it. In-case I found that (semen) on the garment of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) dried up, I scraped it off
with my nails.

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Chapter : The Impurity of the blood of menses and its washing.
Asma (daughter of Abu Bakr) reported: A woman came to the Apostle of

Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: What should one do if the blood
of menses smears the garment of one amongst us? He (the Holy Prophet)
replied: She should scrape it, then rub it with water, then pour water
over it and then offer prayer in it.

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Chapter : The Impurity of the blood of menses and its washing.
This tradition is narrated by Abu Kuraib, Ibn Numair, Abu Tahir, Ibn
Wahb, Yahya b. 'Abdullah b. Salim, Malik b. Anas, 'Amr b. Harith on the
authority of Hisham b. 'Urwa, with the same chain of transmitters like
one transmitted by Yahya b. Sa'id like the above-mentioned.
Chapter : Proof of the impurity of urine and that it is obligatory to

safeguard oneself from it.
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
happened to pass by two graves and said: They (their occupants) are
being tormented, but they are not tormented for a grievous sin. One of
them carried tales and the other did not keep himself safe from being
defiled by urine. He then called for a fresh twig and split it into two
parts, and planted them on each grave and then said: Perhaps, their
punishment way be mitigated as long as these twigs remain fresh.

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Chapter : Proof of the impurity of urine and that it is obligatory to

safeguard oneself from it.
This hadith is transmitted from A'mash by Abmad b. Yusuf al-Azdi,

Mu'alla b. Asad, Abd al-Wahid, Sulaiman with the same chain of
transmitters but for the words: "The other did not keep himself safe
from being defiled by urine."

The Hadith Software : Maliks Muwatta.
Book 2. Purity.

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Section : How to do Wudu.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini that his
father once asked Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Asim, who was the grandfather
of Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini and one of the companions of the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, if he could show him
how the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
did wudu. Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Asim agreed to do so and asked for
water to do wudu. He poured some out on to his hand and washed each
hand twice and then rinsed his mouth and snuffed water up his nose and
blew it out three times. Then he washed his face three times and both
of his arms up to the elbows twice. He then wiped his head with both
hands, taking his hands from his forehead to the nape of his neck and
then bringing them back to where he had begun. Then he washed his feet.

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

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Yahya related to me from Ibn Shihab from Abu Idris al-Khawlani from Abu
peace, said, "The person doing wudu should snuff water up his nose and
blow it out again."

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Yahya said that he heard Malik say that there was no harm in washing
the mouth and cleaning the nose with only one handful of water.

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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, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, on the day that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas died, and
he asked for some water to do wudu. A'isha said to him, ''Abd ar-
Rahman! Perform your wudu fully, for I heard the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Woe to the heels in the
fire.'"

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

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

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

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Section : The Wudu of a Man who has been Asleep when he Gets Up to Pray.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'zZinad from al-Araj from Abu
peace, said, "When you wake up from sleep to pray, wash your hands
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before you put them in the wudu water, for you do not know where your
hands have spent the night."

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Section : The Wudu of a Man who has been Asleep when he Gets Up to Pray.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Umar ibn al-
Khattab said, "If you fall asleep lying down you must do wudu (before
you pray)."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that the ayat "You
who believe! When you rise for prayer wash your faces, and your arms to
the elbows, and wipe over your heads and your feet up to the ankles,"
refers to rising from bed, meaning sleep.
Yahya said that Malik said, "The situation with us is that one does not
have to do wudu for a nose-bleed, or for blood, or for pus issuing from
the body. One only has to do wudu for impurities which issue from the
genitals or the anus, or for sleep."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafithat Ibn Umar used to sleep
sitting and then would pray without doing wudu.

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Section : What is Pure for Wudu.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Safwan ibn Sulaym from Said ibn
Salama of the Bani Azraq from al-Mughira ibn Abi Burda of the tribe of
Bani Abd ad-Dar that he had heard Abu Hurayra speak about a man who
came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, and said, "Messenger of Allah! We travel by sea and we do not
carry much fresh water with us so if we do wudu with it we go thirsty.
Can we do wudu with seawater?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, replied, "its water is pure, and its dead
creatures are halal."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha
from Humayda bint Abi Ubayda ibn Farwa that her maternal aunt Kabsha
bint Kab ibn Malik, who was the wife of the son of Abu Qatada al-
Ansari, told her that once Abu Qatada was visiting her and she poured
out some water for him to do wudu with. Just then a cat came to drink
from it, so he tilted the vessel towards it to let it drink. Kabsha
continued, "He saw me looking at him and said, 'Are you surprised,
daughter of my brother?' I said, 'Yes.' He replied that the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, cats are not
impure. They intermingle with you.'"
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Yahya said that Malik said, "There is no harm in that unless one sees
impurities on the cat's mouth."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn
Ibrahim ibn alHarith at-Taymi from Yahya ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hatib
that Umar ibn al-Khattab set out on one occasion with a party of
riders, one of whom was Amr ibn al-As. They came to a watering place
and Amr ibn al-As asked the man who owned it whether wild beasts drank
from it. Umar ibn al-Khattab told the owner of the watering place not
to answer, since the people drank after the wild beasts and the wild
beasts drank after them.

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

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Section : Things which do not break Wudu.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Umara from Muhammad
ibn Ibrahim that the mother of the son of Ibrahim ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn
Awf questioned Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, and said, "I am a woman who wears a long skirt and
(sometimes) I walk in dirty places." Umm Salama replied, "The Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'What follows
(i.e. clean places) purifies it.'"

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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 not leave, nor
did he do wudu before he prayed.
Yahya said that Malik was asked whether a man who vomited food had to
do wudu and he said, "He does not have to do wudu, but he should rinse
the inside of his mouth and wash his mouth out."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar
prepared the body of one of Said ibn Zayd's sons for burial and carried
it and then entered the mosque and prayed without doing wudu.
Yahya said that Malik was asked whether it was necessary to do wudu
because of regurgitating undigested food and he said, "No, wudu is not
necessary, but the mouth should be rinsed."

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Section : Discontinuing Doing Wudu on Account of Eating Cooked Food.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar from
Abdullah Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, ate a shoulder of lamb and then prayed without doing
wudu.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Bushayr ibn
Yasar, the mawla of the Bani Haritha, that Suwayd ibn anNuman told him
that he went with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, on the expedition to Khaybar. When they reached as Suhba,
which was near Khaybar, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, stopped and prayed asr. He asked for provisions but
only parched barley was brought, so he asked for it to be moistened.
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ate
and the people ate with him. Then he got up to do maghrib and rinsed
his mouth out and they rinsed out theirs. Then he prayed without doing
wudu.

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Yahya related to me from Malik that both Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir and
Safwan ibn Sulaym transmitted to him from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-
Harith at-Taymi from Rabia ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hudayr that he had eaten
an evening meal with Umar ibn al-Khattab who then prayed without doing
wudu.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Damra ibn Said al-Mazini from Aban
ibn Uthman that Uthman ibn Affan ate bread and meat, rinsed his mouth
out, washed his hands and wiped his face with them, and then prayed
without doing wudu.
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Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Ali ibn Abi Talib
and Abdullah ibn Abbas did not do wudu after eating cooked food.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he asked
Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Rabia whether a man who did wudu for prayer and
then ate cooked food had to do wudu again. He said, "I saw my father do
that without doing wudu."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Nuaym Wahb ibn Kaysan that he
heard Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari saying, "I saw Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
eat meat and then pray without doing wudu."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was
invited to eat, and some bread and meat was brought to him. He ate some
of it, and then did wudu and prayed. Then more of the same food was
brought and he ate some more and then prayed without doing wudu.

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It was related to me from Malik from Musa ibn Uqba from Abd ar-Rahman
ibn Yazid al-Ansari that when Anas ibn Malik came back from Iraq, Abu
Talha and Ubayy ibn Kab visited him. He brought them some cooked food
and they ate, and then Anas got up and did wudu. Abu Talha and Ubayy
ibn Kab asked, "What's this, Anas? Is it an Iraqi custom?" and Anas
said, "I wish I had not done it." (i.e. wudu). Abu Talha and Ubayy ibn
Kab both got up and prayed without doing wudu.

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Section : On Wudu in General.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
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was asked about cleaning after excretion. He replied, "Are any of you
unable to find three stones?"

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Yahya related to me from Malik from al-Ala ibn Abd ar-Rahman from his
father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, went to the burial grounds and said, "Peace be
upon you, home of a people who believe! We shall be among you, Allah
willing. I wish that I had seen our brothers!" The people with him
said, "Messenger of Allah! Are we not your brothers?" "No," he said,
"You are my companions. Our brothers are those who have not yet come.
And I will precede them to the Hawd. (The Hawd: the watering place of
the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, from which he
will give to the people of his community on the day of rising.)" They
asked him, "Messenger of Allah! How will you recognise those of your
community who come after you?"
He said, "Doesn't a man who has horses with white legs and white blazes
on their foreheads among totally black horses recognise which ones are
his own?" They said, "Of course, Messenger of Allah." He went on, "Even
so will they come on the day of rising with white marks on their
foreheads, hands and feet from wudu, and I will precede them to the
Hawd. Some men will be driven away from the Hawd as if they were
straying camels and I shall call out to them, 'Will you not come? Will
you not come? Will you not come?' and someone will say, 'They changed
things after you,' so I shall say, 'Then away with them, away with
them, away with them!'"

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from Humran, the mawla of Uthman ibn Affan, that Uthman ibn Affan was
once sitting on the Maqaid (the benches surrounding the Madina Mosque,
or else a stone near Uthman ibn Affan's house where he sat to discuss
with people), when the muadhdhin came and told him that it was time for
the asr prayer. He called for water and did wudu. Then he said, "By
Allah, I shall tell you something which I would not tell you if it were
not in the Book of Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If a man does wudu, and makes sure
he does it correctly, and then does the prayer, he will be forgiven
everything that he does between then and the time when he prays the
next prayer.'"
Yahya said that Malik said, "I believe he meant this ayat - 'Establish
prayer at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night.
Good actions take away wrong actions. That is a reminder for those who
remember.'" (Sura 11 ayat 114).

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar
from Abdullah as-Sanabihi that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "A trusting slave does wudu and as he
rinses his mouth the wrong actions leave it. As he cleans his nose the
wrong actions leave it. As he washes his face, the wrong actions leave
it, even from underneath his eyelashes. As he washes his hands the
wrong actions leave them, even from underneath his fingernails. As he
wipes his head the wrong actions leave it, even from his ears. And as
he washes his feet the wrong actions leave them, even from underneath
the toenails of both his feet." He added, "Then his walking to the
mosque and his prayer are an extra reward for him."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih from his
father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "A muslim slave (or a trusting slave)
does wudu and as he washes his face every wrong action he has seen with
his eyes leaves with the water (or the last drop of water). As he
washes his hands every wrong action he has done with his hands leaves
with the water (or the last drop of water). And as he washes his feet
every wrong action his feet have walked to leaves with the water (or
the last drop of water) so that he comes away purified of wrong
actions."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha
that Anas ibn Malik said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, on one occasion when the asr prayer was
at hand. Everyone was looking for water for wudu but no-one could find
any. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, brought some water in a vessel. He put his hand into the vessel
and then he told them all to do wudu from it." Anas added, "I saw water
coming out from his fingers. Then all of them to the last man did wudu."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nuaym ibn Abdullah al-Madani al-
Mujmir that he heard Abu Hurayra say, "If someone does wudu and does it
correctly and then goes off intending to do the prayer, then he is in
prayer as long as he intends to do the prayer. A good action is written
for every alternate step he makes and a wrong action is erased for the
second. When you hear the iqama do not lengthen your stride, and the
one who has the greatest reward is the one whose house is farthest
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away." They said, "Why, Abu Hurayra?" He replied, "Because of the

greater number of steps."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he heard
someone ask Said ibn al-Musayyab about washing off excreta with water.
Said said, "That is the way women wash."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu
peace, said, "If a dog drinks from your vessel, wash it seven times."

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Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Try to go
straight, although you will not be able to do so. Act, and the best of
your actions is the prayer. And only a mumin is constant in his wudu."

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Section : Wiping the Head and Ears.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used
two fingers to take water to his ears.

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Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Jabir ibn
Abdullah al-Ansari was asked about wiping over a turban. He said, "Not
unless you have wiped over your hair with water."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that Abu Urwa ibn
az-Zubayr used to take off his turban and wipe his head with water.
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that she saw Safiyya bint Abi
Ubayd, the wife of Abdullah ibn 'Umar, take off her head-covering and
wipe her head with water. Nafi was a child at the time.
Malik was asked about a man who did wudu but forgot to wipe his head
until the water had dried. He said, "I consider that he should wipe his
head and then repeat the prayer if he has already performed it."
Malik was asked about a man who did wudu but forgot to wipe his head
until the water had dried. He said, "I consider that he should wipe his
head and then repeat the prayer if he has already performed it."

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Section : Wiping over Leather Socks.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abbad ibn Ziyad, a
descendant of al-Mughira ibn Shuba from his father from al Mughira ibn
Shuba that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, went to relieve himself during the expedition of Tabuk. Mughira
said, "I went with him, taking water. Then the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, came back and I poured out the
water for him. He washed his hands and then went to push his hands out
of the sleeves of his garment, but could not do so because of their
narrowness. So he brought them out from underneath his garment. Then he
washed his arms, wiped his head and wiped over his leather socks. The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, returned
and Abdar Rahman ibn Awf was leading the people in prayer, and he had
already finished one raka with them. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, prayed the remaining raka with them to
everyone's concern. When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, finished he said, 'You have acted correctly.'"

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Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi and Abdullah ibn Dinar told
him that Abdullah ibn Umar arrived at Kufa and went to Sad ibn Abi
Waqqas, who was the Amir of Kufa at that time. Abdullah ibn Umar saw
him wiping over his leather socks and disapproved of it. So Sad said to
him, "Ask your father when you get back." Abdullah returned but forgot
to ask Umar about the matter until Sad arrived and said, "Have you
asked your father?" and he said, "No."
Abdullah then asked Umar and Umar replied, "If your feet are ritually
pure when you put them in the leather socks then you can wipe over the
socks." Abdullah said,"What about if we have just come from relieving
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ourselves?" Umar said, "Yes, even if you have just come from relieving
yourself."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar
urinated in the market place and then did wudu, washing his face and
hands and wiping his head. Then as soon as he had come into the mosque,
he was called to pray over a dead person, so he wiped over his leather
socks and prayed.

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Yahya related to me from Malik that Said ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Ruqash
said, "I saw Anas ibn Malik come and squat and urinate. Then water was
brought and he did wudu. He washed his face, then his arms to the
elbows, and then he wiped his head and wiped over his leather socks.
Then he came to the mosque and prayed."
Yahya said that Malik was asked whether a man who did wudu for prayer
and then put on his leather socks, and then urinated and took them off
and put them back on again, should begin wudu afresh.
Malik replied, "He should take off his socks and wash his feet. Only
someone who puts on leather socks when his feet are (already) ritually
purified by wudu can wipe over them. Someone who puts on leather socks
when his feet are not ritually purified by wudu, should not wipe over
them."
Yahya said that Malik was asked about a man who did wudu with his
leather socks on and forgot to wipe over them until the water was dry
and he had prayed, and he said, "He should wipe over his socks and
repeat the prayer but not repeat wudu."
Malik was asked about a man who washed his feet and put on his leather
socks and then started doing wudu, and he said, "He should take off his
socks and do wudu and wash his feet."

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Section : How to Wipe over Leather Socks.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that he saw his
father wiping over his leather socks. He said, "When he wiped over his
socks he would never do more than wipe the tops and he would not wipe
the bottoms."

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Yahya related to me that Malik had asked ibn Shihab how to wipe over
leather socks. Ibn Shihab had put one hand under the sock and his other
hand above the sock and then passed them over it.
Yahya said that Malik said, "Out of all that I have heard about the
matter I like what ibn Shihab said the most."

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Section : Nose-Bleeds.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar would
leave and do wudu if he had a nose-bleed and then return and complete
his prayer without saying anything.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Abbas used
to have nose-bleeds and would leave to wash off the blood. He would
then return and complete his prayer.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Abdullah Qusayt al-Laythi
that he saw Said ibn al-Musayyab having a nose-bleed while praying. He
went off to the room of Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, and water was brought to him and he did
wudu. He then returned and completed his prayer.

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Section : What to Do in the Event of a Nose-Bleed.
Yahya related to me that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Harmala al-Aslami said, "I
saw Said ibn al-Musayyab with his nose bleeding and blood poured out of
it so that his fingers were all red from the blood coming out of his
nose, and he prayed without doing wudu."

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Section : What to Do in the Event of a Nose-Bleed.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar Rahman ibn al-Mujabbar that
he saw Salim ibn Abdullah with blood running from his nose so that his
fingers were all coloured red. Then he rubbed it and prayed without
doing wudu.
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Section : What to Do in the Event of Bleeding from a Wound or a Nose-
Bleed.
Yahya related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that al-Miswar
ibn Makhrama told him that he had visited Umar ibn al Khattab on the
night he was stabbed and had woken him up for the subh prayer and Umar
had said, ''Yes. Whoever stops doing the prayer will get nothing from
Islam," and he did the prayer with blood pouring from his wound.

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Section : What to Do in the Event of Bleeding from a Wound or a Nose-
Bleed.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-
Musayyab was asked, "What do you say about someone who is afflicted by
a nose-bleed which does not stop? "Malik said that Yahya ibn Said said
that Said ibn al Musayyab said, "I say that he should signal with his
head." (i.e. instead of doing sajda or ruku.)
Yahya said that Malik said, "That is what I like most out of what I
have heard about the matter."

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Section : Wudu on Account of Prostatic Fluid.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Abdullah
ibn Ubaydullah, from Sulayman ibn Yasar from al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad
that Ali ibn Abi Talib told him to ask the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, what a man should do, who, when
close to his wife, had a flow of prostatic fluid. Ali explained that
the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, was living with him then and he was too shy to ask for
himself. Al-Miqdad said, "I asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, about it, and he said, 'When you find
that, wash your genitals with water and do wudu as for prayer.'"

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Yahya related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father that Umar ibn
al-Khattab said, "I find it dropping from me like small beads. When you
find that, wash your penis and do wudu as for prayer."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father that
Jundub, the mawla of Abdullah ibn Ayyash, said, "I asked Abdullah ibn
Umar about prostatic fluid and he said, 'When you find it, wash your
genitals and do wudu as for prayer.'"

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Section : Indulgence in Not Having to do Wudu for Prostatic Fluid.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he was
listening to Said ibn al-Musayyab and a man questioned him saying, "I
discover a liquid when I am praying. Should I leave?"
Said ibn al-Musayyab said to him, "Even if it were to flow on my leg I

would not leave until I had finished the prayer."

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Section : Indulgence in Not Having to do Wudu for Prostatic Fluid.
Yahya related to me from Malik that as-Salt ibn Zuyayd said, "I asked
Sulayman ibn Yasar about a liquid I discovered. He said, 'Wash what is
under your garments with water and forget about it.'"

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Section : Wudu on Account of Touching the Genitals.
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad
ibn Amr ibn Hazim heard Urwa ibn az-Zubayr saying, "I went to see
Marwan ibn al-Hakam and we talked about what you had to do wudu for,
and Marwan said, 'You have to do wudu if you touch your penis.' Urwa
said, 'I didn't know that.' Marwan ibn al-Hakam said that Busra bint
Safwan had told him that she heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If any of you touches his penis he
should do wudu.'"

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Muhammad ibn Sad ibn Abi
Waqqas that Musab ibn Sad ibn Abi Waqqas said, "I was holding the Book
for Sad ibn Abi Waqqas and I rubbed myself. Sad said, 'Did you touch
your penis?' I replied, 'Yes,' and he said, 'Get up and do wudu.' So I
got up and did wudu and then returned."

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say, "If you touch your penis you have to do wudu."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father
used to say, "If any of you touches his penis he has to do wudu."

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Yahya related from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Salim ibn Abdullah said,
"I saw my father Abdullah ibn Umar, do ghusl and then do wudu. I said
to him, 'Father, isn't ghusl enough for you?' He said, 'Of course, but
sometimes I touch my penis, so I do wudu.'"

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Salim ibn 'Abdullah said,
"I was with Abdullah ibn Umar on a journey and after the sun had risen
I saw him do wudu and then pray. So I said to him, 'This isn't a prayer
that you normally do. 'He said, 'After I had done wudu for the subh
prayer, I touched my genitals. Then I forgot to do wudu. So I did wudu
again and repeated my prayer.'"

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Section : Wudu on Account of a Man Kissing His Wife.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah
that his father Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "A man's kissing his
wife and fondling her with his hands are part of intercourse. Someone
who kisses his wife or fondles her with his hand must do wudu."

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Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn
Masud used to say, "Wudu is necessary if a man kisses his wife."

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Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab used to say, "Wudu is
necessary if a man kisses his wife." Nafi said that Malik said, "That
is what I like most out of what I have heard."

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Section : How to do Ghusl for Major Ritual Impurity.
from A'isha, umm al-muminin, that whenever the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, did ghusl for major ritual
impurity, he would begin by washing his hands, and then do wudu as for
prayer. He would then put his fingers in the water and rub the roots of
his hair with them. Then he would pour as much water as two hands can
hold on to his head three times, and over the entire surface of his
skin.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr
from A'isha, umm al-muminin, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, used to do ghusl for major ritual
impurity from a vessel which contained a faraq.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that when Abdullah ibn Umar
used to do ghusl for major ritual impurity he would begin by pouring
water on his right hand and washing it. Then, in order, he would wash
his genitals, rinse his mouth, snuff water in and out of his nose, wash
his face and splash his eyes with water. Then he would wash his right
arm and then his left, and after that he would wash his head. He would
finish by having a complete wash and pouring water all over himself.

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Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A'isha was asked
about how a woman should do ghusl for major ritual impurity. She said,
"She should scoop water over her head with both hands three times and
rub the roots of her hair with her hands."

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Section : Obligation to Do Ghusl when the Two Circumcised Parts Meet.
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al-
Musayyab that Umar ibn al-Khattab and Uthman ibn Affan and A'isha, the
wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to
say, "When the circumcised part touches the circumcised part, ghusl is
obligatory."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn
Abdullah that Abu Salamaibn Abdar-Rahman ibn Awf related that he had
asked A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, what made ghusl obligatory. She said, "Do you know what you
are like, Abu Salama? You are like a chick when it hears the cocks
crowing and so crows with them. When the circumcised part passes the
circumcised part, ghusl is obligatory."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Said ibn al-
Musayyab that Abu Musa al-Ashari came to A'isha, the wife of the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said to her, "The
disagreement of the companions in a matter which I hate to bring before
you has distressed me." She said, "What is that? You did not ask your
mother about it, so ask me." He said, "A man penetrates his wife, but
becomes listless and does not ejaculate. "She said, "When the
circumcised part passes the circumcised part ghusl is obligatory." Abu
Musa added, "I shall never ask anyone about this after you."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abdullah ibn
Kab, the mawla of Uthman ibn Affan that Mahmud ibn Labid al-Ansari
asked Zayd ibn Thabit about a man who penetrated his wife but became
listless and did not ejaculate. Zayd ibn Thabit said, "He does ghusl."
Mahmud said to him, "Ubayy ibn Kab used not to think that ghusl was
necessary," but Zayd ibn Thabit said, "Ubayy ibn Kab drew away from
that before he died."

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say, "When the circumcised part passes the circumcised part, ghusl is
obligatory."
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Section : Wudu of a Person in a State of Major Ritual Impurity (Janaba).
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah
ibn Umar related that Umar ibn al-Khattab mentioned to the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he would sometimes
become junub in the night. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said to him, "Do wudu and wash your penis, and
then sleep."

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that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, used to say, "If you have intercourse with your wife and then
wish to go to sleep before doing ghusl, do not sleep until you have
done wudu as for prayer."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, if he
wished to sleep or eat while junub, would wash his face, and his arms
to the elbows, and wipe his head. Then he would eat or sleep.

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Section : The Repetition of the Prayer by a Person in a State of Major
Ritual Impurity, his Doing Ghusl, when He has Prayed without
Remembering it, and his Washing his Garments.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Abi Hakim that Ata ibn
Yasar told him that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said the takbir in one of the prayers and then
indicated to them with his hand to stay in place. He left and then
returned with traces of water on his skin.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that Zuyayd ibn as-
Salt said, "I went with Umar ibn al-Khattab to Juruf and he looked down
and noticed that he had had a wet dream and had prayed without doing
ghusl. He exclaimed, 'By Allah I realise that I have had a wet dream
and did not know it and have not done ghusl.' So he did ghusl and
washed off whatever he saw on his garment, and sprinkled with water
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whatever he did not see. Then he gave the adhan or the iqama and prayed
in the midmorning."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Abi Hakim from Sulayman
ibn Yasar that Umar ibn al-Khattab went out early in the morning to his
land in al-Juruf and found semen on his garment. He said, "I have been
tried with wet dreams since I have been entrusted with governing the
people." He did ghusl and washed his garment of what he saw of the
semen, and then prayed after the sun had risen.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Sulayman ibn
Yasar that Umar ibn al-Khattab led the people in the subh prayer and
then went out to his land in Juruf and found semen on his clothes. He
said, "Since we have been eating rich meat our veins have become
fulsome." He did ghusl, washed the semen from his clothing, and did his
prayer again.

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from Yahyaibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Haib that he had set off for Mumra with
Umar ibn al-Khattab in a party of riders, among whom was Amr ibn al-As.
Umar ibn al-Khattab dismounted for a rest late at night on a certain
road near a certain oasis. Umar had a wet dream when it was almost dawn
and there was no water among the riding party. He rode until he came to
some water and then he began to wash off what he saw of the semen until
it had gone. Amr ibn al-As said to him, "It is morning and there are
clothes with us, so allow your garment to be washed. ''Umar ibn al-
Khattab said to him, "I am surprised at you, Amr ibn al-As! Even if you
could find clothes, would everybody be able to find them? By Allah, if
I were to do it, it would become a sunna. No, I wash what I see, and I
sprinkle with water what I do not see."
Malik spoke about a man who found traces of a wet dream on his clothes
and did not know when it had occurred and did not remember anything he
had seen in his sleep. He said, "Let the intention of his ghusl be from
the time when he last slept, and if he has prayed since that last sleep
he should repeat it. This is because often a man has a wet dream and
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sees nothing, and often he sees something but does not have an
emission. But, if he finds liquid on his garment he must do ghusl. This
is because Umar repeated what he had prayed after the time he had last
slept and not what was before it."

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Section : Ghusl of a Woman when She Experiences the Same as a Man in
Her Sleep.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr
that Umm Sulayman said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, "Should a woman do ghusl when she experiences the
same as a man in her sleep?" The Messenger of Allah said to her, "Yes,
she should do ghusl. "A'isha said to her, "Shame on you! Does a woman
see that?" (i.e. a liquid.) The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said to her, "May your right hand be full of dust.
From where does family resemblance come?"

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Section : Ghusl of a Woman when She Experiences the Same as a Man in
Her Sleep.
from Zaynab bint Abi Salama that Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Umm Salama, the wife of
Abu Talha al-Ansari, came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah! Allah is not
ashamed of the truth-does a woman have to do ghusl if she has had an
erotic dream?' He said, 'Yes, if she sees any liquid.'"

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Section : Ghusl for Major Ritual Impurity.
say, "There is no harm in doing ghusl with water that has been used by
one's wife as long as she is not menstruating or in a state of major
ritual impurity (junub)."

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sweat in a garment while he was junub and then pray with it on.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that the slave girls of
Abdullah ibn Umar used to wash his feet and bring him a mat of palm
leaves while they were menstruating.
Malik was asked whether a man who had women and slave-girls could have
intercourse with all of them before he did ghusl. He said, "There is no
harm in a man having intercourse with two of his slave girls before he
does ghusl. It is disapproved of, however, to go to a freewoman on
another's day. There is no harm in making love first to one slave girl
and then to another when one is junub."
Malik was asked about a man who was junub and water was put down for
him to do ghusl with. Then he forgot and put his finger into it to find
out whether it was hot or cold. Malik said, "If no filth has soiled his
fingers, I do not consider that that makes the water impure."

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Section : Tayammum.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd arRahman ibn al-Qasim from his
father that A'isha umm al-muminin said, "We went out on a journey with
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and,
when we came to Bayda' or Dhat al-Jaysh, a necklace of mine broke. The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stopped to
look for it and the people stopped with him. There was no water nearby
and the people were not carrying any with them, so they came to Abu
Bakr as-Siddiq and said, 'Don't you see what A'isha has done? She has
made the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
and the people stop when there is no water nearby and they are not
carrying any with them.'"
A'isha continued, "Abu Bakr came and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, had fallen asleep with his head on my
thigh. Abu Bakr said, 'You have made the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, and the people stop when there is no
water nearby and they are not carrying any with them'"
She continued, "Abu Bakr remonstrated with me and said whatever Allah
willed him to say, and began to poke me in the waist. The only thing
that stopped me from moving was that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, had his head on my thigh. The Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, slept until morning
found him with no water. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, sent down the
ayat of tayammum and so they did tayammum. Usayd ibn Hudayr said, 'This
is not the first baraka from you, O family of Abu Bakr.'"
A'isha added, "We roused the camel I had been on and found the necklace
under it."
Malik was asked whether a man who did tayammum for one prayer should do
tayammum when the time of the next prayer came or whether the first
tayammum was enough. He said, "No, he does tayammum for every prayer,
because he has to look for water for every prayer. If he looks for it
and does not find it then he does tayammum."
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Malik was asked whether a man who did tayammum could lead others in
prayer if they were in wudu. He said, "I prefer that someone else
should lead them. However, I see no harm in it if he does lead them in
prayer."
Yahya said that Malik said that a man who did tayammum because he could
not find any water, and then stood and said the takbir and entered into
the prayer, and then someone came with some water, did not stop his
prayer but completed it with tayammum and did wudu for future prayers.
Yahya said that Malik said, "Whoever rises for prayer and does not find
water and so does what Allah has ordered him to do of tayammum has
obeyed Allah. Someone who does find water is neither purer than him nor
more perfect in prayer, because both have been commanded and each does
as Allah has commanded. What Allah has commanded as far as wudu is
concerned is for the one who finds water, and tayammum is for the one
who does not find water before he enters into the prayer."
Malik said that a man who was in a state of major ritual impurity could
do tayammum and read his portion of Qur'an and do voluntary prayers as
long as he did not find any water. This applied only to circumstances
in which it was allowable to pray with tayammum.

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Section : How to do Tayammum.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar and he
were approaching Juruf. When they got to Mirbad, Abdullah got down and
did tayammum with some good earth. He wiped his face, and his arms to
the elbows, and then prayed.

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Section : How to do Tayammum.
do tayammum up to his elbows.
Malik was asked about how tayammum was done and what parts were covered
and he said, "Strike the ground once for the face and once for the arms
and wipe them to the elbows."

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Section : Tayammum of Someone in a State of Major Ritual Impurity.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd arRahman ibn Harmala that a man
asked Said ibn al-Musayyab about what a man who was junub and had done
tayammum should do when he came across water. Said said, "When he comes
across water he must do ghusl for what comes after."
Malik said about some one who had a wet dream while he was on a journey
and there was only enough water for wudu and he was not thirsty and so
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he did not need to use it for that, "Let him wash his genitals, and
whatever the semen has fallen on, with the water and then he does
tayammum with good earth as Allah has ordered him."
Malik was asked whether a man who was junub and wished to do tayammum
but could only find salty earth could do tayammum with that earth, and
whether it was disapproved of to pray on salty earth. He said, "There
is no harm in praying on salty earth or in using it to do tayammum,
because Allah the Blessed and Exalted has said, '...and do tayammum
with good earth.' One is purified by tayammum with everything that is
earth, whether it is salty or otherwise."

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Section : What is Permitted a Man from his Wife when She is
Menstruating.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that a man
questioned the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, saying, "What is permitted me from my wife when she is
menstruating?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Let her wrap her waist-wrapper round herself tightly,
and then what is above that is your concern."

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Menstruating.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that on
one occasion A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, was sleeping with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, in one garment, when suddenly she jumped
up sharply. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said to her, "What's the matter with you? Are you losing
blood?", meaning menstruating. She said, "Yes." He said, "Wrap your
waist-wrapper tightly about you, and return to your sleeping-place."

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Menstruating.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah
ibn Umar sent a question to A'isha asking her, "May a man fondle his
wife when she is menstruating?" She replied, "Let her wrap her waist-
wrapper around her lower part and then he may fondle her if he wishes."

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Menstruating.
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Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Salim ibn
Abdullah and Sulayman ibn Yasar were asked whether the husband of a
menstruating woman could have sexual intercourse with her when she saw
that she was pure but before she had had a ghusl. They said, "No, not
until she has had a ghusl."

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Section : The Purity of a Menstruating Woman.
Yahya related to me from Malik from AIqama ibn Abi AIqama that his
mother, the mawla of A'isha, umm al-muminin, said, "Women used to send
little boxes to A'isha, umm al-muminin, with a piece of cotton cloth in
each one on which was yellowness from menstrual blood, asking her about
the prayer. She said to them, 'Do not be hasty until you see a white
discharge." By that she meant purity from menses.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his
paternal aunt from the daughter of Zayd ibn Thabit that she had heard
that women used to ask for lamps in the middle of the night to check
their purity. She would criticise them for this saying, "Women never
used to do this," i.e. in the time of the companions.

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Malik was asked whether a woman whose period had finished could do
tayammum to purify herself if she could not find water and he said,
"Yes, because she is like some one in a state of major ritual impurity,
who, if he cannot find water, does tayammum."

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Section : Menstruation in General.
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A'isha, the wife
of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that a
pregnant woman who noticed bleeding left off from prayer.

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Yahya related to me from Malik that he asked Ibn Shihab about a

pregnant woman who noticed bleeding. Ibn Shihab replied, "She refrains
from prayer."
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Yahya said that Malik said, "That is what is done in our community."

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peace, said, "I used to comb the head of the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, while I was menstruating."

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from Fatima bint al-Mundhir ibn az-Zubayr that Asma bint Abu Bakr as-
Siddiq said, "A woman questioned the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, saying, 'If menstrual blood gets onto
our clothes how do you think we should deal with it?' The Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If menstrual
blood gets onto your clothes you should wash them, and sprinkle them
with water before you pray in them.'"

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Section : Bleeding as if Menstruating.
peace, said, "Fatima bint Abu Hubaysh said, 'Messenger of Allah, I
never become pure - am I permitted to pray?' The Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'That is a vein, not
menstruation. So when your period approaches, leave off from the
prayer, and when its grip leaves, wash the blood from yourself and
pray.'"

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Sulayman ibn Yasar from
Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, that a certain woman in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to bleed profusely, so Umm
Salama consulted the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, for her, and he said, "She should calculate the number of
nights and days a month that she used to menstruate before it started
happening, and she should leave off from prayer for that much of the
month. When she has completed that she should do ghusl, bind her
private parts with a cloth, and then pray."
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from Zaynab bint Abu Salama that she saw Zaynab bint Jahsh, the wife of
Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf, and she used to bleed as if menstruating. She
would do ghusl and pray.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr ibn
Abd ar-Rahman that al-Qaqa ibn Hakim and Zayd ibn Aslam sent him to
Said ibn al-Musayyab to ask how a woman who was bleeding as if
menstruating should do ghusl. Said said, "She does a ghusl to cover
from the end of one period to the end of the next, and does wudu for
every prayer, and if bleeding overtakes her she should bind her private
parts."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father
said, "A woman who bleeds as if menstruating only has to do one ghusl,
and then after that she does wudu for each prayer."
Yahya said that Malik said, "The position with us is that when a woman
who bleeds as if menstruating starts to do the prayer again, her
husband can have sexual intercourse with her. Similarly, if a woman who
has given birth sees blood after she has reached the fullest extent
that bleeding normally restrains women, her husband can have sexual
intercourse with her and she is in the same position as a woman who
bleeds as if menstruating."
Yahya said that Malik said, "The position with us concerning a woman
who bleeds as if menstruating is founded on the hadith of Hisham ibn
Urwa from his father, and it is what I prefer the most of what I have
heard about the matter."

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Section : The Urine of an Infant Boy.
peace, said, "An infant boy was brought to the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, and it urinated on him. The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called for
some water and rubbed over the urine with it."
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Section : The Urine of an Infant Boy.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn
Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud from Umm Qays ibn Mihsan that she brought a
baby boy of hers who was not yet eating food to the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he sat it in his arms and
it urinated on his garment, so the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, called for some water and sprinkled over it
but did not wash it.

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Section : Urinating Standing and Otherwise.
Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "A Bedouin
came into the mosque and uncovered his private parts to urinate. The
people called out to him and began to raise their voices but the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,'Let
him be. 'So they let him be and he urinated. Then the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered a bucketful of
water to be brought and it was poured on the place."

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Section : Urinating Standing and Otherwise.
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "I saw
Abdullah ibn Umar urinating while standing."
Yahya said that Malik was asked if any hadith had come down about
washing the private parts of urine and faeces and he said, "I have
heard that some of those who have passed away used to wash themselves
of faeces. I like to wash my private parts of urine."

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Section : The Tooth-stick (Siwak).
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ibn as-Sabbaq that
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said
in a jumua, "Muslims! Allah has made this day a festival day (id) so do
ghusl, and it will not harm whoever has perfume to apply some of it,
and use a tooth-stick."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu
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peace, said, "Were it not that I would be overburdening my community I

would have ordered them to use a tooth-stick."

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Humayd ibn Abdar-
Rahman ibn Awf that Abu Hurayra said, "Were it not that he would be
overburdening his community he (the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace,) would have ordered them to use a tooth-stick
with each wudu."
The Hadith Software : Abu Dawud.


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Chapter : Observing privacy when releiving oneself.
Narated By Mughirah ibn Shu'bah : When the Prophet (pbuh) went

(outside) to relieve himself, he went to a far-off place.

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Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : When the Prophet (pbuh) felt the need
of relieving himself, he went far off where no one could see him.

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Chapter : One should seek soft ground for urination.
Narated By Abu Musa : Abu al-Tayyah reported on the authority of a

shaykh (an old man): When Abdullah ibn Abbas came to Basrah, people
narrated to him traditions from AbuMusa. Therefore Ibn Abbas wrote to
him asking him about certain things. In reply AbuMusa wrote to him
saying: One day I was in the company of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He
wanted to urinate. Then he came to a soft ground at the foot of a wall
and urinated. He (the Prophet) then said: If any of you wants to
urinate, he should look for a place (like this) for his urination.

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Chapter : What should a man utter while entering the privy.
Narated By Anas b. Malik : When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) entered the
toilet, he used to say (before entering) : "O Allah, I seek refuge in
thee."
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This is according to the version of Hammad. 'Abd al-Warith has another

version : "I seek refuge in Allah form male and female devils."
Explaining the variance of the version Abu Dawud says : Shu'bah on the
authority of 'Abd al-'Aziz narrated: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee,"
and sometimes he reported: "I take refuge in Allah." Wuhaib (b. Khalid)
(on the authority of 'Abd al-'Aziz) narrated: One should take refuge in
Allah.

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Narated By Anas : Another tradition on the authority of Anas has: "O

Allah, I seek refuge in Thee."

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Narated By Zayd ibn Arqam : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: These
privies are frequented by the jinns and devils. So when anyone amongst
you goes there, he should say: "I seek refuge in Allah from male and
female devils."

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Chapter : Disapproval of facing the qibla while releiving oneself.
Narated By Salman al-Farsi : It was said to Salman: Your Prophet

teaches you everything, even about excrement. He replied: Yes. He has
forbidden us to face the qiblah at the time of easing or urinating, and
cleansing with right hand, and cleansing with less than three stones,
or cleansing with dung or bone.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: "I am like
a father to you. When any of you goes to the privy, he should not face
or turn his back towards the qiblah. He should not cleanse with his
right hand.

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Narated By Abu Ayyub : The Holy Prophet (pbuh) said: "When you go to
the privy, neither turn your face nor your back towards the qibla at
the time of excretion or urination, but turn towards the east or the
west. (Abu Ayyub) said: When we came to syria, we found that the
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toilets already built were facing the qiblah. We turned our faces away
from them and begged pardon of Allah.

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Narated By Ma'qil ibn AbuMa'qil al-Asadi : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh)

has forbidden us to face the two qiblahs at the time of urination or
excretion.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : Marwan al-Asfar said: I saw Ibn Umar
make his camel kneel down facing the qiblah, then he sat down urinating
in its direction. So I said: AbuAbdurRahman, has this not been
forbidden? He replied: Why not, that was forbidden only in open
country; but when there is something between you and the qiblah that
conceals you , then there is no harm.

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Chapter : Permission to face the qiblah while releiving oneself.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : I ascended the roof of the house and
saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) sitting on two bricks facing Jerusalem
(Bait al-Maqdis) for relieving himself.

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Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : The Prophet of Allah (pbuh) forbade us

to face the qiblah at the time of making water. Then I saw him facing
it (qiblah) urinating or easing himself one year before his death.

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Chapter : How to uncover the private parts of the body.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : When the Prophet (pbuh) wanted to

relieve himself, he would not raise his garment, until he lowered
himself near the ground.

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Chapter : Disapproval of conversation in the privy.
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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : I heard the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)

say: When two persons go together for relieving themselves uncovering
their private parts and talking together, Allah, the Great and
Majestic, becomes wrathful at this (action).

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Chapter : Return of salutation at the time of urination.
Narated By Ibn 'Umar : A man passed by the Prophet (pbuh) while he was
urinating, and saluted him. The Prophet (pbuh) did not return the
salutation to him.

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Narated By Muhajir ibn Qunfudh : Muhajir came to the Prophet (pbuh)

while he was urinating. He saluted him. The Prophet (pbuh) did not
return the salutation to him until he performed ablution. He then
apologised to him, saying: I disliked remembering Allah except in the
state of purification.

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Chapter : One may remember allah without purification.
Narated By 'Aisha : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to remember Allah,

the Great and Majestic, at all moments.

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Chapter : Entering the privy with a ring in the hand on which is
inscribed the name of allah.
Narated By Anas ibn Malik : When the Prophet (pbuh) entered the privy,
he removed his ring.

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Chapter : Safeguarding oneself from urine.
Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Prophet (pbuh) passed by two graves. He

said: Both (the dead) are being punished, but they are not being
punished for a major (sin). One did not safeguard himself from urine.
The other carried tales. He then called for a fresh twig and split it
into two parts and planted one part on each grave and said: Perhaps
their punishment may be mitigated as long as the twigs remain fresh.
Another version of Hammad has: "One of them did not cover himself while
urinating." The version does not have the words: "He did not safeguard
himself from urine."
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Narated By N/A : Ibn 'Abbas also reported a tradition from the Prophet
(pbuh) conveying the simmilar meaning.
The version of Jarir has the wording: "he did not cover himself while
urinating."
The version of Abu Mu'awiyah has the wording: "he did not safeguard
himself (from urine)."

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Narated By Amr ibn al-'As : Abdur Rahman ibn Hasanah reported: I and
Amr ibn al-'As went to the Prophet (pbuh). He came out with a leather
shield (in his hand). He covered himself with it and urinated. Then we
said: Look at him. He is urinating as a woman does. The Prophet (pbuh),
heard this and said: Do you not know what befell a person from amongst
Banu Isra'il (the children of Israel)? When urine fell on them, they
would cut off the place where the urine fell; but he (that person)
forbade them (to do so), and was punished in his grave.

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Chapter : Urinating while one is standing.
Narated By Hudhaifah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) came to a midden of

some people and urinated while standing. He then asked for water and
wiped his shoes.
Abu Dawud said: Musaddad, a narator, reported: I went far away from
him. He then called me and I reached just near his heals.

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Chapter : A man may urinate in a vessel at night and keep it with him.
Narated By Umaymah daughter of Ruqayqah : The Prophet (pbuh) had a

wooden vessel under his bed in which he would urinate at night.

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Chapter : Places where urinating is prohibited.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Be on your guard

against two things which provoke cursing. They (the hearers) said:
Prophet of Allah, what are these things which provoke cursing? He said:
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Easing in thoroughfares (where people walk) or under the shade (of the
trees) (where they take shelter and rest).

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Narated By Mu'adh ibn Jabal : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: Be on

your guard against three things which provoke cursing: easing in the
watering places and on the thoroughfares, and in the shade (of the
tree).

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Chapter : Urinating in the bath.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Mughaffal : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:

No one of you should make water in his bath and then wash himself there
(after urination).
The version of Ahmad has: Then performs ablution there, for evil
thoughts come from it.

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Narated By A Man from the Companions : Humayd al-Himyari said: I met a

man (Companion of the Prophet) who remained in the company of the
Prophet (pbuh) just as AbuHurayrah remained in his company. He then
added: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) forbade that anyone amongst us
should comb (his hair) every day or urinate in the place where he takes
a bath.

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Chapter : Prohibition to urinate in a hole.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Sarjis : The Prophet (pbuh) prohibited to

urinate in a hole.

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Chapter : What a man should utter when he comes out of the privy.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : When the Prophet (pbuh) came out of
the privy, he used to say: "Grant me Thy forgiveness."

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Chapter : Disapproval of touching the penis with the right hand while
purifying.
Narated By Abu Qatadah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: when anyone of you
urinates, he must not touch his penis with his right hand, and when he
goes out to relieve himself he must not wipe himself with his right
hand (in the privy) and when he drink, he must not drink in one breath.

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purifying.
Narated By Hafsah, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) used his right
hand for taking his food and drink and used his left hand for other
purposes.

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purifying.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) used his right
hand for getting water for ablution and taking food, and his left hand
for his evacuation and for anything repugnant.

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purifying.
Narated By N/A : 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin also reported a tradition

bearing similar meaning through another chain of transmitters.

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Chapter : Taking cover at the time of releiving oneself.
Narated By Abu Hurayrah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: If anyone applies

collyrium, he should do it an odd number of times. If he does so, he
has done well; but if not, there is no harm. If anyone cleanses himself
with pebbles, he should use an odd number. If he does so, he has done
well; but if not, there is no harm.
If anyone eats, he should throw away what he removes with a toothpick

and swallow what sticks to his tongue. If he does so, he has done well;
if not, there is no harm. If anyone goes to relieve himself, he should
conceal himself, and if all he can do is to collect a heap of send, he
should sit with his back to it, for the devil makes sport with the
posteriors of the children of Adam. If he does so, he has done well;
but if not, there is no harm.
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Chapter : Things with which cleansing after easing oneself is forbidden.
Narated By Ruwayfi' ibn Thabit : Shayban al-Qatbani reported that

Maslamah ibn Mukhallad made Ruwayfi' ibn Thabit the governor of the
lower parts (of Egypt). He added: We travelled with him from Kum Sharik
to Alqamah or from Alqamah to Kum Sharik (the narrator doubts) for
Alqam.
Ruwayfi' said: Any one of us would borrow a camel during the lifetime
of the Prophet (pbuh) from the other, on condition that he would give
him half the booty, and the other half he would retain himself.
Further, one of us received an arrowhead and a feather, and the other

an arrow-shaft as a share from the booty.
He then reported: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: You may live for a
long time after I am gone, Ruwayfi', so, tell people that if anyone
ties his beard or wears round his neck a string to ward off the evil
eye, or cleanses himself with animal dung or bone, Muhammad has nothing
to do with him.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has also been narrated by Abu Salim al-
J'Aishani on the authority of 'Abd Allah b. Amr. He narrated this
tradition at the time when he besieged the fort at the gate of Alyun.
Abu Dawud said: The fort of Alyun lies at the mountain in Fustat. Abu
Dawud said: The kunyah (surname) of Shaiban b. Ummayyah is Abu
Hudhaifah.

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Narated By Jabir b. 'Abd Allah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) forbade us

to use a bone or dung for wiping.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas'ud : A deputation of the jinn came to the

Prophet (pbuh) and said: O Muhammad, forbid your community to cleans
themselves with a bone or dung or charcoal, for in them Allah has
provided sustenance for us. So the Prophet (pbuh) forbade them to do so.

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Chapter : Cleansing with stones.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:

When any of you goes to relieve himself, he should take with him three
stones to cleans himself, for they will be enough for him.

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Narated By Khuzaymah ibn Thabit : The Prophet (pbuh) was asked about
cleansing (after relieving oneself). He said: (One should cleanse
oneself) with three stones which should be free from dung.

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Chapter : Performing ablution after releiving oneself.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) urinated and

Umar was standing behind him with a jug of water. He said: What is
this, Umar? He replied: Water for you to perform ablution with. He
said: I have not been commanded to perform ablution every time I
urinate. If I were to do so, it would become a sunnah.

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Chapter : Cleansing with water after releiving oneself.
Narated By Anas b. Malik : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) entered a park.

He was accompanied by a boy who had a jug of water with him. He was the
youngest of us. He placed it near the lote-tree. He (the Prophet)
relieved himself. He came to us after he had cleansed himself with
water.

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Narated By Abu Hurayrah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: The following verse
was revealed in connection with the people of Quba': "In it are men who
love to be purified" (ix.108). He (AbuHurayrah) said: They used to
cleanse themselves with water after easing. So the verse was revealed
in connection with them.

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Chapter : Wiping ones hand on the ground after easing.
Narated By Abu Hurayrah : When the Prophet (pbuh) went to the privy, I
took to him some water in a small vessel or a skin, and he cleansed
himself. He then wiped his hand on the ground. I then took to him
another vessel for ablution.
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Abu Dawud said: The tradition transmitted by al-Aswad b. 'Amir is more

perfect.

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Chapter : The toothstick.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Were it not that I
might overburden the believers, I would order them to delay the night
('isha) prayer and use the tooth-stick at the time of every prayer.

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Narated By Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani : I heard the Apostle of Allah

(pbuh) say: Were it not hard on my ummah, I would order them to use the
tooth-stick at the time of every prayer. AbuSalamah said: Zayd ibn
Khalid used to attend the prayers in the mosque with his tooth-stick on
his ear where a clerk carries a pen, and whenever he got up for prayer
he used it.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Hanzalah ibn AbuAmir : Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn
Habban asked Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar about the reason for Ibn
Umar's performing ablution for every prayer, whether he was with or
without ablution.
He replied: Asma', daughter of Zayd ibn al-Khattab, reported to me that

Abdullah ibn Hanzalah ibn AbuAmir narrated to her that the Apostle of
Allah (pbuh) was earlier commanded to perform ablution for every prayer
whether or not he was with ablution.
When it became a burden for him, he was ordered to use tooth-stick for
every prayer. As Ibn Umar thought that he had the strength (to perform
the ablution for every prayer), he did not give up performing ablution
for every prayer.

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Chapter : How to use the toothstick.
Narated By Abu Burdah on the authority of his father Abu Musa al-Ashari
according to the version of Musaddad : We came to the Apostle of Allah
(pbuh) to provide us with a mount, and found him using the tooth-stick,
its one end being at his tongue (i.e. he was rinsing his mouth).
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According to the version of Sulaiman it goes: I entered upon the

Prophet (pbuh) who was using the tooth-stick and had placed it at one
side of his tongue, producing a gurgling sound.
Abu Dawud said: Musaddad said that the tradition was lengthy but he
shortened it.

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Chapter : Using others toothstick.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) was

using the tooth-stick, when two men, one older than the other, were
with him. A revelation came to him about the merit of using the tooth-
stick. He was asked to show proper respect and give it to the elder of
the two.

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Chapter : The washing of the toothstick.

accustomed to use the tooth-stick and then give it to me to wash it. I
would first use it myself, then wash it and hand it over to him.

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Chapter : Using toothstick is one of the characteristics of fitrah
nature.

Ten are the acts according to fitrah (nature): clipping the moustache,
letting the beard grow, using the tooth-stick, cutting the nails,
washing the finger joints, plucking the hair under the arm-pits,
shaving the pubes, and cleansing one's private parts (after easing or
urinating) with water. The narrator said: I have forgotten the tenth,
but it may have been rinsing the mouth.

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nature.
Narated By 'Ammar b. Yasir : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: The

rinsing of the mouth and snuffing up water in the nose are acts that
bear the characteristics of fitrah(nature). He then narrated a similar
tradition (as reported by 'Aisha), but he did not mention the words
"letting the beard grow." He added the words "circumcision" and
"sprinkling water on the private part of the body." He did not mention
the words "cleansing oneself after easing."
Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been reported on the authority
of Ibn 'Abbas. He mentioned only five sunnahs all relating to the head,
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one of them being parting of the hair; it did not include the wearing
of the beard.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition as reported by Hammad has also been
transmitted by Talq b. Habib, Mujahid, and Bakr b. 'Abd Allah b. al-
Muzani as their own statement (not as a tradition of the Prophet). They
did not mention the words "leting the beard grow). The version
transmitted by Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah b. Abi Maryam, Abu Salamah, and
Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (pbuh) mentions the words "letting the
beard grow." A similar tradition has been reported by Ibrahim al-
Nakha'i. He mentioned the words "wearing the beard and circumcision."

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Chapter : Using toothstick after getting up during the night.
Narated By Hudhaifah : When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) got up during

the night (to pray), he cleansed his mouth with the tooth-stick.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Ablution water and tooth-stick were

placed by the side of the Prophet (pbuh). When he got up during the
night (for prayer), he relieved himself, then he used the tooth-stick.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) did not get up
after sleeping by night or by day without using the tooth-stick before
performing ablution.

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Narated By Ibn Abbas : I spent a night with the Prophet (pbuh). When he
woke up from his sleep (in the later part of the night for prayer) he
came to his ablution water. He took the tooth-stick and used it. He
then recited the verse: "Verily in the creation of the heavens and the
earth and the alternation of the night and the day are tokens (of His
Sovereignty) for men of understanding" (Quran iii. 190). He then
recited these verses almost up-to the end of the chapter or he finished
the whole chapter. He then performed ablution and came to the place of
prayer. He then said two rak'ahs of prayer. He then lay down on the bed
and slept as much as Allah wished. He then got up and did the same. He
then lay down and slept. He then got up and did the same. Every time he
used the tooth-stick and offered two rak'ahs of prayer. He then offered
the prayer known as witr.
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Abu Dawud said: Fudail on the Authority of Husain reported the wording:
He then used the tooth-stick and performed ablution while he was
reciting the verses: "Verily in the creation of the heavens and the
earth..." until he finished the chapter.

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Chapter : Not known.
Narated By Shuraih b. Hani : I asked 'Aisha : What did the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh) do first when he entered his house? She replied: He used
the tooth-stick.

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Chapter : Ablution is obligatory for prayer.
Narated By Abu al-Malih : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah does not
accept charity from goods acquired by embezzlement as He does not
accept prayer without purification.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Allah, the Exalted, does not accept the prayer of any one of you
when you are defiled until you perform ablution.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The key to prayer is purification; its
beginning is takbir and its end is taslim.

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Chapter : A man may renew the ablution without defilement.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : Abu Ghutayf al-Hudhali reported: I was

in the company of Ibn Umar. When the call was made for the noon (zuhr)
prayer, he performed ablution and said the prayer. When the call for
the afternoon ('asr) prayer was made, he again performed ablution. Thus
I asked him (about the reason of performing ablution). He replied: The
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: For a man who performs ablution in a
state of purity, ten virtuous deeds will be recorded (in his favour).
Abu Dawud said: This is the tradition narrated by Musaddad, and it is

more perfect.
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Chapter : Things that pollute water.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : The Prophet (pbuh), was asked about
water (in desert country) and what is frequented by animals and wild
beasts. He replied: When there is enough water to fill two pitchers, it
bears no impurity.

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh), was

asked about water in desert. He then narrated a similar tradition (as
mentioned above).

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: When
there is enough water to fill two pitchers, it does not become impure.
Abu Dawud said: Hammad b. Zaid has narrated this tradition on the
authority of 'Asim (without any reference to the Prophet).

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Chapter : On the well called budaah.
Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The people asked the Messenger of

Allah (pbuh): Can we perform ablution out of the well of Buda'ah, which
is a well into which menstrual clothes, dead dogs and stinking things
were thrown? He replied: Water is pure and is not defiled by anything.

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : I heard that the people asked the
Prophet of Allah (pbuh): Water is brought for you from the well of
Buda'ah. It is a well in which dead dogs, menstrual clothes and
excrement of people are thrown. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) replied:
Verily water is pure and is not defiled by anything.

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Chapter : The water left over after bath is not defiled.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : One of the wives of the Prophet (pbuh)
took a bath from a large bowl. The Prophet (pbuh) wanted to perform
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ablution or take from the water left over. She said to him: O Prophet
of Allah, verily I was sexually defiled. The Prophet said: Water not
defiled.

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Chapter : Urinating in stagnant water.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: None amongst you
should urinate in standing water, and then wash in it.

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Narated By Abu Hurayrah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: None amongst you
should urinate in standing water, then wash in it after sexual
defilement.

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Chapter : Performing ablution with water left over after a dog has
drunk of it.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: The purification of

the utensil belonging to any one of you, after it has been licked by a
dog, consists of washing it seven times, using sand in the first
instance.
Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been narated by Abu Ayyub and
Habib b. al-Shahid on the authority of Muhammad.

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drunk of it.
Narated By N/A : A similar tradition has been transmitted Abu Huriarah

through a different chain of narrators. But this version has been
narrated as a statement of Abu Hurairah himself and not attributed to
the Prophet (pbuh). The version has the addition of the words: "If the
cat licks (a utensil), it should be washed once."

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drunk of it.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: When a dog licks a
(thing contained in a) utensil you must wash it seven times, using
earth (sand) for the seventh time.
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Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by another chain of
narrators in which there is no mention of earth.

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drunk of it.
Narated By Ibn Mughaffal : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) ordered the

killing of the dogs, and then said: Why are they (people) after them
(dogs)? - and then granted permission (to keep) the dog for hunting and
for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the
utensil wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eight time.
Abu Dawud said: Ibn Mughaffal narrated in a similar way.

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Chapter : The left over of a cat.
Narated By Abu Qatadah : Kabshah, daughter of Ka'b ibn Malik and wife
of Ibn AbuQatadah, reported: AbuQatadah visited (me) and I poured out
water for him for ablution. A cat came and drank some of it and he
tilted the vessel for it until it drank some of it. Kabshah said: He
saw me looking at him; he asked me: Are you surprised, my niece? I
said: Yes. He then reported the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) as saying: It
is not unclean; it is one of those (males or females) who go round
among you.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Dawud ibn Salih ibn Dinar at-Tammar
quoted his mother as saying that her mistress sent her with some
pudding (harisah) to 'Aisha who was offering prayer. She made a sign to
me to place it down. A cat came and ate some of it, but when 'Aisha
finished her prayer, she ate from the place where the cat had eaten.
She stated: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: It is not unclean: it
is one of those who go round among you. She added: I saw the Messenger
of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution from the water left over by the cat.

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Chapter : Permissibility of performing ablution with water left over by
a woman.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : I and the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)

took a bath from one vessel while we were sexually defiled.

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a woman.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : My hands and the hands of the

Messenger of Allah (pbuh) alternated into one vessel while we performed
ablution.

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a woman.
Narated By Ibn 'Umar : The males and the females during the time of
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to perform ablution from one vessel
together.
The wording "from one vessel" occurs in the version of Musaddad.

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a woman.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : We (men and the women during the
lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to perform ablution from
one vessel. We all put our hands in it.

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drunk of it.
Narated By Humayd al-Himyari : Humayd al-Himyari reported: I met a

person (among the Companion of Prophet) who remained in the company of
the Prophet (pbuh)for four years as AbuHurayrah remained in his
company. He reported: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) forbade that the
female should wash with the water left over by the male, and that the
male should wash with the left-over of the female.
The version of Musaddad adds: "That they both take the handful of water
together."

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drunk of it.
Narated By Hakam ibn Amr : The Prophet (pbuh) forbade that the male
should perform ablution with the water left over by the female.

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Chapter : Performing ablution with sea water.
Narated By Abu Hurayrah : A man asked the Apostle of Allah (pbuh):

Messenger of Allah, we travel on the sea and take a small quantity of
water with us. If we use this for ablution, we would suffer from
thirst. Can we perform ablution with sea water? The Messenger (pbuh)
replied: Its water is pure and what dies in it is lawful food.

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Chapter : Performing ablution with nabidh.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas'ud : Abu Zayd quoted Abdullah ibn Mas'ud as
saying that on the night when the jinn listened to the Qur'an the
Prophet (pbuh) said: What is in your skin vessel? He said: I have some
nabidh. He (the Holy Prophet) said: It consists of fresh dates and pure
water.
Sulayman ibn Dawud reported the same version of this tradition on the
authority of AbuZayd or Zayd. But Sharik said that Hammad did not
mention the words "night of the jinn".

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Narated By 'Alqamah : I asked 'Abd Allah b. Mas'ud : Which of you was

in the company of the Messenger (pbuh) on the night when the jinn
attended him? He replied : None of us was with him.

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Narated By N/A : It is reported that 'Ata' did not approve of

performing ablution with milk and nabith and said: tayammum is more to
my liking (than performing ablution with milk and nabith).

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Narated By 'Abu Khaldah : I asked 'Abu'l-'Aliyah whether a person who

is sexually defiled and has no water with him, but he has only nabith,
can wash with it? He replied in negative.

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Chapter : Can a man offer prayer while he is feeling the call of nature.
Narated By Abdullah ibn al-Arqam : Urwah reported on the authority of

his father that Abdullah ibn al-Arqam travelled for performing hajj
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(pilgrimage) or umrah. He was accompanied by the people whom he led in

prayer. One day when he was leading them in the dawn (fajr) prayer, he
said to them: One of you should come forward. He then went away to
relieve himself. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say:
When any of you feels the need of relieving himself while the
congregational prayer is ready, he should go to relieve himself.

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. Muhammad : We were in the company of 'Aisha.

When her food was brought in, al-Qasim stoodd to say his prayer.
Thereupon, 'Aisha said: I heard the Messenger (pbuh) say: Prayer should
not be offered in the presence of meals, nor at the moment when one is
struggling with the two evils (i.e. when one is feeling the call of
nature).

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Narated By Thawban : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: Three things

one is not allowed to do: supplicating Allah specifically for himself
and ignoring others while leading people in prayer; if he did so, he
deceived them; looking inside a house before taking permission: if he
did so, it is as if he entered the house, saying prayer while one is
feeling the call of nature until one eases oneself.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: It is not

permissible for a man who believes in Allah and in the Last Day that he
should say the prayer while he is feeling the call of nature until he
becomes light (by relieving himself).
Then the narrator Thawr b. Yazid transmitted a similar tradition with

the following wording: "It is not permissible for a man who beleives in
Allah and in the Last Day that he should lead the people in prayer but
with their permission; and that he should not supplicate to Allah
exclusively for himself leaving all others. If he does so, he violates
the trust."
Abu Dawud said: This is a tradition reported by the narrators of Syria;

no other person has joined them in relating this tradition.

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Chapter : The quantity of water that is desirable for ablution.
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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) used to wash

himself with a sa' (of water) and perform ablution with a mudd (of
water).

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Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : The Prophet (pbuh) used to take a bath
with a sa' (of water) and perform ablution with a mudd (of water)

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Narated By Umm Umarah : Habib al-Ansari reported: I heard Abbad ibn

Tamim who reported on the authority of my grandmother, Umm Umarah,
saying: The Prophet (pbuh) wanted to perform ablution. A vessel
containing 2/3 mudd of water was brought to him.

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Narated By Anas : The Prophet (pbuh) performed ablution with a vessel

which contained two rotls (1-5 pounds) (of water) and took bath with a
sa' (of water).
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated on the authority of
Anas through a different chain. This version narrates: "He performed
ablution with one makkuh." It makes no mention of two rotls.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by Yahya b. Adam
from Sharik. But the chain mentions Ibn Jabr b. 'Atik instead of 'Abd
Allah b. Jabr.
Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad b. Hanbal say: One sa' measures five
rotls. It was the sa' of Ibn Abi Dhib and also of the Prophet (may
peace be upon him).

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Chapter : Exceeding the limits in ablution.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Mughaffal : Abdullah heard his son praying to

Allah: O Allah, I ask Thee a white palace on the right of Paradise when
I enter it. He said: O my son, ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge
in Him from Hell-Fire, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say:
In this community there will be some people who will exceed the limits
in purification as well as in supplication.

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Chapter : Performing ablution in full.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) saw some
people (performing ablution) while their heels were dry. Hen then said:
Woe to the heels because of Hell. Perform the ablution in full.

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Chapter : Performing ablution with a brass vessel.

used to take bath with a brass vessel.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has also been narrated on the authority
of 'Aisha through a different chain.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Zayd : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) came upon
us. We brought water for him in a brass vessel and he performed
ablution.

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Chapter : The utterence of bismillah in the beginning of ablution.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: The

prayer of a person who does not perform ablution is not valid, and the
ablution of a person who does not mention the name of Allah (in the
beginning) is not valid.

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Narated By N/A : Explaining the tradition of the Prophet (pbuh) that

beginning) is valid, Rabi'ah said: The tradition means that if a person
performs ablution and takes a bath but does not have the intention to
perform ablution for prayer and purify himself from sexual defilement,
his ablution or bath is not valid.

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Chapter : A man who puts his hands in the utensil before washing it.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: When

anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep at night, he should not put his
hand in the utensil until he washed his hand three times, for he does
not know where his hand was during the night.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been reported by Abu Hurairah

through another chain of transmitters. It adds: "twice or thrice." This
version does not mention Abu Razin.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say:

"When any one of you wakes from sleep, he should not put his hand in
the utensil until he washes it three times, for none of you knows where
his hand remained during the night or where it went round.

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Narated By Humran b. Abban, the freed slave of 'Uthman : I saw 'Uthman

b. 'Affan while he performed ablution. He poured water over his hands
three times and then washed them. He then rinsed his mouth and then
cleaned his nose with water (three times). He then washed his right arm
upto the elbow three times, then washed his left arm in a similar
manner; then wiped his head; then washed his right foot three times,
then his left foot in a similar manner, and then said: I saw the
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution like this ablution of mine.
Then he (the Prophet) said: He who performs ablution like this ablution
of mine and then offered two Rak'ahs of prayer without allowing his
thoughts to be distracted, Allah will pardon all his previous sins.

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Narated By Humran : I saw 'Uthman b. 'Affan performing ablution. He

then narrated the same tradition. In this version there is no mention
of rinsing of mouth and snuffing of water. This tradition adds: "He
wiped his head three times. He then washed his feet three times. He
then said: I saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution in
this manner. He (the Prophet) said: He who performs ablution like this,
it is sufficient for him. The narrator did not mention prayer (in this
tradition).
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Narated By 'Abd al-Rahman al-Taimi : Ibn Abi Mulaikah was asked about
ablution. He called for water. A vessel was then brought to him. He
inclined it towards his right hand (poured water over it). He the put
it in water; then he rinsed his mouth three times and cleansed his nose
with water three times, and washed his face three times. He then put
his hand in water and took it out; he then wiped his head and ears, in
and out only once. He then washed his feet, and said: Where are those
who ask me to perform ablution? I saw the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
performing ablution like that.
Abu Dawud said: All the sound traditions narrated by 'Uthman indicate
that head is to be wiped once, because they mentioned (the washing of
each part in) ablution three times. In their versions of the tradition
they mentioned the wording: "he wiped his head." In this case they did
not mention any number as they did in other cases.
Book , Hadith Number .

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Chapter :
Narated By :

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Narated By Abu 'Alqamah : 'Uthman called for water and performed

ablution. He then poured water with the right hand or the left hand; he
then washed them upto the wrist; he rinsed the mouth and snuffed up
water three times. The narrator mentioned that 'Uthman washed each part
three times. He then wiped head and washed his feet. He said: I saw the
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution as you saw me perform
ablution. He the reported the tradition like that of al-Zuhri and
completed it.

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Narated By Shaqiq b. Salamah : I saw 'Uthman b. 'Affan (perform

ablution). He washed his forearms three times and washed his head
thrice. He the said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) doing like
that.
Abu Dawud said: Another version says: "He performed ablution three
times only."

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : Abdu Khayr said: Ali came upon us and he
had already offered prayer. He called for water. We asked: What will
you do with water when you have already offered prayer? - Perhaps to
teach us. A utensil containing water and a wash-basin were brought (to
him).
He poured water from the utensil on his right hand and washed both his
hands three times, rinsed the mouth, snuffed up water and cleansed the
nose three times. He then rinsed the mouth and snuffed up water with
the same hand by which he took water. He then washed his face three
times, and washed his right hand three times and washed his left hand
three times. He then put his hand in water and wiped his head once.
He then washed his right foot thrice and left foot thrice, then said:
If one is pleased to know the method of performing ablution of the
Apostle of Allah, this is how he did it.

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Narated By 'Abd Khair : 'Ali offered the dawn prayer and went out to
Rahbah (a locality in Kufah). He called for water. A boy brought him a
vessel containing water and a wash-basin. He held the vessel with his
right hand and poured water over his left hand. He washed both his
hands (to the wrist) three times. He then put his right hand in the
vessel (to take water) and rinsed his mouth three times and snuffed up
water three times. He then narrated almost the same tradition as
narrated by Abu 'Awanah. He then wiped his head, both its back and
front sides, once. He then narrated the tradition in a like manner.

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Narated By Malik b. Ghurfatah : I heard 'Abd Khair say: I saw a chair

was brought to 'Ali who sat on it. A vessel of water was then brought
to him. He washed his hands three times; he then rinsed his mouth and
snuffed up water with one handful of water. He then narrated the
tradition completely.

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Narated By Zirr b. Hubaish : Zirr b. Hubaish said that he heard that

'Ali was asked how the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to perform
ablution. He then narrated the tradition and said: He wiped his head so
much that drops (of water) were about to trickle down. He then washed
his feet three times and said: "This is how the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
performed ablution.
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Narated By 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Laila : I saw 'Ali performing

ablution. He washed his face three times and his hands three times and
wiped his head once. Then he ('Ali) said: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
used to perform ablution in this way.

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Narated By Abu Hayyah : I saw 'Ali perform ablution. He (Abu Hayyah)

then described that 'Ali went through every part of the ablution three
times, i.e. he performed each detail of his ablution three times. He
then wiped his head, then washed his feet up to the ankles. He then
said: I wanted to show you how the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performed
ablution.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : 'Ali b. Abi Talib entered upon me after he had
passed water. He then called for water for ablution. We brought to him
a vessel containing water, and placed it before him. He said: O Ibn
'Abbas, may I not show you how the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) used to perform ablution? I replied: Why not? He then inclined the
vessel to his hand and washed it. He then put his right hand in the
vessel and poured water over the other hand and washed his hands up to
the wrist. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water. He then put
both of his hands together in the water and took out a handful of water
and threw it upon the face. He then inserted both of his thumbs in the
front part of the ears. He did like that twice and thrice. He then took
a handful of water and poured it over his forehead and left it running
down his face. He then washed his forearms up to the elbows three
times. He then wiped his head and the back of his ears. He then put
both of his hands together in the water and took a ha4ldful of it and
threw it on his foot. He had a shoe on his foot which he twisted (or
washed) by throwing water; then he washed his other foot like that. Do
you wash your foot while it is in the shoe? He replied: Yes, while it
is in the shoe. This question and answer were repeated thrice.
Abu Dawud said: The version transmitted by Ibn Juraij from Shaibah is
similar to the one narrated by 'Ali. In this version Hajjaj reported on
the authority of Ibn Juraij the wording: He wiped his head once. Ibn
Wahb narrated from Ibn Juraij the wording: He wiped his head three
times.

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Narated By N/A : 'Amr b. Yahya al-Mazini reports on the authority of

his father who asked 'Abd Allah b. Zaid, the grandfather of 'Amr b.
Yahya al-Mazini: Can you show me how the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) performed ablution? 'Abd Allah b. Zaid replied: Yes. He
called for ablution water, poured it over his hands, and washed them;
then he rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water in the nose three times;
then he washed his face three times and washed his forearms up to
elbows twice; then he wiped his head with both hands, moving them front
and back of the head, beginning from his forehead, and moved them to
the nape; then he pulled them back to the place from where he had
started (wiping); then he washed his feet.

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Narated By N/A : 'Abd Allah b. Zaid b. 'Asim reported this tradition

saying: He rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water from one hand, doing
that three times.

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Narated By N/A : Habban b. Wasi' reported on the authority of his

father who heard 'Abd Allah b. Zaid al-'Asim al-Mazini say that he saw
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) performing ablution. He
then described his ablution saying: He wiped his head with water which
was not what was left over after washing his hands (i.e. he wiped his
head with clean water); then he washed his feet until he cleansed them.

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Narated By Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib al-Kindi : The ablution water was

brought to the Messenger (pbuh) and he performed ablution; he washed
his hands up to wrists three times, then washed his forearms three
times. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water three times; then
he wiped his head and ears inside and outside.

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Narated By Al-Miqdam b. Ma'dikarib : I saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)

perform ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he
placed his palms on the front of the head. Then he moved them until he
reached the nape. He then returned them to the place from where he had
started.
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Narated By N/A : Another version says: He wiped his ears inside and
outside. Hisham adds: He inserted his fingers into the ear holes.

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Narated By Mu'awiyah : Abu al-Azhar al-Mughirah ibn Farwah and Yazid

ibn Abu Malik reported: Mu'awiyah performed ablution before the people,
as he saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performed ablution. When he
reached the stage of wiping his head, he took a handful of water and
poured it with his left hand over the middle of his head so much so
that drops of water came down or almost came down. Then he wiped (his
head) from its front to its back and from its back to its front.

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Narated By N/A : Another version says: He performed each part of the

ablution three times and washed his feet without number.

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Narated By Ar-Rubayyi' daughter of Mu'awwidh ibn Afra' : The Messenger

of Allah (pbuh) used to come to us. He once said: Pour ablution water
on me. She then described how the Prophet (pbuh) performed ablution
saying: He washed his hands up to wrist three times and washed his face
three times, and rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water once. Then he
washed his forearms three times and wiped his head twice beginning from
the back of his head, then wiped its front. He wiped his ears outside
and inside. Then he washed his feet three times.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by Musaddad carries the same
meaning.

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Narated By N/A : Ibn 'Uqail reported this tradition with a slight

change of wording. In his tradition he said: He rinsed his mouth three
times and snuffed up water three times.

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Narated By Al-Rubayyi' daughter of Mu'awwidh b. 'Afra' : The Messenger

of Allah (pbuh) performed ablution in her presence. He wiped the whole
of his head from its upper to the lower part moving every side. He did
not move the hair from their original position.

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Narated By Al-Rubayyi' daughter of Mu'awwidh b. 'Afra' : I saw the

Messenger of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution. He wiped his head front
and back, his temples and his ears once.

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Narated By Al-Rubayyi' : The Prophet (pbuh) wiped his head with water
which was left over in his hand.

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Narated By Ar-Rubayyi' daughter of Mu'awwidh ibn Afra' : The Prophet

(pbuh) performed ablution. He inserted his two fingers in the ear-holes.

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Narated By Talhah ibn Musarrif : I saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)

wiping his head once up to his nape.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : Sa'id ibn Jubayr reported: Ibn Abbas
saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performed ablution. He narrated the
tradition which says that he (the Prophet) performed each detail of
ablution three times. He wiped his head and ears once.

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Narated By Abu Umamah : Abu Umamah mentioned how the Messenger of Allah
(pbuh) performed ablution, saying that he used to wipe the corners of
his eyes, and he said that the ears are treated as part of the head.

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Chapter : Washing the limbs in ablution three times.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As : A man came to the Prophet
(pbuh) and asked him: Messenger of Allah, how is the ablution (to
performed)?
He (the Prophet) then called for water in a vessel and washed his hands
up to the wrists three times, then washed his face three times, and
washed his forearms three times. He then wiped his head and inserted
both his index fingers in his ear-holes; he wiped the back of his ears
with his thumbs and the front of his ears with the index fingers. He
then washed his feet three times.
Then he said: This is how ablution should be performed. If anyone does

more or less than this, he has done wrong and transgressed, or (said)
transgressed and done wrong.

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Chapter : Washing the limbs in ablution twice.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (peace be upon him) washed the
limbs in ablution twice.

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Narated By 'Ata b. Yasar quoting Ibn 'Abbas : Do you like that I should
show you how the Messenger (peace be upon him) performed ablution? He
then called for a vessel of water and took a handful of water with his
right hand. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water. He then took
out another handful of water and washed his face by both his hands
together. He then took out another handful of water and washed his
right hand and then washed his left hand by taking out another. He then
took out some water and shook his hand and wiped his head and ears with
it. He then took out a handful of water and sprinkled it over his right
foot in his shoe and wiped the upper part of the foot with one hand,
and beneath the shoe with his other hand. He then did the same with his
left foot.

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Chapter : Washing the limbs in ablution once.
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Narated By 'Ata b. Yasar quoting Ibn 'Abbas : May I not tell you how
the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) performed ablution? He then
performed ablution washing each limb only once.

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Chapter : Distinction between rinsing the mouth and snuffing up water.
Narated By Grandfather of Talhah : I entered upon the Prophet (pbuh)

while he was performing ablution, and the water was running down his
face and beard to his chest. I saw him rinsing his mouth and snuffing
up water separately.

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Chapter : Ejecting mucus after snuffing up water.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: When any of
you performs ablution, he should snuff up water in his nose and eject
mucus.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:

Cleanse your nose well (after snuffing up water) twice or thrice.

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Narated By Laqit ibn Sabirah : I was the leader of the delegation of

Banu al-Muntafiq or (the narrator doubted) I was among the delegation
of Banu al-Muntafiq that came to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh). When we
reached the Prophet, we did not find him in his house. We found there
'Aisha, the Mother of the Believers. She ordered that a dish called
Khazirah should be prepared for us. It was then prepared. A tray
containing dates was then presented to us. (The narrator Qutaybah did
not mention the word qina', tray).
Then the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) came. He asked: Has anything been
served to you or ordered for you? We replied: Yes, Messenger of Allah.
While we were sitting in the company of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
we suddenly saw that a shepherd was driving a herd of sheep to their
fold. He had with him a newly-born lamb that was crying.
He (the Prophet) asked him: What did it bear, O so and so? He replied:
A ewe. He then said: Slaughter for us in its place a sheep. Do not
think that we are slaughtering it for you. We have one hundred sheep
and we do not want their number to increase. Whenever a ewe is born, we
slaughter a sheep in its place.
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(The narrator says that the Prophet (pbuh) used the word la tahsabanna,
do not think).
I (the narrator Laqit) then said: Messenger of Allah, I have a wife who
has something (wrong) in her tongue, i.e. she is insolent. He said:
Then divorce her. I said: Messenger of Allah, she had company with me
and I have children from her. He said: Then ask her (to obey you). If
there is something good in her, she will do so (obey); and do not beat
your wife as you beat your slave-girl.
I said: Messenger of Allah, tell me about ablution. He said: Perform

ablution in full and make the fingers go through the beard and snuff
with water well except when you are fasting.

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Narated By N/A : Laqit b. Sabirah reported that he was the leader of

Banu'l-Muntafiq (name of tribe). He came to 'Aisha. He then narrated
the tradition in a similar manner. He said: The Prophet (pbuh) then
came shortly with rapid strides inclining forward. The narrator used
the word 'asidah (name of a dish) in this version instead of Khazirah.

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Narated By N/A : The version of Ibn Juraij has the wording: "If you
perform ablution, then rinse your mouth,"

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Chapter : Making the water go through the beard by inserting fingers.
Narated By Anas ibn Malik : Whenever the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)

performed ablution, he took a handful of water, and, putting it under
his chin, made it go through his beard, saying: Thus did my Lord
command me.

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Chapter : Wiping over the turban.
Narated By Thawban : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) sent out an

expedition. They were affected by cold. When they returned to the
Messenger of Allah (pbuh), he commanded them to wipe over turbans and
stockings.

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Narated By Anas ibn Malik : I saw the Messenger (pbuh) perform

ablution. He had a Qutri turban. He inserted his hand beneath the
turban and wiped over the forelock, and did not untie the turban.

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Chapter : Washing the foot.
Narated By Al-Mustawrid ibn Shaddad : I saw the Messenger of Allah

(pbuh) rubbing his toes with his little finger when he performed
ablution.

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Chapter : Wiping over the shoes.
Narated By Al-Mughirah b. Shu'bah : I was in the company of the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) in the expedition of Tabuk.
He abandoned the main road before the dawn prayer, and I also did the
same along with him. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) made his camel
kneel down and (went to) relieve himself. He then came back and I
poured water upon his hands from the skin vessel. He then washed his
hands and face. He tried to get his forearms out (of the gown), but the
sleeves of the gown were too narrow, so he entered back both his hands,
and brought them out from beneath the gown. He washed his forearms up
to the elbows and wiped his head and wiped over his socks. He then
mounted (his camel) and we began to proceed until we found people
offering the prayer. They brought forward 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf who
was leading them in prayer, starting it at the proper time. He had
already completed a rak'ah of the dawn prayer. The Prophet (may peace
be upon him) stood in the row side by side with other Muslims. He
performed the second rak'ah of the prayer behind 'Abd al-Rahman b.
'Awf. Then 'Abd al--Rahman uttered salutation. The Prophet (may peace
be upon him) stood to perform the remaining rak'ah of the prayer. The
Muslims were alarmed. They began to utter tasbih (Subhan Allah)
presuming that they had offered prayer before the Prophet (may peace be
upon him) had done. When he uttered the salutation (i.e. finished his
prayer), he said: You were right, or (he said) you did well.

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Narated By Al-Mughirah b. Shu'bah : The Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) performed ablution and wiped his forelock and turban.
Another version says: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
wiped his socks and his fore-lock and his turban.
Bakr said: I heard it from Ibn al-Mughirah.

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Narated By N/A : 'Urwah b. al-Mughirah reported his father as saying:

We accompanied the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) to a
caravan, and I had a jug of water. He went to relieve himself and came
back. I came to him with the jug of water and poured upon him. He
washed his hands and face. He had a tight-sleeved Syrian woollen gown.
He tried to get his forearms out, but the sleeve of the gown was very
narrow, so he brought his hands out from under the gown. I then bent
down to take off his socks. But he said to me: Leave them, for my feet
were clean when I put them in, and he only wiped over them.'
Yunus said on the authority of al-Sha'bi that 'Urwah narrated this

tradition from his father before him, and his father reported it from
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).

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bç upon him) lagged behind (in a journey). He then narrated this story
saying : Then we came to the people. 'Abd al-Rahman was leading thorn
in the dawn prayer. When he perceived the presence of the Prophet (may
peace be upon him), he intended to retire. The Prophet (may peace be
upon him) asked him to continue and I and the Prophet (may peace be
upon him) offered one rak'ah of prayer behind him. When he had
pronounced the salutation, the Prophet (may peace be upon him) got up
and offered the rak'ah which had been finished before, and he made no
addition to it.
Abu Dawud said: Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Ibn al-Zubair and Ibn 'Umar hold
the opinion that whoever gets an odd number of the rak'ahs of prayer,
he should perform two prostrations on account of forgetfulness.

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Narated By N/A : Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami said that he witnessed

'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf asking Bilal about the ablution of the Prophet
(may peace be upon him). Bull said: He went out to relieve himself.
Then I brought water for him and he performed ablution, and wiped over
his turban and socks.

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Narated By Abu Zur'ah b. 'Amr b. Jarir : Jarir urinated. He then

performed ablution and wiped over the socks. He said: What can prevent
me from wiping (over the socks); I saw the Messenger of Allah (doing
so). They (the people) said: This (action of yours) might be valid
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before the revelation of Surat al-Ma'idah. He replied: I embraced Islam

after the revelation of Surat al-Ma'idah.'

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Narated By Abu Musa al-Ash'ari : Negus presented to the Messenger of

Allah (pbuh) two black and simple socks. He put them on; then he
performed ablution and wiped over them.

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Narated By Al Mughirah b. Shu'bah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) wiped

over the socks and I said: Messenger of Allah, have you forgotten? He
said: My Lord has commanded me to do this.

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Narated By Khuzaymah ibn Thabit : The Prophet (pbuh) said: The time
limit for wiping over the socks for a traveller is three days (and
three nights) and for a resident it is one day and one night.

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Narated By Ubayy ibn Umarah : I asked: Messenger of Allah (pbuh) may I

wipe over the socks? He replied: Yes. He asked: For one day? He
replied: For one day. He again asked: And for two days? He replied: For
two days too. He again asked: And for three days? He replied: Yes, as
long as you wish.
Abu Dawud said: Another version says: He asked him about the period
until he reached the period of seven days. The Messenger of Allah
(pbuh) replied: Yes, as long as you wish (i.e. there is no time limit.
Abu Dawud said: There is a variance in the chain of narrators of this

tradition. The chain is not strong.
Another chain from Yahya b. Ayyub is also disputed.

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Chapter : Wiping over the stockings.
Narated By Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)

performed ablution and wiped over the stockings and shoes.
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Abu Dawud said: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Mahdi did not narrate this tradition
because the familiar version from al-Mughairah says that the Prophet
(pbuh) wiped over the socks.
Abu Musa al-Ashari has also reported: The Prophet (pbuh) wiped over the
stockings. But the chain of narrators in this tradition is neither
continuous nor strong.
'Ali b. Abi Talib, Ibn Mas'ud, al-Bara b. 'Azib, Anas b. Malik, Abu
Umamah, Sahl b. Sa'd and 'Amr b. Huraith also wiped over the stockings.

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Narated By Aws ibn Abu Aws ath-Thaqafi : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet.
Abbad (a sub-narrator) said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) came to the

well of a people. Musaddad did not mention the words Midat (a place
where ablution is performed), and Kazamah (well). Then both agreed on
the wording: "He performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet."

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Chapter : How to wipe over the socks.

wiped over the socks.
Another version adds: "On the back (upper part) of the socks."

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : If the religion were based on opinion,
it would be more important to wipe the under part of the shoe than the
upper but I have seen the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) wiping over the
upper part of his shoes.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been transmitted through a

different chain of narrators. This version adds: "I have always
preferred to wash the under part of the feet until I saw the Messenger
of Allah (pbuh) wiping the upper part of them.

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Narated By N/A : A'mash transmitted this tradition saying: If the

religion were based on opinion, it would be more proper to wipe the
under part of the feet than the upper. The Prophet (pbuh) wiped over
the upper part of his shoes.
The narrator Waki' said: By feet he meant socks.
Another version says: I saw 'Ali perform ablution and wash the upper
part of his feet, and say: Had I not seen the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
doing like this - and he narrated the tradition in full.

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Narated By Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah : I poured water while the Prophet

(pbuh) performed ablution in the battle of Tabuk. He wiped over the
upper part of the socks and their lower part.

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Chapter : Sprinkling water on private parts of the body after ablution.
Narated By Hakam ibn Sufyan ath-Thaqafi : When the Messenger of Allah

(pbuh) urinated, he performed ablution and sprinkled water on private
parts of the body.
Abu Dawud said: A group of scholars agreed with Sufyan upon this chain
of narrators. Some have mentioned the name of Sufyan b. al-Hakam, and
others al-Hakam b. Sufyan.

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Narated By N/A : A man from Thaqif on the authority of his father

reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) urinate, and he sprinkled
water on the private parts of his body.

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Narated By Hakam or Ibn al-Hakam on the authority of his father : The

Prophet (pbuh) urinated; then he performed ablution and sprinkled water
on the private parts of his body.

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Chapter : What a man should say after ablution.
Narated By 'Uqbah b. 'Amir : We served ourselves in the company of the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). We tended our camels by
turn. One day I had my turn to tend the camels, and I drove them in the
afternoon. I found the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
addressing the people. I heard him say: Anyone amongst you who performs
ablution, and does it well, then he stands and offers two rak'ahs of
prayer, concentrating on it with his heart and body, Paradise will be
his lot by all means. I said: Ha-ha! How fine it is! A man in front of
me said: The action (mentioned by the Prophet) earlier, O 'Uqbah, is
finer than this one. I looked at him and found him to be 'Umar b. al-
Khattab. I asked him: What is that, O Abu Hafs? He replied: He (the
Prophet) had said before you came: If any one of you performs ablution,
and does it well, and when he finishes the ablution, he utters the
words : I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, He has no
associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and His
Messenger, all the eight doors of Paradise will be opened for him; he
may enter (through) any of them.
Mu'awiyah said: Rabi'ah b. Yazid narrated this tradition to me from Abu

Idris on the authority of 'Uqbah b. 'Amir.

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Narated By 'Uqbah b. 'Amir al-Juhani : 'Uqbah b. 'Amir al-Juhani

narrated this tradition from the Prophet (may peace be upon him) in a
similar way. He did not mention about tending the camels. After the
words "and he performed ablution well" he added the words: "he then
raises his eyes towards the sky". He transmitted the tradition
conveying the same meaning as that of Mu'awiyah.

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Chapter : Offering various prayers with the same ablution.
Narated By Abu Asad b. 'Amr : I asked Anas b. Malik about ablution. He

replied: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) performed ablution for
each prayer and we offered (many) prayers with the same ablution.

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Narated By N/A : Buraidah on the authority of his father reported: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) performed five prayers with
the same ablution on the occasion of the capture of Mecca, and he wiped
over his socks. 'Umar said to him (the Prophet): I saw you doing a
thing today that you never did. He said: I did it deliberately.

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Chapter : Leaving any spot dry in ablution.
Narated By Anas : A person came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him). He performed ablution and left a small part equal to the
space of a nail upon his foot... The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said to him: Go back and perform ablution well.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not known through Jarir b. Hazim. It
was transmitted only by Ibn Wahab.
Another version adds the wording: "Go back and perform the ablution
well."

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Narated By N/A : Hasan narrated from the Prophet (may peace be upon
him) a tradition conveying the same meaning as that of Qatadah.

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Narated By Some Companions of the Prophet : The Prophet (pbuh) saw a

person offering prayer, and on the back of his foot a small part equal
to the space of a dirham remained unwashed; the water did not reach it.
The Prophet (pbuh) commanded him to repeat the ablution and prayer.

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Chapter : A man who is sure of purification but doubts that something
has rendered it invalid.
Narated By 'Abbad b. Tamim from his uncle : A person made a complaint

to the Prophet (pbuh) that he entertained (doubt) as if something had
happened to him which had rendered his ablution invalid. He (the
Prophet) said: He should nor cease (to pray) unless he hears a sound or
perceives a smell (of passing wind).

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: If anyone

of you offers prayer and feels a movement between his paddocks, but is
doubtful whether or not his ablution broke, he should not cease praying
unless he hears a sound or perceives a smell.

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Chapter : Ablution does not become void by kissing a woman.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) kissed me and

did not perform ablution.
Abu Dawud said: this tradition is Mursal (i.e. when the link of
Companions is missing and the successor reports from the Prophet
directly). Ibrahim al-Taimi did not hear anything from 'Aisha.
Abu Dawud said: Al-Firyabi and others narrated this tradition in a like
manner.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Prophet (may peace be upon him) kissed one of
his wives and went out for saying prayer He did not perform ablution.
'Urwah said: I said to her: Who is she except you! Thereupon she
laughed. Abu Dawud said: The same version has been reported through a
different chain of narrators.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been transmitted through another

chain of narrators on the authority of 'Aisha.
Abu Dawud said: Yahya b. Sa'id al-Qittan said to a person: Narrate

these two traditions from me, that is to say, one tradition on the
authority of al-A'mash from Habib (about kissing); another through the
same chain about a woman who has a prolonged flow of blood and she is
asked to perform ablution for every prayer.
Yahya said: Narrate from me that both these traditions are weak in
respect of their chains.
Abu Dawud said: Al-Thawri is reported to have said: Habib narrated this
tradition to us only on the authority of 'Urwat al-Muzani, that is, he
did not narrate any tradition on the authority of 'Urwah b. al-Zubair.
Abu Dawud said: Hamzah at-Zayyat reported a sound tradition on the

authority of Habib. from 'Urwah b. al-Zubair 'from 'Aisha.

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Chapter : By touching the penis ablution becomes void.
Narated By Busrah daughter of Safwan : Abdullah ibn Abu Bakr reported

that he heard Urwah say: I entered upon Marwan ibn al-Hakam. We
mentioned things that render the ablution void. Marwan said: Does it
become void by touching the penis? Urwah replied: This I do not know.
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Marwan said: Busrah daughter of Safwan reported to me that she heard

the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say: He who touches his penis should
perform ablution.

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Chapter : Ablution is not necessary after touching the penis.
Narated By Talq : We came upon the Prophet of Allah (pbuh). A man came
to him: he seemed to be a bedouin. He said: Prophet of Allah, what do
you think about a man who touches his penis after performing ablution?
He (pbuh) replied: That is only a part of his body.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated through a different
chain of narrators.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has also been reported by Qais b. Talq
through a different chain of narrators. This version adds the wording:
"during the prayer."

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Chapter : Performing ablution after eating the flesh of camel.
Narated By Al-Bara' ibn Azib : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was asked
about performing ablution after eating the flesh of the camel. He
replied: Perform ablution, after eating it. He was asked about
performing ablution after eating meat. He replied: Do not perform
ablution after eating it. He was asked about saying prayer in places
where the camels lie down. He replied: Do not offer prayer in places
where the camels lie down. These are the places of Satan. He was asked
about saying prayer in the sheepfolds. He replied: You may offer prayer
in such places; these are the places of blessing.

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Chapter : Performing ablution after touching the flesh of an animal or
washing it is not necessary.
Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The Prophet (pbuh) passed by a boy who
was skinning a goat. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: Give it up
until I show you. He (the Prophet) inserted his hand between the skin
and the flesh until it reached the armpit. He then went away and led
the people in prayer and he did not perform ablution. The version of
Amr added that he did not touch water.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated through another chain
of transmitters, making no mention of Abu Sa'id.
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Chapter : Performing ablution is not necessay after touching a carcase.
Narated By Jabir : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) passed by the market

when on his return from one of the villages of 'Aliyah. People
accompanied him from both sides. On the way he found a dead kid with
both its ears joined together. He caught hold of it by its ear. He then
said: Which of you likes to take it? The narrator transmitted the
tradition in full.

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Chapter : The performing of ablution is not essential when one takes
something cooked with the help of fire.
Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) took (the meat
of) a (goat's) shoulder and offered prayer and did not perform ablution.

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Narated By Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah : One night I became the guest of

the Prophet (pbuh). He ordered that a piece of mutton be roasted, and
it was roasted. He then took a knife and began to cut the meat with it
for me. In the meantime Bilal came and called him for prayer. He threw
the knife and said: What happened! may his hands be smeared with earth!
He then stood for offering prayer.
Al-Anbari added: My moustaches became lengthy. He trimmed them by

placing a took-stick; or he said: I shall trim your moustaches by
placing the tooth-stick there.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) took a

shoulder (of goat's meat) and after wiping his hand with a cloth on
which he was sitting, he got up and prayed.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Prophet (may peace be upon him) ate a
little meat from a (goat's) shoulder. He then offered prayer and did
not perform ablution.
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Narated By Muhammad b. al-Munkadir : I heard Jabir b. 'Abd Allah say :

I presented bread and meat to the Prophet (may peace be upon him). He
ate them and called for ablution water. He performed ablution and
offered the noon (zuhr) prayer. He then called for the remaining food
and ate it. He then got up and prayed and did not perform ablution.

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Narated By Jabir : The last practice of the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) was that he did not perform ablution after taking
anything that was cooked with the help of fire.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Harith ibn Jaz' : One of the Companions of the
Prophet (may peace be upon), came upon us in Egypt. When he was
narrating traditions in the Mosque of Egypt, I heard him say: I was the
seventh or the sixth person in the company of the Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) in the house of a person.
In the meantime Bilal came and called him for prayer. He came out and
passed by a person who had his fire-pan on the fire. The Messenger of
Allah (pbuh) said to him: Has the food in the fire-pan been cooked? He
replied: Yes, my parents be sacrificed upon you. He then took a piece
out of it and continued to chew it until he uttered the first takbir
(Allahu-Akbar) of the prayer. All this time I was looking at him.

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Chapter : Strictness in performing ablution after eating anything
cooked with help of fire.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: Perform

ablution after eating anything which has been cooked by fire.

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Narated By Umm Habibah : Abu Sufyan ibn Sa'id ibn al-Mughirah reported
that he entered upon Umm Habibah who presented him a glass of sawiq (a
drink prepared with flour and water) to drink. He called for water and
rinsed his mouth. She said: O my cousin, don't you perform ablution?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: Perform ablution after eating anything cooked
with fire, or he said: anything touched by fire.
Abu Dawud said: The version of al-Zuhri has: O my paternal cousin.

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Chapter : Rinsing the mouth after drinking milk.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Abbas : The Prophet (pbuh) drank some milk
and then rinsed his mouth saying: It contains greasiness.

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Chapter : Rinsing the mouth after drinking milk is not necessary.
Narated By Anas ibn Malik : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) drank some
milk and he did not rinse his mouth nor did he perform ablution, and he
offered the prayer.

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Chapter : Performing ablution is necessary because of bleeding.
Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : We proceeded in the company of the

Messenger of Allah (pbuh) for the battle of Dhat ar-Riqa. One of the
Muslims killed the wife of one of the unbelievers. He (the husband of
the woman killed) took an oath saying: I shall not rest until I kill
one of the companions of Muhammad.
He went out following the footsteps of the Prophet (pbuh). The Prophet
(pbuh) encamped at a certain place. He said: Who will keep a watch on
us? A person from the Muhajirun (Emigrants) and another from the Ansar
(Helpers) responded. He said: Go to the mouth of the mountain-pass.
When they went to the mouth of the mountain-pass the man from the
Muhajirun lay down while the man from the Ansar stood praying.
The man (enemy) came to them. When he saw the person he realised that
he was the watchman of the Muslims. He shot him with an arrow and hit
the target. But he (took the arrow out and) threw it away. He (the
enemy) then shot three arrows. Then he (the Muslim) bowed and
prostrated and woke his companion. When he (the enemy) perceived that
they (the Muslims) had become aware of his presence, he ran away.
When the man from the Muhajirun saw the (man from the Ansar) bleeding,
he asked him: Glory be to Allah! Why did you not wake me up the first
time when he shot at you.
He replied: I was busy reciting a chapter of the Qur'an. I did not like
to leave it.
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Chapter : Performing ablution after awaking from sleep.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : One night the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) was busy and he delayed the night ('isha') prayer so
much so that we dosed in the mosque. We awoke, then dozed, and again
awoke and again dozed. He (the Prophet) then came upon us and said :
There is none except you who is waiting for prayer.

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Narated By Anas : The Companions during the lifetime of the Messenger

of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to wait for the night prayer so
much so that their heads were lowered down (by dozing). Then they
offered prayer and did not perform ablution.
Abu Dawud said: Shubah on the authority of Qatadah added: We lowered

down our heads (on account of dozing) in the day of the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him).
Abu Dawud said : This tradition has been narrated through a different
chain of narrators.

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Narated By Anas b. Malik : (The people) stood up for the night prayer
and a man stood up and spoke forth Apostle of Allah, I have to say
something to you. He (the Prophet) entered into secret conversation
with him, till the people or some of the people dozed off, and then he
led them in prayer. He (Thabit al-Bunani) did not mention ablution.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to

prostrate and sleep (in prostration) and produce puffing sounds (during
sleep). Then he would stand and pray and would not perform ablution. I
said to him: you prayed but did not perform ablution though you slept
(in prostration). He replied: Ablution is necessary for one who sleeps
while he is lying down. Uthman and Hannad added: For when he lies down,
his joints are relaxed.
Abu Dawud said: The statement "ablution is necessary for one who sleeps
while one is lying down" is a Munkar (rejected) tradition. It has been
narrated only by Yazid Abu Khalid al-Dalani, on the authority of
Qatadah. And its earlier part has been narrated by a group (of
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narrators) from lbn 'Abbas; they did not mention anything about it. He
(Ibn 'Abbas) said: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) was protected
(during his sleep). 'Aisha reported: The Prophet (may peace be upon
him) said: My eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep. Shu'bah said:
Qatadah heard from Abu'l-'Aliyah only four traditions: the tradition
about Jonah son of Matthew, the tradition reported by Ibn Umar about
prayer, the tradition stating that the judges are three, and the
tradition narrated by Ibn 'Abbas saying: (This tradition) has been
narrated to me by reliable persons; 'Umar is one of them, and the most
reliable of them in my opinion is 'Umar. Abu Dawud said: I asked Ahmad
b. Hanbal about the tradition narrated by Yazid al-Dälini. He rebuked
me out of respect for him. Then he said: Yazid al-Dalani does not add
anything to what has been narrated by the teachers of Qatadah. He did
not care for this tradition (due to its weakness).

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: The
eyes are the leather strap of the anus, so one who sleeps should
perform ablution.

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Chapter : A man who treads on unclean place.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas'ud : We would not wash our feet after
treading on something unclean, nor would we hold our hair and garments
(during prayer).

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Chapter : On the breach of ablution during prayer.
Narated By Ali ibn Talq : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: When any of
you breaks wind during the prayer, he should turn away and perform
ablution and repeat the prayer.

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Chapter : On prostatic fluid madhi.
Narated By 'Ali : My prostatic fluid flowed excessively. I used to take

a bath until my back cracked (because of frequent washing). I mentioned
it to the Prophet (may peace be upon him), or the fact was mentioned to
him (by someone else). The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Do not do so. When you find pro-static fluid, wash your penis and
perform ablution as you do for prayer, but when you have seminal
emission, you should take a bath."

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Narated By Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad : Ali ibn Abu Talib commanded him to
ask the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) what a man should do when he wants to
have intercourse with his wife and the prostatic fluid comes out (at
this moment). (He said): I am ashamed of consulting him because of the
position of his daughter. Al-Miqdad said: I asked the Apostle of Allah
(pbuh) about it. He said: When any of you finds, he should wash his
private part, and perform ablution as he does for prayer.

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Narated By 'Urwah : 'Ali b. Abi Talib said to al-Miqdad, and made a

similar statement as above. Al-Miqdad asked him (the Prophet). The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He should wash his penis
and testicles.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition has been narrated by al-Thawri and a
group of narrators from Hisham on the authority of his father from al-
Miqdad, from 'All reporting from the Prophet (may peace be upon him).

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Narated By N/A : 'Urwah reported on the authority of his father a

tradition from 'All b. Abi Talib who said: I asked al-Miqdad (to
consult the Prophet). He then narrated the tradition bearing the same
meaning.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been reported with another chain of
narrators. This version does not mention the word "testicles."

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Narated By Sahl ibn Hunayf : I felt greatly distressed by the frequent

flowing of prostatic fluid. For this reason I used to take a bath very
often. I asked the apostle of Allah (pbuh) about this. He replied:
Ablution will be sufficient for you because of this. I asked: Apostle
of Allah, what should I do if it smears my clothes. He replied: It is
sufficient if you take a handful of water and sprinkle it on your
clothe when you find it has smeared it.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Sa'd al-Ansari : I asked the Apostle of Allah

(pbuh) as to what makes it necessary to take a bath and about the
(prostatic) fluid that flows after taking a bath. He replied: that is
called madhi (prostatic fluid). It flows from every male. You should
wash your private parts and testicles because of it and perform
ablution as you do for prayer.

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Chapter : On mutual contract and eating with a menstruating woman.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Sa'd al-Ansari : Abdullah asked the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh): What is lawful for me to do with my wife when she is
menstruating? He replied: What is above the waist-wrapper is lawful for
you.
The narrator also mentioned (the lawfulness of) eating with a woman in
menstruation, and he transmitted the tradition in full.

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Narated By Mu'adh ibn Jabal : I asked the Apostle of Allah (pbuh): What
is lawful for a man to do with his wife when she is menstruating? He
replied: What is above the waist-wrapper, but it is better to abstain
from it, too.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong.

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Chapter : Bathing is obligatory after sexual intercourse without
seminal emmision.
Narated By Ubayy b. Ka'b : The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
made a concession in the early days of Islam on account of the paucity
of clothes that one should not take a bath if one has sexual
intercourse (and has no seminal emission). But later on he commanded to
take a bath in such a case and prohibited its omission.

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seminal emmision.
Narated By Ubayy b. Ka'b : The verdict that water (bath) is necessary

when there is emission given by the people (in the early days of Islam)
was due to the concession granted by the Apostle of Allah in the
beginning of Islam. He then commanded to take a bath (in such a case).
Abu Dawud said: By Abu Ghassän is meant Muhammad b. Mutarrif.

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seminal emmision.
Narated By N/A : Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (may peace be upon
him) as saying: When anyone sits between the four parts of a woman and
the parts (of the male and the female) which are circumcised join
together, then bath becomes obligatory.

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seminal emmision.
Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The Apostle of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: Water (bath) is necessary only when there is seminal
emission. And Abu Salamah followed it.

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Chapter : A person with sexual defilement may repeat intercourse
without taking a bath.
Narated By Anas : One day the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
had sexual intercourse with (all) his wives with a single bath.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted through another
chain of narrators.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by Anas is more sound than this
tradition.

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Chapter : Desireablity of performing ablution after intercourse if one
desires to repeat it.
Narated By Abu Rafi' : One day the Prophet (pbuh) had intercourse with
all his wives. He took a bath after each intercourse. I asked him:
Apostle of Allah, why don't you make it a single bath? He replied: This
is more purifying, better and cleaning.

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The Prophet (may peace be upon him)
said: When any of you has intercourse with his wife and desires to
repeat it, he should perform ablution between them.
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Chapter : Permissiblity of sleeping before taking bath for a person who
is sexualy defiled.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : 'Umar b. al-Khattab said to the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) that he became sexually
defiled at night (asking him what he should do). The Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: You should perform ablution and wash your
penis and then sleep.

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Chapter : A peerson who is sexually defiled is permitted to eat
anything before washing.
Narated By 'Aisha : When the Prophet (may peace be upon him) intended
to sleep while he was sexually defiled, he would perform ablution as he
did for prayer.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been narrated on the authority of

al-Zuhri through a different chain. It adds: If he intends to eat while
he is defiled, he should wash both his hands.
Abu Dawud said: Ibn Wahb narrated this tradition on the authority of
Yunus. He described the fact of eating as the statement of 'Aisha (not
the saying of the Prophet). It has also been narrated through another
chain on the authority of Ihn al-Mubarak. He narrated it from 'Urwah or
Abu Salamah. Al-Awza'i narrated it from Yunus on the authority of al-
Zuhri from the Prophet (may peace be upon him) as narrated by Ibn al-
Mubarak.

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Narated By 'Aisha : When the Prophet (may peace be upon him) wanted to
eat or sleep, he would perform ablution. She meant that (the Prophet
did so) when he was sexually defiled.
Abu Dawud said: In the chain of this tradition there is a narrator

between Yahya b. Ya'mur and 'Ammar b. Yasir. 'Ali b. Abi Talib, Ibn
'Umar and 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr said: When a person who is sexually
defiled wants to eat, he should perform ablution.

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Narated By Ammar ibn Yasir : The Prophet (pbuh) granted permission to a

person who was sexually defiled to eat or drink or sleep after

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Ghudayf ibn al-Harith reported: I

asked 'Aisha: Have you seen the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) washing
(because of defilement) at the beginning of the night or at the end?
She replied: Sometimes he would take a bath at the beginning of the

night and sometimes at the end.
Thereupon I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All Praise be to Allah Who

made this matter accommodative.
I again asked her: What do you think, did the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
say the witr prayer (additional prayer after obligatory prayer at
night) in the beginning of the night or at the end?
She replied: Sometimes he would say the witr prayer at the beginning of
the night and sometimes at the end.
I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All praise be to Allah Who made the
matter accommodative.
Again I asked her: What do you think, did the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
recite the Qur'an (in the prayer) loudly or softly?
She replied: Sometimes he would recite loudly and sometimes softly.
matter flexible.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Angels do not
enter the house where there is a picture, or a dog, or a person who is
sexually defiled.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) would

sleep while he was sexually defiled without touching water.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : Abdullah ibn Salamah said: I,

accompanied by other two persons, one from us and the other from Banu
Asad, called upon Ali. He sent them to a certain territory (on some
mission) saying: You are sturdy and vigorous people; hence display your
power for religion. He then stood and entered the toilet. He then came
out and called for water and took a handful of it. Then he wiped (his
hands) with it and began to recite the Qur'an. They were surprised at
this (action).
Thereupon he said: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) came out from the privy
and taught us the Qur'an and took meat with us. Nothing prevented him;
or the narrator said: Nothing prevented him from (reciting) the Qur'an
except sexual defilement.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) came

and saw that the doors of the houses of his Companions were facing the
mosque. He said: Turn the direction of the houses from the mosque. The
Prophet (pbuh) then entered (the houses or the mosque), and the people
did take any step in this regard hoping that some concession might be
revealed. He the Prophet) again came upon them and said: Turn the
direction of these (doors) from the mosque I do not make the mosque
lawful for a menstruating woman and for a person who is sexually
defiled.

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Narated By Abu Bakrah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) began to lead (the
people) in the dawn prayer. He then signalled with his hand: (Stay) at
your places. (Then he entered his home). He then returned while drops
of water were coming down from him (from his body) and he led them in
prayer.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) was asked about
a person who found moisture (on his body or clothes) but did not
remember the sexual dream. He replied: He should take a bath. He was
asked about a person who remembered that he had a sexual dream but did
not find moisture. He replied: Bath is not necessary for him. Umm
Salamah then asked: Is washing necessary for a woman if she sees that
(in her dream)? He replied: Yes. Woman are counterpart of men.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Jumay' ibn Umayr, one of the sons
of Banu Taym Allah ibn Tha'labah, said: Accompanied by my mother and
aunt I entered upon 'Aisha. One of them asked her: How did you do while
taking a bath? 'Aisha replied: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performed
ablution (in the beginning) as he did for prayer. He then poured
(water) upon his head three times. But we poured water upon our heads
five times due to plaits.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : If you want, I can certainly show

you the marks of the hand of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) on the wall
where he took a bath because of sexual defilement.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : There were fifty prayers (obligatory in

the beginning); and (in the beginning of Islam) washing seven times
because of sexual defilement (was obligatory); and washing the urine
from the cloth seven times (was obligatory).
The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) kept on praying to Allah until the number
of prayers was reduced to five and washing because of sexual defilement
was allowed only once and washing the urine from the clothe was also
permitted only once.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: There is

sexual defilement under every hair; so wash the hair and cleanse the
skin.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: If
anyone who is sexual defiled leaves a spot equal to the breadth of a
hair without washing, such and such an amount of Hell-fire will have to
be suffered for it. Ali said: On that account I treated my head (hair)
as an enemy, meaning I cut my hair. He used to cut the hair (of his
head). May Allah be pleased with him.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) took a

bath and offered two rak'ahs of prayer and said the dawn prayer. I do
not think he performed ablution afresh after taking a bath.

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Narated By Thawban : Shurayh ibn Ubayd said: Jubayr ibn Nufayr gave me
a verdict about the bath because of sexual defilement that Thawban
reported to them that they asked the Prophet (pbuh) about it. He (the
Prophet) replied: As regards man, he should undo the hair of his head
and wash it until the water should reach the roots of the hair. But
there is no harm if the woman does not undo it (her hair) and pour
three handfuls of water over her head.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Prophet (pbuh) said about a person
who had intercourse with his wife while she was menstruating: He must
give one dinar or half a dinar in alms.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Khallas al-Hujari reported: 'Aisha

said: I and the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to pass night in one
(piece of) cloth (on me) while I menstruated profusely. If anything
from me (i.e. blood) smeared him (i.e. his body), he would wash that
spot and would not exceed it (in washing), then he would offer prayer
with it.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Umarah ibn Ghurab said that his
paternal aunt narrated to him that she asked 'Aisha: What if one of us
menstruates and she and her husband have no bed except one? She
replied: I relate to you what the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) had done.
One night he entered (upon me) while I was menstruating. He went to the
place of his prayer, that is, to the place of prayer reserved (for this
purpose) in his house. He did not return until I felt asleep heavily,
and he felt pain from cold. And he said: Come near me. I said: I am
menstruating. He said: Uncover your thighs. I, therefore, uncovered
both of my thighs. Then he put his cheek and chest on my thighs and I
lent upon he until he became warm and slept.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : When I menstruated, I left the bed

and lay on the reed-mat and did not approach or come near the Apostle
of Allah (pbuh) until we were purified.

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Narated By One of the Wives of the Prophet : Ikrimah reported on the

authority of one of the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) saying: When the
Prophet (pbuh) wanted to do something (i.e. kissing, embracing) with
(his) menstruating wife, he would put a garment on her private part.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : In the time of the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh) there was a woman who had an issue of blood. So Umm
Salamah asked the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) to give a decision about her.
He said: She should consider the number of nights and days during which
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she used to menstruate each month before she was afflicted with this
trouble and abandon prayer during that period each month. When those
days and nights are over, she should take a bath, tie a cloth over her
private parts and pray.

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Narated By Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaysh : Urwah ibn az-Zubayr said

that Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaysh narrated to him that she asked the
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and complained to him about the flowing of
(her) blood. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said to her: That is only (due
to) a vein: look, when your menstruation comes, do not pray; and when
your menstruation ends, wash yourself and then offer prayer during the
period from one menstruation to another.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Bahiyyah said: I heard a woman

asking 'Aisha about the woman whose menses became abnormal and she had
an issue of blood. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) asked me to advise her
that she should consider the period during which she used to menstruate
every month, when her menstruation was normal. Then she should count
the days equal to the length of time (of her normal menses); then she
should abandon prayer during those days or equal to that period. She
should then take a bath, tie a cloth on her private parts a pray.

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Narated By Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaysh : Urwah ibn az-Zubayr

reported from Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaysh that her blood kept
flowing, so the Prophet (pbuh) said to her: When the blood of the
menses comes, it is black blood which can be recognised; so when that
comes, refrain from prayer; but when a different type of blood comes,
perform ablution and pray, for it is (due only to) a vein.

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Narated By Hamnah daughter of Jahsh : Hamnah said my menstruation was

great in quantity and severe. So I came to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
for a decision and told him. I found him in the house of my sister,
Zaynab, daughter of Jahsh.
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I said: Apostle of Allah, I am a woman who menstruates in great

quantity and it is severe, so what do you think about it? It has
prevented me from praying and fasting.
He said: I suggest that you should use cotton, for it absorbs the
blood. She replied: It is too copious for that. He said: Then take a
cloth. She replied: It is too copious for that, for my blood keeps
flowing. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: I shall give you two
commands; whichever of them you follow, that will be sufficient for you
without the other, but you know best whether you are strong enough to
follow both of them.
He added: This is a stroke of the Devil, so observe your menses for six
or seven days, Allah alone knows which it should be; then wash. And
when you see that you are purified and quite clean, pray during twenty-
three or twenty-four days and nights and fast, for that will be enough
for you, and do so every month, just as women menstruate and are
purified at the time of their menstruation and their purification.
But if you are strong enough to delay the noon (Zuhr) prayer and
advance the afternoon ('Asr) prayer, to wash, and then combine the noon
and the afternoon prayer; to delay the sunset prayer and advance the
night prayer, to wash, and then combine the two prayers, do so: and to
wash at dawn, do so: and fast if you are able to do so if possible;
The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: Of the two commands this is more to
my liking.

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Narated By Zaynab daughter of Abu Salamah : Abu Salamah said: Zaynab

daughter of AbuSalamah reported to me that a woman had a copious flow
of blood. She was the wife of Abdur Rahman ibn Awf. The Apostle of
Allah (pbuh) commanded her to take a bath at the time of every prayer,
and then to pray. He reported to me that Umm Bakr told him that 'Aisha
said: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said about a woman who was doubtful
of her menstruation after purification that it was a vein or veins.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : A woman had a prolonged flow of

blood in the time of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). She was commanded to
advance the afternoon prayer and delay the noon prayer, and to take a
bath for them only once; and to delay the sunset prayer and advance the
night prayer and to take a bath only once for them; and to take a bath
separately for the dawn prayer.
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I (Shu'bah) asked Abdur Rahman: (Is it) from the Prophet (pbuh)? I do
not report to you anything except from the Prophet (pbuh).

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Sahlah daughter of Suhayl had a

prolonged flow of blood. She came to the Prophet (pbuh). He commanded
her to take a bath for every prayer. When it became hard for her, he
commanded her to combine the noon and afternoon prayers with one bath
and the sunset and night prayer with one bath, and to take a bath
(separately) for the dawn prayer.

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Narated By Grandfather of Adi ibn Thabit : The Prophet (pbuh) said

about the woman having a prolonged flow of blood: She should abandon
prayer during her menstrual period: then she should take a bath and
pray. She should perform ablution for every prayer.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Fatimah daughter of AbuHubaysh came

to the Prophet (pbuh) and narrated what happened with her. He said:
Then take a bath and then perform ablution for every prayer and pray.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The woman who has a prolonged flow of
blood should wash herself every day when her menstrual period is over
and take a woollen cloth greased with fat or oil (to tie over the
private parts).

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Narated By Umm Habibah daughter of Jahsh : Ikrimah said: Umm Habibah

daughter of Jahsh had a prolonged flow of blood. The Prophet (pbuh)
commanded her to refrain (from prayer) during her menstrual period;
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then she should wash and pray, if she sees anything (which renders
ablution void) she should perform ablution and pray.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : The woman having bleeding

after delivery (puerperal haemorrhage) would refrain (from prayer) for
forty days or forty nights; and we would anoint our faces with an
aromatic herb called wars to remove dark spots.

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Narated By Woman of Banu Ghifar : Umayyah, daughter of AbusSalt, quoted

a certain woman of Banu Ghifar, whose name was mentioned to me, as
saying: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) made me ride behind him on the rear
of the camel saddle. By Allah, the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) got down in
the morning. He made his camel kneel down and I came down from the back
of his saddle. There was a mark of blood on it (saddle) and that was
the first menstruation that I had. I stuck to the camel and felt
ashamed.
When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) saw what had happened to me and saw
the blood, he said: Perhaps you are menstruating.
I said: Yes. He then said: Set yourself right (i.e. tie some cloth to
prevent bleeding), then take a vessel of water and put some salt in it,
and then wash the blood from the back of the saddle, and then return to
your mount. When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) conquered Khaybar, he gave
us a portion of the booty. Whenever the woman became purified from her
menses, she would put salt in water. And when she died, she left a will
to put salt in the water for washing her (after death).

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) sent

Usayd ibn Hudayr and some people with him to search the necklace lost
by 'Aisha. The time of prayer came and they prayed without ablution.
When they returned to the Prophet (pbuh) and related the fact to him,
the verse concerning tayammum was revealed.
Ibn Nufayl added: Usayd said to her: May Allah have mercy upon you!
Never has there been an occasion when you were beset with an unpleasant
matter but Allah made the Muslims and you come out of that.
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Narated By Ammar ibn Yasir : They (the Companions of the Prophet) wiped
with pure earth (their hands and face) to offer the dawn prayer in the
company of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). They struck the ground with
their palms and wiped their faces once. Then they repeated and struck
the ground with their palms once again and wiped their arms completely
up to the shoulders and up to the armpits with the inner side of their
hands.

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Narated By Ammar ibn Yasir : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) encamped at

Ulat al-Jaysh and 'Aisha was in his company. Her necklace of onyx of
Zifar was broken (and fell somewhere). The people were detained to make
a search for that necklace until the dawn broke. There was no water
with the people, therefore Abu Bakr became angry with her and said: You
detained the people and they have no water with them.
Thereupon Allah, the Exalted, sent down revelation about it to His

Apostle (pbuh) granting concession to purify themselves with pure
earth. Then the Muslims stood up with the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and
struck the ground with their hands and then they raised their hands,
and did not take any earth (in their hands). Then they wiped with them
their faces and hands up to the shoulders, and from their palms up to
the armpits.

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Narated By Amr ibn al-'As : I had a sexual dream on a cold night in the
battle of Dhat as-Salasil. I was afraid, if I washed I would die. I,
therefore, performed tayammum and led my companions in the dawn prayer.
They mentioned that to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He said: Amr, you
led your companions is prayer while you were sexually defiled? I
informed him of the cause which impeded me from washing. And I said: I
heard Allah say: "Do not kill yourself, verily Allah is merciful to
you." The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) laughed and did not say anything.
Abu Dawud said: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Jubair is an Egyptian and a freed

slave of Kharijah b. Hudhafah. He is not Jubair b. Nufair.

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Narated By Abu Qais, the freed slave of 'Amr b. Al-'As : 'Amr b. al-'As
was in a battle. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. He then
said: He washed his armpits and other joints where dirt was found, and
he performed ablution like that for prayer. Then he led them in prayer.
He then narrated the tradition in a simmilar way but did not make a
mention pf tayammum.
Abu Dawud said: This incident has also been narrated by al-Awaza'i on
the authority of Hassan b. 'Atiyyah. This version has the words: then
he performed tayammaum.

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Narated By Jabir : We set out on a journey. One of our people was hurt
by a stone, that injured his head. He then had a sexual dream. He asked
his fellow travellers: Do you find concession for me to perform
tayammum? They said: We do not find any concession for you while you
can use water. He took a bath and died. When we came o the Prophet
(pbuh), the incident was reported to him. He said: They killed him, may
Allah kill them! Could they not ask when they did not know? The cure of
ignorance is inquiry. It was enough for him to perform tayammum and to
pour some drops of water or to bind a bandage over the wound (the
narrator Musa was doubtful); then he should have wiped over it and
washed the rest of his body.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : A man was injured during the lifetime
of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh); he then had a sexual dream, and he was
advised to wash and he washed himself. Consequently he died. When this
was reported to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) he said: They killed him;
may Allah kill them! Is not inquiry the cure of ignorance?

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-khudri : Two persons set out on a journey.

Meanwhile the time of prayer came and they had no water. They performed
tayammum with clean earth and prayed. Later on they found water withen
the time of prayer. One of them repeated the prayer and ablution but
the other did not repeat. Then they came to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
and related the matter to him. Addressing himself to the one who did
not repeat, he said: You followed the sunnah (model behaviour of the
Prophet) and your (first) prayer was enough for you. He said to the one
who performed the ablution and repeated: For you there is double reward.
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Abu Dawud said: Besides Ibn Nafi' this is transmitted by al-Laith from
'Umairah b. Abi Najiyyah from Bakr b. Sawdah on the authority of 'Ata'
b. Yasar from the Prophet (pbuh).
Abu Dawud said: The mention of (the name of Companion) Abu Sa'id in
this tradition is not guarded. This is a mursal tradition (i.e. the
Successor 'Ata' b. Yasar directly narrates it from the Prophet, leaving
the name of the Companions in the chain).

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Narated By 'Ata' b. Yasir : Two persons from the Companions of the

Apostle of Allah (pbuh); he then narrated the rest of the tradition to
the same effect.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : While 'Umar al-Kahttab was making a speech on

Friday (in the mosque), a man came in. 'Umar said: Are you detained
from prayer? The man said: As soon as I heard the call of prayer, I
performed ablution. Then 'Umar said: Only ablution? Did you not hear
the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) say: When any one of you comes for Friday
(prayer) he should take a bath.

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:

Taking a bath on Friday is necessary for every adult.

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Narated By Hafsah, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) said: It is

necessary for every adult (person) to go for (saying) Friday (prayer),
and for everyone who goes for Friday (prayer) washing is necessary.
Abu Dawud said: If one takes a bath after sunrise, even though he
washes because of seminal emission, that would be enough for him for
his washing on Friday.
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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah
(pbuh) said: If anyone takes a bath on Friday, puts on his best
clothes, applies a touch of perfume if he has any, then goes to the
congregational prayer (in the mosque), and takes care not to step over
people, then prays what Allah has prescribed for him, then keeps silent
for the time his Imam comes out until he finishes his prayer, it would
atone for his sins during the previous week.
Abu Hurairah said: (It would atone for his sins) for three days more.
He further said: One is rewarded ten times for doing good work.
Abu Dawud said: The version narrated by Muhammad b. Salamah is perfect,

and Hammad did not make a mention of the statement of Abu Hurairah.

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Narated By 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Sa'id al-Khudri from his father : The
Prophet (pbuh) said: Washing and the use of tooth-stick are necessary
for every adult (person) on Friday; and everyone should apply perfume
whatever one has. The narrator Bukhair did not make a mention of 'Abd
al-Rahman; and about perfume he said that even it might be of the kind
used by women.

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Narated By Aws ibn Aws ath-Thaqafi : I heard the Apostle of Allah

(pbuh) say: If anyone makes (his wife) wash and he washes himself on
Friday, goes out early (for Friday prayer), attends the sermon from the
beginning, walking, not riding, takes his seat near the imam, listens
attentively, and does not indulge in idle talk, he will get the reward
of a year's fasting and praying at night for every step he takes.

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Narated By Aws al-Taqafi : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: If anyone

washes his head on Friday and washes himself; and he narrated the rest
of tradition as above.

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr b. al-'As : The Prophet (pbuh) said:

Whosoever washes himself on Friday and applies the perfume of his wife
if she has one, and wears good clothes and does not step over the necks
of people (in the mosque to sit in the front row) and does not indulge
in idle talk during the sermon, that will atone (for his sins) between
the two Fridays. But he who indulges in idle talk and steps over the
necks of the people (in the mosque), that Friday will be for him like
the noon prayer.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) would take a

bath because of sexual defilement on Friday, after opening a vein and
after washing a dead body.

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Narated By Makhul : Makhul was asked about the meaning of the words
ghassala and ightasala (that occurs in tradition 345) and he said: one
should wash one's head and body well (and not that one should make
one's wife wash).

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Narated By Sa'id b. 'Abd Al-Aziz : Explaining the meaning of the words

ghassala and ightasala (that occurs in tradition 345) Sa'id (b. 'Abd
Al-Aziz) said: One should wash one's head and body well (and not that
one should make one's wife wash).

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: Whosoever

takes a bath due to sexual defilement on Friday and goes out (for
Friday prayer), is treated like one who offered camel as sacrifice; he
who goes out in the second instance as one who offers a cow; he who
goes out in the third instance is treated as one who offers a horned
cow; he who goes out in the fourth instance is treated as one who
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offers a hen; he who goes out in the fifth instance is treated as one
who offers an egg. When the Imm comes out (for sermon), the angels too
attend to listen to the sermon.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The people (mostly) were workers and they would
come for Friday prayer in the same condition, so it was said to them:
Would to Allah that you wash yourself.

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Narated By 'Amr b. Abi 'Amr and 'Ikrimah : Some people of iraq came and
said: Ibn 'Abbas, do you regard taking a bath on Friday as obligatory?
He said: No, it is only a means of cleanliness, and it is better for
one who washes oneself. Anyone who does not take a bath, it is not
essential for him. I inform you how the bath (on Friday) commenced. The
people were poor and used to wear woollen clothes, and would carry
loads on their backs. Their mosque was small and its roof was lowered
down. It was a sort of trelis of vine. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) once
came out on a hot day and the people perspired profusely in woollen
clothes so much so that the foul smell emitted from them and it caused
trouble to each other. When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) found that foul
smell, he said: O people, when this day (Friday) comes, you should take
a bath and everyone of you should anoint the best oil and perfume one
has. Ibn 'Abbas then said: Then Allah, the Exalted, provided wealth (to
the people) and they wore clothes other than the woollen, and were
spared from work, and their mosque became vast. The foul smell that
caused trouble to them became non-existent.

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Narated By Samurah : If any one of you performs ablution (on Friday)

that is all right; and if any of you takes a bath, that is better.

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Narated By Qays ibn Asim : I came to the Prophet (pbuh) with the
intention of embracing Islam. He commanded me to take a bath with water
(boiled with) the leaves of the lote-tree.
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Narated By N/A : Uthaim b. Kulaib from his father (Kuthair) on the

authority of his grandfather (Kulaib) that he came to the Prophet
(pbuh): I have embraced Islam. The Prophet (pbuh) said to him: Remove
from yourself the hair that grew during the period of unbelief, saying
"shave them".
He further says that another person (other than the grandfather of

'Uthaim) reported to him that the Prophet (pbuh) said to another person
who accompanied him: Remove from yourself the hair that grew during the
period of unbeleif and get yourself circumcised.

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Narated By Mu'adhah : 'Aisha was asked about (washing) the clothes of

menstruating woman smeared with blood. She said: She should wash it; in
case the mark is not removed she should change it by applying some
yellow colour. I had three menstruations together while I lived with
the Apostle of Allah (pbuh), but I did not wash my clothes.

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Narated By 'Aisha : Each of us (wives of Prophet) had only one clothe

in which she would menstruate. Whenever it was smeared with blood, she
would moisten it with her saliva and scratch it with the saliva.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : Bakkar ibn Yahya said that his
grandmother narrated to him: I entered upon Umm Salamah. A woman from
the Quraysh asked her about praying with the clothes which a woman wore
while she menstruated.
Umm Salamah said: We would menstruate in the lifetime of the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh). Then each one of us refrained (from prayer) during
menstrual period. When she was purified, she would look at the clothe
in which she menstruated. If it were smeared with blood, we would wash
it and pray with it; if there were nothing in it, we would leave it and
that would not prevent us from praying with it (the same clothe).
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As regards the woman who had plaited hair - sometimes each of us had
plaited hair - when she washed, she would not undo the hair. She would
instead pour three handfuls of water upon her head. When she felt
moisture in the roots of her hair, she would rub them. Then she would
pour water upon her whole body.

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Narated By Asma, daughter of Abu Bakr : I heard a woman asking the

Apostle of Allah (pbuh): What should any of us do with her clothe (in
which she menstruated) when she becomes purified? Can she pray in that
(clothe)? He said: She should see; if she finds blood in it, she should
scratch it with some water and (in case of doubt) sprinkle upon it
(some water) and pray so long as she does not find (any blood).

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Narated By Asma, daughter of Abu Bakr : A woman asked the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh): Apostle of Allah, what do you think if the clothe of any
of us is smeared with the blood of menstruation; what should she do? He
said: If (the clothe of) any of you is smeared with the blood of
menstruation, she should scratch it; then she should sprinkle water
upon it and then she may pray.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been transmitted by Hisham through

a different chain of narrators to the same effect: Rub it off (with a
stone), then scratch it (with finger) by pouring water, then sprinkle
water upon it.

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Narated By Umm Qays daughter of Mihsan : I asked the Prophet (pbuh)

about the blood of menstruation on the clothe. He said: Erase it off
with a piece of wood and then wash it away with water and the leaves of
the lote-tree.

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Narated By 'Aisha : One of us would have a shirt in which she would

menstruate and in it she became sexually defiled. Then if she ever saw
any drop of blood in it, she would rub it off by applying her saliva.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : Khawlah, daughter of Yasar came to the

Prophet (pbuh) and said: Apostle of Allah, I have only one clothe and I
menstruate in it, how should I do? He said: When you are purified, wash
it and pray in it. She asked: If the blood is not removed, (then what)?
He said: It is enough for you to wash the blood, its mark will not do
any harm to you.

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Narated By Umm Habibah : Mu'awiyah ibn AbuSufyan asked his sister Umm
Habibah, the wife of the Prophet (pbuh): Would the apostle of Allah
(pbuh) pray in the clothe in which he had an intercourse? She said:
Yes, when he would not see any impurity in it.

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not pray in our wrappers or in our quilts.
Ubaydullah said: My father (Mu'adh) doubted this.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Prophet (pbuh) would not pray in our quilts.
Hammad said: I heard Sa'id b. Abi Sadaqah say: I asked Muhammad (b.
Sarin) about it. He did not narrate it to me, but said: I heard it a
long time ago and I do not know from whom I heard it. I do not know
whether I heard it from a trustworthy person or not. Make an inquiry
about it.

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Narated By Maimunah : The Prophet (pbuh) prayed on a sheet of cloth

partly put on by one of his wives who was menstruating. He was praying
while (a part of) it was upon him.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) would pray at night

while I lay by his side during my menstrual period. A sheet of clothe
would be partly on me and partly on him.

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Narated By N/A : Hammam b. al-Harith reported, he had a sexual dream

when he was staying with 'Aisha. The slave-girl of 'Aisha saw him when
he was washing the mak of defilement, or he was washing his clothe. She
informed 'Aisha who said: He witnessed me rubbing off the semen from
the clothe of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh).
Abu Dawud said: Al-A'mash narrated it as narrated by al-Hakam.

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Narated By 'Aisha : I used to rub off the semen from the clothe of the
Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He then would pray in it.
Abu Dawud said: Mughairah, Abu Ma'shar and wasil also narrated it to
the same effect.

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Narated By Sulaiman b. Yasar : I heard 'Aisha say that she would wash
semen from the clothe of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). She added: Then I
would see a mark or marks (after washing).

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Chapter : How to clean the clothe smeared with the urine of a child.
Narated By N/A : Umm Qais, daughter of Mihsan reported that she came to
the Prophet (pbuh) with her little son who had not attained the age of
eating food. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) seated him in his lap, and he
urinated on his clothe. He sent for water and sprayed it (over his
clothe) and did not wash it.

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Narated By Lubabah daughter of al-Harith : Al-Husayn ibn Ali was

(sitting) in the lap of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He passed water on
him. I said: Put on (another) clothe, and give me your wrapper to wash.
He said: The urine of a female child should be washed (thoroughly) and
the urine of a male child should be sprinkled over.

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Narated By Abu al-Samh : I used to serve the Prophet (pbuh). Whenever

he intended to wash himself, he would say: Turn your back towards me,
So I would turn my back and hide him. (Once) Hasan or Husayn (may Allah
be pleased with them) was brought to him and he passed water on his
chest. I came to wash it. He said: It is only the urine of a female
which should be washed; the urine of a male should be sprinkled over.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The urine of a female (child) should be
washed and the urine of a male (child) should be sprinkled over until
the age of eating.

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Narated By Ali b. Abi Talib : The Prophet (pbuh) said: He narrated the
tradition to the same effect, but he did not mention the words "until
the age of eating." This version adds: Qatadah said: This is valid
until the time they do not eat food; when they begin to eat, their
urine should be washed.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : Al-Hasan reported on the

authority of his mother that she was Umm Salamah pouring water on the
urine of the male child until the age when he did not eat food. When he
began to eat food, she would wash (his urine). And she would wash the
urine of the female child.

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Chapter : The earth smeared with urine.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : A bedouin entered the mosque while the

Apostle of Allah (pbuh) was sitting. He offered two rak'ahs of prayer,
according to the version of Ibn 'Abdah. He then said: O Allah, have
mercy on me and on Muhammad and do not have mercy on anyone along with
us. The Prophet (pbuh) said: You have narrowed down (a thing) that was
broader. After a short while he passed water in a corner of the mosque.
The people rushed towards him. The Prophet (pbuh) prevented them and
said: You have been sent to facilitate and not create difficulties.
Pour a bucket of water upon it.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Ma'qil ibn Muqarrin : A bedouin prayed with the
Prophet (pbuh). He then narrated the tradition (No 0380) about
urinating of that bedouin. This version adds: The Prophet (pbuh) said:
Remove the earth where he urinated and throw it away and pour water
upon the place.

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Chapter : The earth is pure when it becomes dry.
Narated By Ibn 'Umar : I used to sleep in the mosque in the lifetime of

the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) when I was young and a bachelor. The dogs
would urinate and frequently visit the mosque, and no one would
sprinkle water over it.

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Chapter : On the border of the clothe smeared with impurity.
Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : The slave-mother of Ibrahim

ibn AbdurRahman ibn Awf asked Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet
(pbuh): I am a woman having a long border of clothe and I walk in
filthy place; (then what should I do?). Umm Salamah replied: The
Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: What comes after it cleanses
it.

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Narated By A woman of the Banu Abdul Ashhal : She reported: I said

Apostle of Allah, our road to the mosque has an unpleasant stench; what
should we do when it is raining? He asked: Is there not a cleaner part
after the filthy part of the road? She replied: Why not (there is one)!
He said: It makes up for the other.

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Chapter : On the shoe being smeared with impurity.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah(pbuh) said: When any of

you treads with his sandal upon an unclean place, the earth will render
it purified.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : Abu Hurairah reported a tradition to the same

effect from the Apostle of Allah (pbuh): When any of you treads with
his shoes upon something unclean, they will be purified with the earth.

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Narated By N/A : 'Aisha reported a similar tradition from the Apostle

of Allah (pbuh):

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Chapter : On repeating prayer offered in an impure garment.
Narated By Umm Jahdar al-'Amiriyyah : Umm Jahdar al-'Amiriyyah asked

'Aisha about the blood of menses which drops on the clothe. She
replied: I was (lying) with the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and we has our
garment over us, and we had put a blanket over it. When the day broke,
the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) took the blanket, wore it and went out and
offered the dawn prayer. He then sat in the mosque among the people. A
man said: Apostle of Allah, this is a spot of blood. The Apostle of
Allah (pbuh) caught hold of it from around and sent it to me folded in
the hand of a slave and said: Wash it and dry it and then send it to
me. I sent for my vessel and washed it; I then dried it and returned it
to him. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) came at noon while he had blanket
over him.

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Chapter : Droping of saliva on the clothe.
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Narated By Abu Nadrah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) spat on his clothe
and scrubbed with a part of it.

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Narated By N/A : A similar tradition has been reported by Anas from the
Prophet (pbuh) through a different chain of narrators.
The Hadith Software : Shamaa-il Tirmidhi.

Chapter 26. Rasulullah Performing Wudu At The Time Of Eating.
Chapter 026, Hadith Number 001 (176).

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Ibn'Abbaas Radiyallahu'Anhu says: "Once when Rasulullah Sallailahu

'Alayhi Wasallam came out of the toilet, after relieving himself from
the call of nature, food was served to him. They asked if water for
wudu should be brought? He replied: 'I have been commanded to perform
wudu when 1 perform salaah'".
Commentary
Technical wudu is only waajib for salaah. It is not necessary to
perform wudu before eating or immediately after relieving one's self.
Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam did not perform wudu
for it must not be thought that wudu is compulsory after visiting the
toilet.

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Ibn 'Abbaas Radiyallahu 'Anhu relates: "Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi

Wasallam once, after relieving himself in the toilet, came out, and was
served food. The Sahaabah inquired: 'Will you not perform wudu?'.
Rasulullah Saliallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam replied: 'Do I have to perform
salaah, that wudu must be performed?'"
Commentary
It has been mentioned in the previous hadith, that it is not mustahab
to perform wudu before eating. It is better to be in the state of wudu
at all times. Physical cleanliness has an effect on spiritual
cleanliness. It is therefore recommended that wudhu be performed after
visiting the toilet.

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Salmaan Faarisi Radiyallahu 'Anhu says: "I have read in-the Tauraah,
that performing wudu (washing the hands) after eating increases
blessings. I mentioned this to Rasulullah Sallailahu 'Alayhi Wasallam.
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Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam said: "Wudu before and after

eating (washing the hands and mouth) increases blessings."
Commentary
It may be possible that only the time (after eating) is mentioned in
the Tauraah. In this manner the other time (before eating) was added to
the shari'ah of Muhammad Sallailahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. Many laws have
been revealed that were not in the shari'ah of the previous ambiyaa. It
is possible that both times are mentioned in the Tauraah, and since
changes have been made to it, the law of washing the hands before
eating, may have been removed from it. The 'ulama have stated that by
'Barakah (blessings) in washing the hands before eating', means
increase in the food, and filling of the stomach. The 'Barakah of
washing the hands after eating', means that the benefits and intention
of eating is fulfilled. i.e. It becomes part of the body, creates
energy and stamina, assists in strengthening one to perform 'ibaadah,
and to possess good manners.
Total Hadiths : 3.
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The Hadith Software : Abu Dawud.

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Narated By Mughirah ibn Shu'bah : When the Prophet (pbuh) went

(outside) to relieve himself, he went to a far-off place.

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Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : When the Prophet (pbuh) felt the need
of relieving himself, he went far off where no one could see him.

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Chapter : One should seek soft ground for urination.
Narated By Abu Musa : Abu al-Tayyah reported on the authority of a

shaykh (an old man): When Abdullah ibn Abbas came to Basrah, people
narrated to him traditions from AbuMusa. Therefore Ibn Abbas wrote to
him asking him about certain things. In reply AbuMusa wrote to him
saying: One day I was in the company of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He
wanted to urinate. Then he came to a soft ground at the foot of a wall
and urinated. He (the Prophet) then said: If any of you wants to
urinate, he should look for a place (like this) for his urination.

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Narated By Anas b. Malik : When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) entered the
toilet, he used to say (before entering) : "O Allah, I seek refuge in
thee."
This is according to the version of Hammad. 'Abd al-Warith has another

version : "I seek refuge in Allah form male and female devils."
Explaining the variance of the version Abu Dawud says : Shu'bah on the
authority of 'Abd al-'Aziz narrated: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee,"
and sometimes he reported: "I take refuge in Allah." Wuhaib (b. Khalid)
(on the authority of 'Abd al-'Aziz) narrated: One should take refuge in
Allah.

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Narated By Anas : Another tradition on the authority of Anas has: "O

Allah, I seek refuge in Thee."

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Narated By Zayd ibn Arqam : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: These
privies are frequented by the jinns and devils. So when anyone amongst
you goes there, he should say: "I seek refuge in Allah from male and
female devils."

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Narated By Salman al-Farsi : It was said to Salman: Your Prophet

teaches you everything, even about excrement. He replied: Yes. He has
forbidden us to face the qiblah at the time of easing or urinating, and
cleansing with right hand, and cleansing with less than three stones,
or cleansing with dung or bone.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: "I am like
a father to you. When any of you goes to the privy, he should not face
or turn his back towards the qiblah. He should not cleanse with his
right hand.

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Narated By Abu Ayyub : The Holy Prophet (pbuh) said: "When you go to
the privy, neither turn your face nor your back towards the qibla at
the time of excretion or urination, but turn towards the east or the
west. (Abu Ayyub) said: When we came to syria, we found that the
toilets already built were facing the qiblah. We turned our faces away
from them and begged pardon of Allah.

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Narated By Ma'qil ibn AbuMa'qil al-Asadi : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh)

has forbidden us to face the two qiblahs at the time of urination or
excretion.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : Marwan al-Asfar said: I saw Ibn Umar
make his camel kneel down facing the qiblah, then he sat down urinating
in its direction. So I said: AbuAbdurRahman, has this not been
forbidden? He replied: Why not, that was forbidden only in open
country; but when there is something between you and the qiblah that
conceals you , then there is no harm.

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : I ascended the roof of the house and
saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) sitting on two bricks facing Jerusalem
(Bait al-Maqdis) for relieving himself.

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Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : The Prophet of Allah (pbuh) forbade us

to face the qiblah at the time of making water. Then I saw him facing
it (qiblah) urinating or easing himself one year before his death.

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Chapter : How to uncover the private parts of the body.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : When the Prophet (pbuh) wanted to

relieve himself, he would not raise his garment, until he lowered
himself near the ground.
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Chapter : Disapproval of conversation in the privy.
Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : I heard the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)

say: When two persons go together for relieving themselves uncovering
their private parts and talking together, Allah, the Great and
Majestic, becomes wrathful at this (action).

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Narated By Ibn 'Umar : A man passed by the Prophet (pbuh) while he was
urinating, and saluted him. The Prophet (pbuh) did not return the
salutation to him.

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Narated By Muhajir ibn Qunfudh : Muhajir came to the Prophet (pbuh)

while he was urinating. He saluted him. The Prophet (pbuh) did not
return the salutation to him until he performed ablution. He then
apologised to him, saying: I disliked remembering Allah except in the
state of purification.

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Chapter : One may remember allah without purification.
Narated By 'Aisha : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to remember Allah,

the Great and Majestic, at all moments.

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Chapter : Entering the privy with a ring in the hand on which is
inscribed the name of allah.
Narated By Anas ibn Malik : When the Prophet (pbuh) entered the privy,
he removed his ring.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Prophet (pbuh) passed by two graves. He

said: Both (the dead) are being punished, but they are not being
punished for a major (sin). One did not safeguard himself from urine.
The other carried tales. He then called for a fresh twig and split it
into two parts and planted one part on each grave and said: Perhaps
their punishment may be mitigated as long as the twigs remain fresh.
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Another version of Hammad has: "One of them did not cover himself while
urinating." The version does not have the words: "He did not safeguard
himself from urine."

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Narated By N/A : Ibn 'Abbas also reported a tradition from the Prophet
(pbuh) conveying the simmilar meaning.
The version of Jarir has the wording: "he did not cover himself while
urinating."
The version of Abu Mu'awiyah has the wording: "he did not safeguard
himself (from urine)."

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Narated By Amr ibn al-'As : Abdur Rahman ibn Hasanah reported: I and
Amr ibn al-'As went to the Prophet (pbuh). He came out with a leather
shield (in his hand). He covered himself with it and urinated. Then we
said: Look at him. He is urinating as a woman does. The Prophet (pbuh),
heard this and said: Do you not know what befell a person from amongst
Banu Isra'il (the children of Israel)? When urine fell on them, they
would cut off the place where the urine fell; but he (that person)
forbade them (to do so), and was punished in his grave.

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Chapter : Urinating while one is standing.
Narated By Hudhaifah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) came to a midden of

some people and urinated while standing. He then asked for water and
wiped his shoes.
Abu Dawud said: Musaddad, a narator, reported: I went far away from
him. He then called me and I reached just near his heals.

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Chapter : A man may urinate in a vessel at night and keep it with him.
Narated By Umaymah daughter of Ruqayqah : The Prophet (pbuh) had a

wooden vessel under his bed in which he would urinate at night.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Be on your guard

against two things which provoke cursing. They (the hearers) said:
Prophet of Allah, what are these things which provoke cursing? He said:
Easing in thoroughfares (where people walk) or under the shade (of the
trees) (where they take shelter and rest).

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Narated By Mu'adh ibn Jabal : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: Be on

your guard against three things which provoke cursing: easing in the
watering places and on the thoroughfares, and in the shade (of the
tree).

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Mughaffal : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:

No one of you should make water in his bath and then wash himself there
(after urination).
The version of Ahmad has: Then performs ablution there, for evil
thoughts come from it.

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Narated By A Man from the Companions : Humayd al-Himyari said: I met a

man (Companion of the Prophet) who remained in the company of the
Prophet (pbuh) just as AbuHurayrah remained in his company. He then
added: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) forbade that anyone amongst us
should comb (his hair) every day or urinate in the place where he takes
a bath.

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Chapter : Prohibition to urinate in a hole.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Sarjis : The Prophet (pbuh) prohibited to

urinate in a hole.

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Chapter : What a man should utter when he comes out of the privy.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : When the Prophet (pbuh) came out of
the privy, he used to say: "Grant me Thy forgiveness."
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purifying.
Narated By Abu Qatadah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: when anyone of you
urinates, he must not touch his penis with his right hand, and when he
goes out to relieve himself he must not wipe himself with his right
hand (in the privy) and when he drink, he must not drink in one breath.

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purifying.
Narated By Hafsah, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) used his right
hand for taking his food and drink and used his left hand for other
purposes.

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purifying.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) used his right
hand for getting water for ablution and taking food, and his left hand
for his evacuation and for anything repugnant.

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purifying.
Narated By N/A : 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin also reported a tradition

bearing similar meaning through another chain of transmitters.

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Chapter : Taking cover at the time of releiving oneself.
Narated By Abu Hurayrah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: If anyone applies

collyrium, he should do it an odd number of times. If he does so, he
has done well; but if not, there is no harm. If anyone cleanses himself
with pebbles, he should use an odd number. If he does so, he has done
well; but if not, there is no harm.
If anyone eats, he should throw away what he removes with a toothpick

and swallow what sticks to his tongue. If he does so, he has done well;
if not, there is no harm. If anyone goes to relieve himself, he should
conceal himself, and if all he can do is to collect a heap of send, he
should sit with his back to it, for the devil makes sport with the
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posteriors of the children of Adam. If he does so, he has done well;

but if not, there is no harm.

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Narated By Ruwayfi' ibn Thabit : Shayban al-Qatbani reported that

Maslamah ibn Mukhallad made Ruwayfi' ibn Thabit the governor of the
lower parts (of Egypt). He added: We travelled with him from Kum Sharik
to Alqamah or from Alqamah to Kum Sharik (the narrator doubts) for
Alqam.
Ruwayfi' said: Any one of us would borrow a camel during the lifetime
of the Prophet (pbuh) from the other, on condition that he would give
him half the booty, and the other half he would retain himself.
Further, one of us received an arrowhead and a feather, and the other

an arrow-shaft as a share from the booty.
He then reported: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: You may live for a
long time after I am gone, Ruwayfi', so, tell people that if anyone
ties his beard or wears round his neck a string to ward off the evil
eye, or cleanses himself with animal dung or bone, Muhammad has nothing
to do with him.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has also been narrated by Abu Salim al-
J'Aishani on the authority of 'Abd Allah b. Amr. He narrated this
tradition at the time when he besieged the fort at the gate of Alyun.
Abu Dawud said: The fort of Alyun lies at the mountain in Fustat. Abu
Dawud said: The kunyah (surname) of Shaiban b. Ummayyah is Abu
Hudhaifah.

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Narated By Jabir b. 'Abd Allah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) forbade us

to use a bone or dung for wiping.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas'ud : A deputation of the jinn came to the

Prophet (pbuh) and said: O Muhammad, forbid your community to cleans
themselves with a bone or dung or charcoal, for in them Allah has
provided sustenance for us. So the Prophet (pbuh) forbade them to do so.
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When any of you goes to relieve himself, he should take with him three
stones to cleans himself, for they will be enough for him.

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Narated By Khuzaymah ibn Thabit : The Prophet (pbuh) was asked about
cleansing (after relieving oneself). He said: (One should cleanse
oneself) with three stones which should be free from dung.

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Chapter : Performing ablution after releiving oneself.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) urinated and

Umar was standing behind him with a jug of water. He said: What is
this, Umar? He replied: Water for you to perform ablution with. He
said: I have not been commanded to perform ablution every time I
urinate. If I were to do so, it would become a sunnah.

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Narated By Anas b. Malik : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) entered a park.

He was accompanied by a boy who had a jug of water with him. He was the
youngest of us. He placed it near the lote-tree. He (the Prophet)
relieved himself. He came to us after he had cleansed himself with
water.

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Narated By Abu Hurayrah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: The following verse
was revealed in connection with the people of Quba': "In it are men who
love to be purified" (ix.108). He (AbuHurayrah) said: They used to
cleanse themselves with water after easing. So the verse was revealed
in connection with them.

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Chapter : Wiping ones hand on the ground after easing.
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Narated By Abu Hurayrah : When the Prophet (pbuh) went to the privy, I
took to him some water in a small vessel or a skin, and he cleansed
himself. He then wiped his hand on the ground. I then took to him
another vessel for ablution.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition transmitted by al-Aswad b. 'Amir is more

perfect.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Were it not that I
might overburden the believers, I would order them to delay the night
('isha) prayer and use the tooth-stick at the time of every prayer.

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Narated By Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani : I heard the Apostle of Allah

(pbuh) say: Were it not hard on my ummah, I would order them to use the
tooth-stick at the time of every prayer. AbuSalamah said: Zayd ibn
Khalid used to attend the prayers in the mosque with his tooth-stick on
his ear where a clerk carries a pen, and whenever he got up for prayer
he used it.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Hanzalah ibn AbuAmir : Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn
Habban asked Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar about the reason for Ibn
Umar's performing ablution for every prayer, whether he was with or
without ablution.
He replied: Asma', daughter of Zayd ibn al-Khattab, reported to me that

Abdullah ibn Hanzalah ibn AbuAmir narrated to her that the Apostle of
Allah (pbuh) was earlier commanded to perform ablution for every prayer
whether or not he was with ablution.
When it became a burden for him, he was ordered to use tooth-stick for
every prayer. As Ibn Umar thought that he had the strength (to perform
the ablution for every prayer), he did not give up performing ablution
for every prayer.

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Chapter : How to use the toothstick.
Narated By Abu Burdah on the authority of his father Abu Musa al-Ashari
according to the version of Musaddad : We came to the Apostle of Allah
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(pbuh) to provide us with a mount, and found him using the tooth-stick,
its one end being at his tongue (i.e. he was rinsing his mouth).
According to the version of Sulaiman it goes: I entered upon the

Prophet (pbuh) who was using the tooth-stick and had placed it at one
side of his tongue, producing a gurgling sound.
Abu Dawud said: Musaddad said that the tradition was lengthy but he
shortened it.

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Chapter : Using others toothstick.

using the tooth-stick, when two men, one older than the other, were
with him. A revelation came to him about the merit of using the tooth-
stick. He was asked to show proper respect and give it to the elder of
the two.

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Chapter : The washing of the toothstick.

accustomed to use the tooth-stick and then give it to me to wash it. I
would first use it myself, then wash it and hand it over to him.

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nature.

Ten are the acts according to fitrah (nature): clipping the moustache,
letting the beard grow, using the tooth-stick, cutting the nails,
washing the finger joints, plucking the hair under the arm-pits,
shaving the pubes, and cleansing one's private parts (after easing or
urinating) with water. The narrator said: I have forgotten the tenth,
but it may have been rinsing the mouth.

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nature.
Narated By 'Ammar b. Yasir : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: The

rinsing of the mouth and snuffing up water in the nose are acts that
bear the characteristics of fitrah(nature). He then narrated a similar
tradition (as reported by 'Aisha), but he did not mention the words
"letting the beard grow." He added the words "circumcision" and
"sprinkling water on the private part of the body." He did not mention
the words "cleansing oneself after easing."
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Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been reported on the authority
of Ibn 'Abbas. He mentioned only five sunnahs all relating to the head,
one of them being parting of the hair; it did not include the wearing
of the beard.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition as reported by Hammad has also been
transmitted by Talq b. Habib, Mujahid, and Bakr b. 'Abd Allah b. al-
Muzani as their own statement (not as a tradition of the Prophet). They
did not mention the words "leting the beard grow). The version
transmitted by Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah b. Abi Maryam, Abu Salamah, and
Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (pbuh) mentions the words "letting the
beard grow." A similar tradition has been reported by Ibrahim al-
Nakha'i. He mentioned the words "wearing the beard and circumcision."

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Narated By Hudhaifah : When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) got up during

the night (to pray), he cleansed his mouth with the tooth-stick.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Ablution water and tooth-stick were

placed by the side of the Prophet (pbuh). When he got up during the
night (for prayer), he relieved himself, then he used the tooth-stick.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) did not get up
after sleeping by night or by day without using the tooth-stick before

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Narated By Ibn Abbas : I spent a night with the Prophet (pbuh). When he
woke up from his sleep (in the later part of the night for prayer) he
came to his ablution water. He took the tooth-stick and used it. He
then recited the verse: "Verily in the creation of the heavens and the
earth and the alternation of the night and the day are tokens (of His
Sovereignty) for men of understanding" (Quran iii. 190). He then
recited these verses almost up-to the end of the chapter or he finished
the whole chapter. He then performed ablution and came to the place of
prayer. He then said two rak'ahs of prayer. He then lay down on the bed
and slept as much as Allah wished. He then got up and did the same. He
then lay down and slept. He then got up and did the same. Every time he
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used the tooth-stick and offered two rak'ahs of prayer. He then offered
the prayer known as witr.
Abu Dawud said: Fudail on the Authority of Husain reported the wording:
He then used the tooth-stick and performed ablution while he was
reciting the verses: "Verily in the creation of the heavens and the
earth..." until he finished the chapter.

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Narated By Shuraih b. Hani : I asked 'Aisha : What did the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh) do first when he entered his house? She replied: He used
the tooth-stick.

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Narated By Abu al-Malih : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Allah does not
accept charity from goods acquired by embezzlement as He does not
accept prayer without purification.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Allah, the Exalted, does not accept the prayer of any one of you
when you are defiled until you perform ablution.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The key to prayer is purification; its
beginning is takbir and its end is taslim.

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Chapter : A man may renew the ablution without defilement.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : Abu Ghutayf al-Hudhali reported: I was

in the company of Ibn Umar. When the call was made for the noon (zuhr)
prayer, he performed ablution and said the prayer. When the call for
the afternoon ('asr) prayer was made, he again performed ablution. Thus
I asked him (about the reason of performing ablution). He replied: The
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: For a man who performs ablution in a
state of purity, ten virtuous deeds will be recorded (in his favour).
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Abu Dawud said: This is the tradition narrated by Musaddad, and it is

more perfect.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : The Prophet (pbuh), was asked about
water (in desert country) and what is frequented by animals and wild
beasts. He replied: When there is enough water to fill two pitchers, it
bears no impurity.

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh), was

asked about water in desert. He then narrated a similar tradition (as
mentioned above).

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: When
there is enough water to fill two pitchers, it does not become impure.
Abu Dawud said: Hammad b. Zaid has narrated this tradition on the
authority of 'Asim (without any reference to the Prophet).

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The people asked the Messenger of

Allah (pbuh): Can we perform ablution out of the well of Buda'ah, which
is a well into which menstrual clothes, dead dogs and stinking things
were thrown? He replied: Water is pure and is not defiled by anything.

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : I heard that the people asked the
Prophet of Allah (pbuh): Water is brought for you from the well of
Buda'ah. It is a well in which dead dogs, menstrual clothes and
excrement of people are thrown. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) replied:
Verily water is pure and is not defiled by anything.

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Chapter : The water left over after bath is not defiled.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : One of the wives of the Prophet (pbuh)
took a bath from a large bowl. The Prophet (pbuh) wanted to perform
ablution or take from the water left over. She said to him: O Prophet
of Allah, verily I was sexually defiled. The Prophet said: Water not
defiled.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: None amongst you
should urinate in standing water, and then wash in it.

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Narated By Abu Hurayrah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: None amongst you
should urinate in standing water, then wash in it after sexual
defilement.

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drunk of it.
Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: The purification of

the utensil belonging to any one of you, after it has been licked by a
dog, consists of washing it seven times, using sand in the first
instance.
Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been narated by Abu Ayyub and
Habib b. al-Shahid on the authority of Muhammad.

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drunk of it.
Narated By N/A : A similar tradition has been transmitted Abu Huriarah

through a different chain of narrators. But this version has been
narrated as a statement of Abu Hurairah himself and not attributed to
the Prophet (pbuh). The version has the addition of the words: "If the
cat licks (a utensil), it should be washed once."

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drunk of it.
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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: When a dog licks a
(thing contained in a) utensil you must wash it seven times, using
earth (sand) for the seventh time.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by another chain of
narrators in which there is no mention of earth.

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drunk of it.
Narated By Ibn Mughaffal : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) ordered the

killing of the dogs, and then said: Why are they (people) after them
(dogs)? - and then granted permission (to keep) the dog for hunting and
for (the security) of the herd, and said: When the dog licks the
utensil wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eight time.
Abu Dawud said: Ibn Mughaffal narrated in a similar way.

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Narated By Abu Qatadah : Kabshah, daughter of Ka'b ibn Malik and wife
of Ibn AbuQatadah, reported: AbuQatadah visited (me) and I poured out
water for him for ablution. A cat came and drank some of it and he
tilted the vessel for it until it drank some of it. Kabshah said: He
saw me looking at him; he asked me: Are you surprised, my niece? I
said: Yes. He then reported the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) as saying: It
is not unclean; it is one of those (males or females) who go round
among you.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Dawud ibn Salih ibn Dinar at-Tammar
quoted his mother as saying that her mistress sent her with some
pudding (harisah) to 'Aisha who was offering prayer. She made a sign to
me to place it down. A cat came and ate some of it, but when 'Aisha
finished her prayer, she ate from the place where the cat had eaten.
She stated: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: It is not unclean: it
is one of those who go round among you. She added: I saw the Messenger
of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution from the water left over by the cat.

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a woman.

took a bath from one vessel while we were sexually defiled.
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a woman.
Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : My hands and the hands of the

Messenger of Allah (pbuh) alternated into one vessel while we performed
ablution.

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a woman.
Narated By Ibn 'Umar : The males and the females during the time of
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to perform ablution from one vessel
together.
The wording "from one vessel" occurs in the version of Musaddad.

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a woman.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : We (men and the women during the
lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to perform ablution from
one vessel. We all put our hands in it.

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drunk of it.
Narated By Humayd al-Himyari : Humayd al-Himyari reported: I met a

person (among the Companion of Prophet) who remained in the company of
the Prophet (pbuh)for four years as AbuHurayrah remained in his
company. He reported: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) forbade that the
female should wash with the water left over by the male, and that the
male should wash with the left-over of the female.
The version of Musaddad adds: "That they both take the handful of water
together."

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drunk of it.
Narated By Hakam ibn Amr : The Prophet (pbuh) forbade that the male
should perform ablution with the water left over by the female.
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Chapter : Performing ablution with sea water.
Narated By Abu Hurayrah : A man asked the Apostle of Allah (pbuh):

Messenger of Allah, we travel on the sea and take a small quantity of
water with us. If we use this for ablution, we would suffer from
thirst. Can we perform ablution with sea water? The Messenger (pbuh)
replied: Its water is pure and what dies in it is lawful food.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas'ud : Abu Zayd quoted Abdullah ibn Mas'ud as
saying that on the night when the jinn listened to the Qur'an the
Prophet (pbuh) said: What is in your skin vessel? He said: I have some
nabidh. He (the Holy Prophet) said: It consists of fresh dates and pure
water.
Sulayman ibn Dawud reported the same version of this tradition on the
authority of AbuZayd or Zayd. But Sharik said that Hammad did not
mention the words "night of the jinn".

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Narated By 'Alqamah : I asked 'Abd Allah b. Mas'ud : Which of you was

in the company of the Messenger (pbuh) on the night when the jinn
attended him? He replied : None of us was with him.

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Narated By N/A : It is reported that 'Ata' did not approve of

performing ablution with milk and nabith and said: tayammum is more to
my liking (than performing ablution with milk and nabith).

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Narated By 'Abu Khaldah : I asked 'Abu'l-'Aliyah whether a person who

is sexually defiled and has no water with him, but he has only nabith,
can wash with it? He replied in negative.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn al-Arqam : Urwah reported on the authority of

his father that Abdullah ibn al-Arqam travelled for performing hajj
(pilgrimage) or umrah. He was accompanied by the people whom he led in
prayer. One day when he was leading them in the dawn (fajr) prayer, he
said to them: One of you should come forward. He then went away to
relieve himself. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say:
When any of you feels the need of relieving himself while the
congregational prayer is ready, he should go to relieve himself.

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. Muhammad : We were in the company of 'Aisha.

When her food was brought in, al-Qasim stoodd to say his prayer.
Thereupon, 'Aisha said: I heard the Messenger (pbuh) say: Prayer should
not be offered in the presence of meals, nor at the moment when one is
struggling with the two evils (i.e. when one is feeling the call of
nature).

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Narated By Thawban : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: Three things

one is not allowed to do: supplicating Allah specifically for himself
and ignoring others while leading people in prayer; if he did so, he
deceived them; looking inside a house before taking permission: if he
did so, it is as if he entered the house, saying prayer while one is
feeling the call of nature until one eases oneself.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (pbuh) said: It is not

permissible for a man who believes in Allah and in the Last Day that he
should say the prayer while he is feeling the call of nature until he
becomes light (by relieving himself).
Then the narrator Thawr b. Yazid transmitted a similar tradition with

the following wording: "It is not permissible for a man who beleives in
Allah and in the Last Day that he should lead the people in prayer but
with their permission; and that he should not supplicate to Allah
exclusively for himself leaving all others. If he does so, he violates
the trust."
Abu Dawud said: This is a tradition reported by the narrators of Syria;

no other person has joined them in relating this tradition.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) used to wash

himself with a sa' (of water) and perform ablution with a mudd (of
water).

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Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : The Prophet (pbuh) used to take a bath
with a sa' (of water) and perform ablution with a mudd (of water)

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Narated By Umm Umarah : Habib al-Ansari reported: I heard Abbad ibn

Tamim who reported on the authority of my grandmother, Umm Umarah,
saying: The Prophet (pbuh) wanted to perform ablution. A vessel
containing 2/3 mudd of water was brought to him.

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Narated By Anas : The Prophet (pbuh) performed ablution with a vessel

which contained two rotls (1-5 pounds) (of water) and took bath with a
sa' (of water).
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated on the authority of
Anas through a different chain. This version narrates: "He performed
ablution with one makkuh." It makes no mention of two rotls.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by Yahya b. Adam
from Sharik. But the chain mentions Ibn Jabr b. 'Atik instead of 'Abd
Allah b. Jabr.
Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad b. Hanbal say: One sa' measures five
rotls. It was the sa' of Ibn Abi Dhib and also of the Prophet (may
peace be upon him).

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Chapter : Exceeding the limits in ablution.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Mughaffal : Abdullah heard his son praying to

Allah: O Allah, I ask Thee a white palace on the right of Paradise when
I enter it. He said: O my son, ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge
in Him from Hell-Fire, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say:
In this community there will be some people who will exceed the limits
in purification as well as in supplication.
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Chapter : Performing ablution in full.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) saw some
people (performing ablution) while their heels were dry. Hen then said:
Woe to the heels because of Hell. Perform the ablution in full.

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used to take bath with a brass vessel.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has also been narrated on the authority
of 'Aisha through a different chain.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Zayd : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) came upon
us. We brought water for him in a brass vessel and he performed
ablution.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: The

prayer of a person who does not perform ablution is not valid, and the
beginning) is not valid.

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Narated By N/A : Explaining the tradition of the Prophet (pbuh) that

beginning) is valid, Rabi'ah said: The tradition means that if a person
performs ablution and takes a bath but does not have the intention to
perform ablution for prayer and purify himself from sexual defilement,
his ablution or bath is not valid.
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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: When

anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep at night, he should not put his
hand in the utensil until he washed his hand three times, for he does
not know where his hand was during the night.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been reported by Abu Hurairah

through another chain of transmitters. It adds: "twice or thrice." This
version does not mention Abu Razin.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say:

"When any one of you wakes from sleep, he should not put his hand in
the utensil until he washes it three times, for none of you knows where
his hand remained during the night or where it went round.

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Narated By Humran b. Abban, the freed slave of 'Uthman : I saw 'Uthman

b. 'Affan while he performed ablution. He poured water over his hands
three times and then washed them. He then rinsed his mouth and then
cleaned his nose with water (three times). He then washed his right arm
upto the elbow three times, then washed his left arm in a similar
manner; then wiped his head; then washed his right foot three times,
then his left foot in a similar manner, and then said: I saw the
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution like this ablution of mine.
Then he (the Prophet) said: He who performs ablution like this ablution
of mine and then offered two Rak'ahs of prayer without allowing his
thoughts to be distracted, Allah will pardon all his previous sins.

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Narated By Humran : I saw 'Uthman b. 'Affan performing ablution. He

then narrated the same tradition. In this version there is no mention
of rinsing of mouth and snuffing of water. This tradition adds: "He
wiped his head three times. He then washed his feet three times. He
then said: I saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution in
this manner. He (the Prophet) said: He who performs ablution like this,
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it is sufficient for him. The narrator did not mention prayer (in this
tradition).

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Narated By 'Abd al-Rahman al-Taimi : Ibn Abi Mulaikah was asked about
ablution. He called for water. A vessel was then brought to him. He
inclined it towards his right hand (poured water over it). He the put
it in water; then he rinsed his mouth three times and cleansed his nose
with water three times, and washed his face three times. He then put
his hand in water and took it out; he then wiped his head and ears, in
and out only once. He then washed his feet, and said: Where are those
who ask me to perform ablution? I saw the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
performing ablution like that.
Abu Dawud said: All the sound traditions narrated by 'Uthman indicate
that head is to be wiped once, because they mentioned (the washing of
each part in) ablution three times. In their versions of the tradition
they mentioned the wording: "he wiped his head." In this case they did
not mention any number as they did in other cases.
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Narated By Abu 'Alqamah : 'Uthman called for water and performed

ablution. He then poured water with the right hand or the left hand; he
then washed them upto the wrist; he rinsed the mouth and snuffed up
water three times. The narrator mentioned that 'Uthman washed each part
three times. He then wiped head and washed his feet. He said: I saw the
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution as you saw me perform
ablution. He the reported the tradition like that of al-Zuhri and
completed it.

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Narated By Shaqiq b. Salamah : I saw 'Uthman b. 'Affan (perform

ablution). He washed his forearms three times and washed his head
thrice. He the said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) doing like
that.
Abu Dawud said: Another version says: "He performed ablution three
times only."
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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : Abdu Khayr said: Ali came upon us and he
had already offered prayer. He called for water. We asked: What will
you do with water when you have already offered prayer? - Perhaps to
teach us. A utensil containing water and a wash-basin were brought (to
him).
He poured water from the utensil on his right hand and washed both his
hands three times, rinsed the mouth, snuffed up water and cleansed the
nose three times. He then rinsed the mouth and snuffed up water with
the same hand by which he took water. He then washed his face three
times, and washed his right hand three times and washed his left hand
three times. He then put his hand in water and wiped his head once.
He then washed his right foot thrice and left foot thrice, then said:
If one is pleased to know the method of performing ablution of the
Apostle of Allah, this is how he did it.

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Narated By 'Abd Khair : 'Ali offered the dawn prayer and went out to
Rahbah (a locality in Kufah). He called for water. A boy brought him a
vessel containing water and a wash-basin. He held the vessel with his
right hand and poured water over his left hand. He washed both his
hands (to the wrist) three times. He then put his right hand in the
vessel (to take water) and rinsed his mouth three times and snuffed up
water three times. He then narrated almost the same tradition as
narrated by Abu 'Awanah. He then wiped his head, both its back and
front sides, once. He then narrated the tradition in a like manner.

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Narated By Malik b. Ghurfatah : I heard 'Abd Khair say: I saw a chair

was brought to 'Ali who sat on it. A vessel of water was then brought
to him. He washed his hands three times; he then rinsed his mouth and
snuffed up water with one handful of water. He then narrated the
tradition completely.

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Narated By Zirr b. Hubaish : Zirr b. Hubaish said that he heard that

'Ali was asked how the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to perform
ablution. He then narrated the tradition and said: He wiped his head so
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much that drops (of water) were about to trickle down. He then washed
his feet three times and said: "This is how the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
performed ablution.

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Narated By 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Laila : I saw 'Ali performing

ablution. He washed his face three times and his hands three times and
wiped his head once. Then he ('Ali) said: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
used to perform ablution in this way.

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Narated By Abu Hayyah : I saw 'Ali perform ablution. He (Abu Hayyah)

then described that 'Ali went through every part of the ablution three
times, i.e. he performed each detail of his ablution three times. He
then wiped his head, then washed his feet up to the ankles. He then
said: I wanted to show you how the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performed
ablution.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : 'Ali b. Abi Talib entered upon me after he had
passed water. He then called for water for ablution. We brought to him
a vessel containing water, and placed it before him. He said: O Ibn
'Abbas, may I not show you how the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) used to perform ablution? I replied: Why not? He then inclined the
vessel to his hand and washed it. He then put his right hand in the
vessel and poured water over the other hand and washed his hands up to
the wrist. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water. He then put
both of his hands together in the water and took out a handful of water
and threw it upon the face. He then inserted both of his thumbs in the
front part of the ears. He did like that twice and thrice. He then took
a handful of water and poured it over his forehead and left it running
down his face. He then washed his forearms up to the elbows three
times. He then wiped his head and the back of his ears. He then put
both of his hands together in the water and took a ha4ldful of it and
threw it on his foot. He had a shoe on his foot which he twisted (or
washed) by throwing water; then he washed his other foot like that. Do
you wash your foot while it is in the shoe? He replied: Yes, while it
is in the shoe. This question and answer were repeated thrice.
Abu Dawud said: The version transmitted by Ibn Juraij from Shaibah is
similar to the one narrated by 'Ali. In this version Hajjaj reported on
the authority of Ibn Juraij the wording: He wiped his head once. Ibn
Wahb narrated from Ibn Juraij the wording: He wiped his head three
times.
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Narated By N/A : 'Amr b. Yahya al-Mazini reports on the authority of

his father who asked 'Abd Allah b. Zaid, the grandfather of 'Amr b.
Yahya al-Mazini: Can you show me how the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) performed ablution? 'Abd Allah b. Zaid replied: Yes. He
called for ablution water, poured it over his hands, and washed them;
then he rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water in the nose three times;
then he washed his face three times and washed his forearms up to
elbows twice; then he wiped his head with both hands, moving them front
and back of the head, beginning from his forehead, and moved them to
the nape; then he pulled them back to the place from where he had
started (wiping); then he washed his feet.

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Narated By N/A : 'Abd Allah b. Zaid b. 'Asim reported this tradition

saying: He rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water from one hand, doing
that three times.

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Narated By N/A : Habban b. Wasi' reported on the authority of his

father who heard 'Abd Allah b. Zaid al-'Asim al-Mazini say that he saw
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) performing ablution. He
then described his ablution saying: He wiped his head with water which
was not what was left over after washing his hands (i.e. he wiped his
head with clean water); then he washed his feet until he cleansed them.

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Narated By Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib al-Kindi : The ablution water was

brought to the Messenger (pbuh) and he performed ablution; he washed
his hands up to wrists three times, then washed his forearms three
times. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water three times; then
he wiped his head and ears inside and outside.

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Narated By Al-Miqdam b. Ma'dikarib : I saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)

perform ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he
placed his palms on the front of the head. Then he moved them until he
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reached the nape. He then returned them to the place from where he had
started.

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Narated By N/A : Another version says: He wiped his ears inside and
outside. Hisham adds: He inserted his fingers into the ear holes.

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Narated By Mu'awiyah : Abu al-Azhar al-Mughirah ibn Farwah and Yazid

ibn Abu Malik reported: Mu'awiyah performed ablution before the people,
as he saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performed ablution. When he
reached the stage of wiping his head, he took a handful of water and
poured it with his left hand over the middle of his head so much so
that drops of water came down or almost came down. Then he wiped (his
head) from its front to its back and from its back to its front.

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Narated By N/A : Another version says: He performed each part of the

ablution three times and washed his feet without number.

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Narated By Ar-Rubayyi' daughter of Mu'awwidh ibn Afra' : The Messenger

of Allah (pbuh) used to come to us. He once said: Pour ablution water
on me. She then described how the Prophet (pbuh) performed ablution
saying: He washed his hands up to wrist three times and washed his face
three times, and rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water once. Then he
washed his forearms three times and wiped his head twice beginning from
the back of his head, then wiped its front. He wiped his ears outside
and inside. Then he washed his feet three times.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by Musaddad carries the same
meaning.

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Narated By N/A : Ibn 'Uqail reported this tradition with a slight

change of wording. In his tradition he said: He rinsed his mouth three
times and snuffed up water three times.
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Narated By Al-Rubayyi' daughter of Mu'awwidh b. 'Afra' : The Messenger

of Allah (pbuh) performed ablution in her presence. He wiped the whole
of his head from its upper to the lower part moving every side. He did
not move the hair from their original position.

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Narated By Al-Rubayyi' daughter of Mu'awwidh b. 'Afra' : I saw the

Messenger of Allah (pbuh) performing ablution. He wiped his head front
and back, his temples and his ears once.

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Narated By Al-Rubayyi' : The Prophet (pbuh) wiped his head with water
which was left over in his hand.

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Narated By Ar-Rubayyi' daughter of Mu'awwidh ibn Afra' : The Prophet

(pbuh) performed ablution. He inserted his two fingers in the ear-holes.

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Narated By Talhah ibn Musarrif : I saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)

wiping his head once up to his nape.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : Sa'id ibn Jubayr reported: Ibn Abbas
saw the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performed ablution. He narrated the
tradition which says that he (the Prophet) performed each detail of
ablution three times. He wiped his head and ears once.

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Narated By Abu Umamah : Abu Umamah mentioned how the Messenger of Allah
(pbuh) performed ablution, saying that he used to wipe the corners of
his eyes, and he said that the ears are treated as part of the head.

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Chapter : Washing the limbs in ablution three times.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As : A man came to the Prophet
(pbuh) and asked him: Messenger of Allah, how is the ablution (to
performed)?
He (the Prophet) then called for water in a vessel and washed his hands
up to the wrists three times, then washed his face three times, and
washed his forearms three times. He then wiped his head and inserted
both his index fingers in his ear-holes; he wiped the back of his ears
with his thumbs and the front of his ears with the index fingers. He
then washed his feet three times.
Then he said: This is how ablution should be performed. If anyone does

more or less than this, he has done wrong and transgressed, or (said)
transgressed and done wrong.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (peace be upon him) washed the
limbs in ablution twice.

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Narated By 'Ata b. Yasar quoting Ibn 'Abbas : Do you like that I should
show you how the Messenger (peace be upon him) performed ablution? He
then called for a vessel of water and took a handful of water with his
right hand. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water. He then took
out another handful of water and washed his face by both his hands
together. He then took out another handful of water and washed his
right hand and then washed his left hand by taking out another. He then
took out some water and shook his hand and wiped his head and ears with
it. He then took out a handful of water and sprinkled it over his right
foot in his shoe and wiped the upper part of the foot with one hand,
and beneath the shoe with his other hand. He then did the same with his
left foot.

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Chapter : Washing the limbs in ablution once.
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Narated By 'Ata b. Yasar quoting Ibn 'Abbas : May I not tell you how
the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) performed ablution? He then
performed ablution washing each limb only once.

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Chapter : Distinction between rinsing the mouth and snuffing up water.
Narated By Grandfather of Talhah : I entered upon the Prophet (pbuh)

while he was performing ablution, and the water was running down his
face and beard to his chest. I saw him rinsing his mouth and snuffing
up water separately.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: When any of
you performs ablution, he should snuff up water in his nose and eject
mucus.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:

Cleanse your nose well (after snuffing up water) twice or thrice.

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Narated By Laqit ibn Sabirah : I was the leader of the delegation of

Banu al-Muntafiq or (the narrator doubted) I was among the delegation
of Banu al-Muntafiq that came to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh). When we
reached the Prophet, we did not find him in his house. We found there
'Aisha, the Mother of the Believers. She ordered that a dish called
Khazirah should be prepared for us. It was then prepared. A tray
containing dates was then presented to us. (The narrator Qutaybah did
not mention the word qina', tray).
Then the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) came. He asked: Has anything been
served to you or ordered for you? We replied: Yes, Messenger of Allah.
While we were sitting in the company of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
we suddenly saw that a shepherd was driving a herd of sheep to their
fold. He had with him a newly-born lamb that was crying.
He (the Prophet) asked him: What did it bear, O so and so? He replied:
A ewe. He then said: Slaughter for us in its place a sheep. Do not
think that we are slaughtering it for you. We have one hundred sheep
and we do not want their number to increase. Whenever a ewe is born, we
slaughter a sheep in its place.
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(The narrator says that the Prophet (pbuh) used the word la tahsabanna,
do not think).
I (the narrator Laqit) then said: Messenger of Allah, I have a wife who
has something (wrong) in her tongue, i.e. she is insolent. He said:
Then divorce her. I said: Messenger of Allah, she had company with me
and I have children from her. He said: Then ask her (to obey you). If
there is something good in her, she will do so (obey); and do not beat
your wife as you beat your slave-girl.
I said: Messenger of Allah, tell me about ablution. He said: Perform

ablution in full and make the fingers go through the beard and snuff
with water well except when you are fasting.

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Narated By N/A : Laqit b. Sabirah reported that he was the leader of

Banu'l-Muntafiq (name of tribe). He came to 'Aisha. He then narrated
the tradition in a similar manner. He said: The Prophet (pbuh) then
came shortly with rapid strides inclining forward. The narrator used
the word 'asidah (name of a dish) in this version instead of Khazirah.

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Narated By N/A : The version of Ibn Juraij has the wording: "If you
perform ablution, then rinse your mouth,"

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Chapter : Making the water go through the beard by inserting fingers.
Narated By Anas ibn Malik : Whenever the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)

performed ablution, he took a handful of water, and, putting it under
his chin, made it go through his beard, saying: Thus did my Lord
command me.

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Narated By Thawban : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) sent out an

expedition. They were affected by cold. When they returned to the
Messenger of Allah (pbuh), he commanded them to wipe over turbans and
stockings.

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Narated By Anas ibn Malik : I saw the Messenger (pbuh) perform

ablution. He had a Qutri turban. He inserted his hand beneath the
turban and wiped over the forelock, and did not untie the turban.

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Chapter : Washing the foot.
Narated By Al-Mustawrid ibn Shaddad : I saw the Messenger of Allah

(pbuh) rubbing his toes with his little finger when he performed
ablution.

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Narated By Al-Mughirah b. Shu'bah : I was in the company of the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) in the expedition of Tabuk.
He abandoned the main road before the dawn prayer, and I also did the
same along with him. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) made his camel
kneel down and (went to) relieve himself. He then came back and I
poured water upon his hands from the skin vessel. He then washed his
hands and face. He tried to get his forearms out (of the gown), but the
sleeves of the gown were too narrow, so he entered back both his hands,
and brought them out from beneath the gown. He washed his forearms up
to the elbows and wiped his head and wiped over his socks. He then
mounted (his camel) and we began to proceed until we found people
offering the prayer. They brought forward 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf who
was leading them in prayer, starting it at the proper time. He had
already completed a rak'ah of the dawn prayer. The Prophet (may peace
be upon him) stood in the row side by side with other Muslims. He
performed the second rak'ah of the prayer behind 'Abd al-Rahman b.
'Awf. Then 'Abd al--Rahman uttered salutation. The Prophet (may peace
be upon him) stood to perform the remaining rak'ah of the prayer. The
Muslims were alarmed. They began to utter tasbih (Subhan Allah)
presuming that they had offered prayer before the Prophet (may peace be
upon him) had done. When he uttered the salutation (i.e. finished his
prayer), he said: You were right, or (he said) you did well.

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be upon him) performed ablution and wiped his forelock and turban.
Another version says: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
wiped his socks and his fore-lock and his turban.
Bakr said: I heard it from Ibn al-Mughirah.

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Narated By N/A : 'Urwah b. al-Mughirah reported his father as saying:

We accompanied the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) to a
caravan, and I had a jug of water. He went to relieve himself and came
back. I came to him with the jug of water and poured upon him. He
washed his hands and face. He had a tight-sleeved Syrian woollen gown.
He tried to get his forearms out, but the sleeve of the gown was very
narrow, so he brought his hands out from under the gown. I then bent
down to take off his socks. But he said to me: Leave them, for my feet
were clean when I put them in, and he only wiped over them.'
Yunus said on the authority of al-Sha'bi that 'Urwah narrated this

tradition from his father before him, and his father reported it from
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).

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bç upon him) lagged behind (in a journey). He then narrated this story
saying : Then we came to the people. 'Abd al-Rahman was leading thorn
in the dawn prayer. When he perceived the presence of the Prophet (may
peace be upon him), he intended to retire. The Prophet (may peace be
upon him) asked him to continue and I and the Prophet (may peace be
upon him) offered one rak'ah of prayer behind him. When he had
pronounced the salutation, the Prophet (may peace be upon him) got up
and offered the rak'ah which had been finished before, and he made no
addition to it.
Abu Dawud said: Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Ibn al-Zubair and Ibn 'Umar hold
the opinion that whoever gets an odd number of the rak'ahs of prayer,
he should perform two prostrations on account of forgetfulness.

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Narated By N/A : Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami said that he witnessed

'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf asking Bilal about the ablution of the Prophet
(may peace be upon him). Bull said: He went out to relieve himself.
Then I brought water for him and he performed ablution, and wiped over
his turban and socks.

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Narated By Abu Zur'ah b. 'Amr b. Jarir : Jarir urinated. He then

performed ablution and wiped over the socks. He said: What can prevent
me from wiping (over the socks); I saw the Messenger of Allah (doing
so). They (the people) said: This (action of yours) might be valid
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before the revelation of Surat al-Ma'idah. He replied: I embraced Islam

after the revelation of Surat al-Ma'idah.'

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Narated By Abu Musa al-Ash'ari : Negus presented to the Messenger of

Allah (pbuh) two black and simple socks. He put them on; then he
performed ablution and wiped over them.

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Narated By Al Mughirah b. Shu'bah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) wiped

over the socks and I said: Messenger of Allah, have you forgotten? He
said: My Lord has commanded me to do this.

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Narated By Khuzaymah ibn Thabit : The Prophet (pbuh) said: The time
limit for wiping over the socks for a traveller is three days (and
three nights) and for a resident it is one day and one night.

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Narated By Ubayy ibn Umarah : I asked: Messenger of Allah (pbuh) may I

wipe over the socks? He replied: Yes. He asked: For one day? He
replied: For one day. He again asked: And for two days? He replied: For
two days too. He again asked: And for three days? He replied: Yes, as
long as you wish.
Abu Dawud said: Another version says: He asked him about the period
until he reached the period of seven days. The Messenger of Allah
(pbuh) replied: Yes, as long as you wish (i.e. there is no time limit.
Abu Dawud said: There is a variance in the chain of narrators of this

tradition. The chain is not strong.
Another chain from Yahya b. Ayyub is also disputed.

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Chapter : Wiping over the stockings.

performed ablution and wiped over the stockings and shoes.
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Abu Dawud said: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Mahdi did not narrate this tradition
because the familiar version from al-Mughairah says that the Prophet
(pbuh) wiped over the socks.
Abu Musa al-Ashari has also reported: The Prophet (pbuh) wiped over the
stockings. But the chain of narrators in this tradition is neither
continuous nor strong.
'Ali b. Abi Talib, Ibn Mas'ud, al-Bara b. 'Azib, Anas b. Malik, Abu
Umamah, Sahl b. Sa'd and 'Amr b. Huraith also wiped over the stockings.

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Narated By Aws ibn Abu Aws ath-Thaqafi : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet.
Abbad (a sub-narrator) said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) came to the

well of a people. Musaddad did not mention the words Midat (a place
where ablution is performed), and Kazamah (well). Then both agreed on
the wording: "He performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet."

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wiped over the socks.
Another version adds: "On the back (upper part) of the socks."

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : If the religion were based on opinion,
it would be more important to wipe the under part of the shoe than the
upper but I have seen the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) wiping over the
upper part of his shoes.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been transmitted through a

different chain of narrators. This version adds: "I have always
preferred to wash the under part of the feet until I saw the Messenger
of Allah (pbuh) wiping the upper part of them.

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Narated By N/A : A'mash transmitted this tradition saying: If the

religion were based on opinion, it would be more proper to wipe the
under part of the feet than the upper. The Prophet (pbuh) wiped over
the upper part of his shoes.
The narrator Waki' said: By feet he meant socks.
Another version says: I saw 'Ali perform ablution and wash the upper
part of his feet, and say: Had I not seen the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
doing like this - and he narrated the tradition in full.

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Narated By Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah : I poured water while the Prophet

(pbuh) performed ablution in the battle of Tabuk. He wiped over the
upper part of the socks and their lower part.

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Narated By Hakam ibn Sufyan ath-Thaqafi : When the Messenger of Allah

(pbuh) urinated, he performed ablution and sprinkled water on private
parts of the body.
Abu Dawud said: A group of scholars agreed with Sufyan upon this chain
of narrators. Some have mentioned the name of Sufyan b. al-Hakam, and
others al-Hakam b. Sufyan.

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Narated By N/A : A man from Thaqif on the authority of his father

reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) urinate, and he sprinkled
water on the private parts of his body.

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Narated By Hakam or Ibn al-Hakam on the authority of his father : The

Prophet (pbuh) urinated; then he performed ablution and sprinkled water
on the private parts of his body.

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Narated By 'Uqbah b. 'Amir : We served ourselves in the company of the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). We tended our camels by
turn. One day I had my turn to tend the camels, and I drove them in the
afternoon. I found the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
addressing the people. I heard him say: Anyone amongst you who performs
ablution, and does it well, then he stands and offers two rak'ahs of
prayer, concentrating on it with his heart and body, Paradise will be
his lot by all means. I said: Ha-ha! How fine it is! A man in front of
me said: The action (mentioned by the Prophet) earlier, O 'Uqbah, is
finer than this one. I looked at him and found him to be 'Umar b. al-
Khattab. I asked him: What is that, O Abu Hafs? He replied: He (the
Prophet) had said before you came: If any one of you performs ablution,
and does it well, and when he finishes the ablution, he utters the
words : I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, He has no
associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and His
Messenger, all the eight doors of Paradise will be opened for him; he
may enter (through) any of them.
Mu'awiyah said: Rabi'ah b. Yazid narrated this tradition to me from Abu

Idris on the authority of 'Uqbah b. 'Amir.

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Narated By 'Uqbah b. 'Amir al-Juhani : 'Uqbah b. 'Amir al-Juhani

narrated this tradition from the Prophet (may peace be upon him) in a
similar way. He did not mention about tending the camels. After the
words "and he performed ablution well" he added the words: "he then
raises his eyes towards the sky". He transmitted the tradition
conveying the same meaning as that of Mu'awiyah.

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Narated By Abu Asad b. 'Amr : I asked Anas b. Malik about ablution. He

replied: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) performed ablution for
each prayer and we offered (many) prayers with the same ablution.

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Narated By N/A : Buraidah on the authority of his father reported: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) performed five prayers with
the same ablution on the occasion of the capture of Mecca, and he wiped
over his socks. 'Umar said to him (the Prophet): I saw you doing a
thing today that you never did. He said: I did it deliberately.

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Narated By Anas : A person came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him). He performed ablution and left a small part equal to the
space of a nail upon his foot... The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said to him: Go back and perform ablution well.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not known through Jarir b. Hazim. It
was transmitted only by Ibn Wahab.
Another version adds the wording: "Go back and perform the ablution
well."

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Narated By N/A : Hasan narrated from the Prophet (may peace be upon
him) a tradition conveying the same meaning as that of Qatadah.

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Narated By Some Companions of the Prophet : The Prophet (pbuh) saw a

person offering prayer, and on the back of his foot a small part equal
to the space of a dirham remained unwashed; the water did not reach it.
The Prophet (pbuh) commanded him to repeat the ablution and prayer.

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Narated By 'Abbad b. Tamim from his uncle : A person made a complaint

to the Prophet (pbuh) that he entertained (doubt) as if something had
happened to him which had rendered his ablution invalid. He (the
Prophet) said: He should nor cease (to pray) unless he hears a sound or
perceives a smell (of passing wind).

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: If anyone

of you offers prayer and feels a movement between his paddocks, but is
doubtful whether or not his ablution broke, he should not cease praying
unless he hears a sound or perceives a smell.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) kissed me and

did not perform ablution.
Abu Dawud said: this tradition is Mursal (i.e. when the link of
Companions is missing and the successor reports from the Prophet
directly). Ibrahim al-Taimi did not hear anything from 'Aisha.
Abu Dawud said: Al-Firyabi and others narrated this tradition in a like
manner.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Prophet (may peace be upon him) kissed one of
his wives and went out for saying prayer He did not perform ablution.
'Urwah said: I said to her: Who is she except you! Thereupon she
laughed. Abu Dawud said: The same version has been reported through a
different chain of narrators.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been transmitted through another

chain of narrators on the authority of 'Aisha.
Abu Dawud said: Yahya b. Sa'id al-Qittan said to a person: Narrate

these two traditions from me, that is to say, one tradition on the
authority of al-A'mash from Habib (about kissing); another through the
same chain about a woman who has a prolonged flow of blood and she is
asked to perform ablution for every prayer.
Yahya said: Narrate from me that both these traditions are weak in
respect of their chains.
Abu Dawud said: Al-Thawri is reported to have said: Habib narrated this
tradition to us only on the authority of 'Urwat al-Muzani, that is, he
did not narrate any tradition on the authority of 'Urwah b. al-Zubair.
Abu Dawud said: Hamzah at-Zayyat reported a sound tradition on the

authority of Habib. from 'Urwah b. al-Zubair 'from 'Aisha.

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Chapter : By touching the penis ablution becomes void.
Narated By Busrah daughter of Safwan : Abdullah ibn Abu Bakr reported

that he heard Urwah say: I entered upon Marwan ibn al-Hakam. We
mentioned things that render the ablution void. Marwan said: Does it
become void by touching the penis? Urwah replied: This I do not know.
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Marwan said: Busrah daughter of Safwan reported to me that she heard

the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) say: He who touches his penis should
perform ablution.

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Narated By Talq : We came upon the Prophet of Allah (pbuh). A man came
to him: he seemed to be a bedouin. He said: Prophet of Allah, what do
you think about a man who touches his penis after performing ablution?
He (pbuh) replied: That is only a part of his body.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated through a different
chain of narrators.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has also been reported by Qais b. Talq
through a different chain of narrators. This version adds the wording:
"during the prayer."

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Chapter : Performing ablution after eating the flesh of camel.
Narated By Al-Bara' ibn Azib : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was asked
about performing ablution after eating the flesh of the camel. He
replied: Perform ablution, after eating it. He was asked about
performing ablution after eating meat. He replied: Do not perform
ablution after eating it. He was asked about saying prayer in places
where the camels lie down. He replied: Do not offer prayer in places
where the camels lie down. These are the places of Satan. He was asked
about saying prayer in the sheepfolds. He replied: You may offer prayer
in such places; these are the places of blessing.

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Chapter : Performing ablution after touching the flesh of an animal or
washing it is not necessary.
Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The Prophet (pbuh) passed by a boy who
was skinning a goat. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: Give it up
until I show you. He (the Prophet) inserted his hand between the skin
and the flesh until it reached the armpit. He then went away and led
the people in prayer and he did not perform ablution. The version of
Amr added that he did not touch water.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated through another chain
of transmitters, making no mention of Abu Sa'id.
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Chapter : Performing ablution is not necessay after touching a carcase.
Narated By Jabir : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) passed by the market

when on his return from one of the villages of 'Aliyah. People
accompanied him from both sides. On the way he found a dead kid with
both its ears joined together. He caught hold of it by its ear. He then
said: Which of you likes to take it? The narrator transmitted the
tradition in full.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) took (the meat
of) a (goat's) shoulder and offered prayer and did not perform ablution.

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Narated By Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah : One night I became the guest of

the Prophet (pbuh). He ordered that a piece of mutton be roasted, and
it was roasted. He then took a knife and began to cut the meat with it
for me. In the meantime Bilal came and called him for prayer. He threw
the knife and said: What happened! may his hands be smeared with earth!
He then stood for offering prayer.
Al-Anbari added: My moustaches became lengthy. He trimmed them by

placing a took-stick; or he said: I shall trim your moustaches by
placing the tooth-stick there.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) took a

shoulder (of goat's meat) and after wiping his hand with a cloth on
which he was sitting, he got up and prayed.

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Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The Prophet (may peace be upon him) ate a
little meat from a (goat's) shoulder. He then offered prayer and did
not perform ablution.
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Narated By Muhammad b. al-Munkadir : I heard Jabir b. 'Abd Allah say :

I presented bread and meat to the Prophet (may peace be upon him). He
ate them and called for ablution water. He performed ablution and
offered the noon (zuhr) prayer. He then called for the remaining food
and ate it. He then got up and prayed and did not perform ablution.

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Narated By Jabir : The last practice of the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) was that he did not perform ablution after taking
anything that was cooked with the help of fire.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Harith ibn Jaz' : One of the Companions of the
Prophet (may peace be upon), came upon us in Egypt. When he was
narrating traditions in the Mosque of Egypt, I heard him say: I was the
seventh or the sixth person in the company of the Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) in the house of a person.
In the meantime Bilal came and called him for prayer. He came out and
passed by a person who had his fire-pan on the fire. The Messenger of
Allah (pbuh) said to him: Has the food in the fire-pan been cooked? He
replied: Yes, my parents be sacrificed upon you. He then took a piece
out of it and continued to chew it until he uttered the first takbir
(Allahu-Akbar) of the prayer. All this time I was looking at him.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: Perform

ablution after eating anything which has been cooked by fire.

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Narated By Umm Habibah : Abu Sufyan ibn Sa'id ibn al-Mughirah reported
that he entered upon Umm Habibah who presented him a glass of sawiq (a
drink prepared with flour and water) to drink. He called for water and
rinsed his mouth. She said: O my cousin, don't you perform ablution?
The Prophet (pbuh) said: Perform ablution after eating anything cooked
with fire, or he said: anything touched by fire.
Abu Dawud said: The version of al-Zuhri has: O my paternal cousin.

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Chapter : Rinsing the mouth after drinking milk.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Abbas : The Prophet (pbuh) drank some milk
and then rinsed his mouth saying: It contains greasiness.

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Chapter : Rinsing the mouth after drinking milk is not necessary.
Narated By Anas ibn Malik : The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) drank some
milk and he did not rinse his mouth nor did he perform ablution, and he
offered the prayer.

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Chapter : Performing ablution is necessary because of bleeding.
Narated By Jabir ibn Abdullah : We proceeded in the company of the

Messenger of Allah (pbuh) for the battle of Dhat ar-Riqa. One of the
Muslims killed the wife of one of the unbelievers. He (the husband of
the woman killed) took an oath saying: I shall not rest until I kill
one of the companions of Muhammad.
He went out following the footsteps of the Prophet (pbuh). The Prophet
(pbuh) encamped at a certain place. He said: Who will keep a watch on
us? A person from the Muhajirun (Emigrants) and another from the Ansar
(Helpers) responded. He said: Go to the mouth of the mountain-pass.
When they went to the mouth of the mountain-pass the man from the
Muhajirun lay down while the man from the Ansar stood praying.
The man (enemy) came to them. When he saw the person he realised that
he was the watchman of the Muslims. He shot him with an arrow and hit
the target. But he (took the arrow out and) threw it away. He (the
enemy) then shot three arrows. Then he (the Muslim) bowed and
prostrated and woke his companion. When he (the enemy) perceived that
they (the Muslims) had become aware of his presence, he ran away.
When the man from the Muhajirun saw the (man from the Ansar) bleeding,
he asked him: Glory be to Allah! Why did you not wake me up the first
time when he shot at you.
He replied: I was busy reciting a chapter of the Qur'an. I did not like
to leave it.
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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : One night the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) was busy and he delayed the night ('isha') prayer so
much so that we dosed in the mosque. We awoke, then dozed, and again
awoke and again dozed. He (the Prophet) then came upon us and said :
There is none except you who is waiting for prayer.

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Narated By Anas : The Companions during the lifetime of the Messenger

of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to wait for the night prayer so
much so that their heads were lowered down (by dozing). Then they
offered prayer and did not perform ablution.
Abu Dawud said: Shubah on the authority of Qatadah added: We lowered

down our heads (on account of dozing) in the day of the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him).
Abu Dawud said : This tradition has been narrated through a different
chain of narrators.

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Narated By Anas b. Malik : (The people) stood up for the night prayer
and a man stood up and spoke forth Apostle of Allah, I have to say
something to you. He (the Prophet) entered into secret conversation
with him, till the people or some of the people dozed off, and then he
led them in prayer. He (Thabit al-Bunani) did not mention ablution.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to

prostrate and sleep (in prostration) and produce puffing sounds (during
sleep). Then he would stand and pray and would not perform ablution. I
said to him: you prayed but did not perform ablution though you slept
(in prostration). He replied: Ablution is necessary for one who sleeps
while he is lying down. Uthman and Hannad added: For when he lies down,
his joints are relaxed.
Abu Dawud said: The statement "ablution is necessary for one who sleeps
while one is lying down" is a Munkar (rejected) tradition. It has been
narrated only by Yazid Abu Khalid al-Dalani, on the authority of
Qatadah. And its earlier part has been narrated by a group (of
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narrators) from lbn 'Abbas; they did not mention anything about it. He
(Ibn 'Abbas) said: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) was protected
(during his sleep). 'Aisha reported: The Prophet (may peace be upon
him) said: My eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep. Shu'bah said:
Qatadah heard from Abu'l-'Aliyah only four traditions: the tradition
about Jonah son of Matthew, the tradition reported by Ibn Umar about
prayer, the tradition stating that the judges are three, and the
tradition narrated by Ibn 'Abbas saying: (This tradition) has been
narrated to me by reliable persons; 'Umar is one of them, and the most
reliable of them in my opinion is 'Umar. Abu Dawud said: I asked Ahmad
b. Hanbal about the tradition narrated by Yazid al-Dälini. He rebuked
me out of respect for him. Then he said: Yazid al-Dalani does not add
anything to what has been narrated by the teachers of Qatadah. He did
not care for this tradition (due to its weakness).

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: The
eyes are the leather strap of the anus, so one who sleeps should
perform ablution.

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Chapter : A man who treads on unclean place.
Narated By Abdullah ibn Mas'ud : We would not wash our feet after
treading on something unclean, nor would we hold our hair and garments
(during prayer).

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Chapter : On the breach of ablution during prayer.
Narated By Ali ibn Talq : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: When any of
you breaks wind during the prayer, he should turn away and perform
ablution and repeat the prayer.

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Narated By 'Ali : My prostatic fluid flowed excessively. I used to take

a bath until my back cracked (because of frequent washing). I mentioned
it to the Prophet (may peace be upon him), or the fact was mentioned to
him (by someone else). The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Do not do so. When you find pro-static fluid, wash your penis and
perform ablution as you do for prayer, but when you have seminal
emission, you should take a bath."

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Narated By Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad : Ali ibn Abu Talib commanded him to
ask the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) what a man should do when he wants to
have intercourse with his wife and the prostatic fluid comes out (at
this moment). (He said): I am ashamed of consulting him because of the
position of his daughter. Al-Miqdad said: I asked the Apostle of Allah
(pbuh) about it. He said: When any of you finds, he should wash his
private part, and perform ablution as he does for prayer.

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Narated By 'Urwah : 'Ali b. Abi Talib said to al-Miqdad, and made a

similar statement as above. Al-Miqdad asked him (the Prophet). The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He should wash his penis
and testicles.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition has been narrated by al-Thawri and a
group of narrators from Hisham on the authority of his father from al-
Miqdad, from 'All reporting from the Prophet (may peace be upon him).

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Narated By N/A : 'Urwah reported on the authority of his father a

tradition from 'All b. Abi Talib who said: I asked al-Miqdad (to
consult the Prophet). He then narrated the tradition bearing the same
meaning.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been reported with another chain of
narrators. This version does not mention the word "testicles."

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Narated By Sahl ibn Hunayf : I felt greatly distressed by the frequent

flowing of prostatic fluid. For this reason I used to take a bath very
often. I asked the apostle of Allah (pbuh) about this. He replied:
Ablution will be sufficient for you because of this. I asked: Apostle
of Allah, what should I do if it smears my clothes. He replied: It is
sufficient if you take a handful of water and sprinkle it on your
clothe when you find it has smeared it.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Sa'd al-Ansari : I asked the Apostle of Allah

(pbuh) as to what makes it necessary to take a bath and about the
(prostatic) fluid that flows after taking a bath. He replied: that is
called madhi (prostatic fluid). It flows from every male. You should
wash your private parts and testicles because of it and perform
ablution as you do for prayer.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Sa'd al-Ansari : Abdullah asked the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh): What is lawful for me to do with my wife when she is
menstruating? He replied: What is above the waist-wrapper is lawful for
you.
The narrator also mentioned (the lawfulness of) eating with a woman in
menstruation, and he transmitted the tradition in full.

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Narated By Mu'adh ibn Jabal : I asked the Apostle of Allah (pbuh): What
is lawful for a man to do with his wife when she is menstruating? He
replied: What is above the waist-wrapper, but it is better to abstain
from it, too.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong.

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seminal emmision.
Narated By Ubayy b. Ka'b : The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
made a concession in the early days of Islam on account of the paucity
of clothes that one should not take a bath if one has sexual
intercourse (and has no seminal emission). But later on he commanded to
take a bath in such a case and prohibited its omission.

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seminal emmision.
Narated By Ubayy b. Ka'b : The verdict that water (bath) is necessary

when there is emission given by the people (in the early days of Islam)
was due to the concession granted by the Apostle of Allah in the
beginning of Islam. He then commanded to take a bath (in such a case).
Abu Dawud said: By Abu Ghassän is meant Muhammad b. Mutarrif.

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seminal emmision.
Narated By N/A : Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (may peace be upon
him) as saying: When anyone sits between the four parts of a woman and
the parts (of the male and the female) which are circumcised join
together, then bath becomes obligatory.

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seminal emmision.
Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The Apostle of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: Water (bath) is necessary only when there is seminal
emission. And Abu Salamah followed it.

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Chapter : A person with sexual defilement may repeat intercourse
without taking a bath.
Narated By Anas : One day the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
had sexual intercourse with (all) his wives with a single bath.
Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted through another
chain of narrators.
Abu Dawud said: The tradition narrated by Anas is more sound than this
tradition.

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Narated By Abu Rafi' : One day the Prophet (pbuh) had intercourse with
all his wives. He took a bath after each intercourse. I asked him:
Apostle of Allah, why don't you make it a single bath? He replied: This
is more purifying, better and cleaning.

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The Prophet (may peace be upon him)
said: When any of you has intercourse with his wife and desires to
repeat it, he should perform ablution between them.
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Chapter : Permissiblity of sleeping before taking bath for a person who
is sexualy defiled.
Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar : 'Umar b. al-Khattab said to the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) that he became sexually
defiled at night (asking him what he should do). The Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: You should perform ablution and wash your
penis and then sleep.

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Narated By 'Aisha : When the Prophet (may peace be upon him) intended
to sleep while he was sexually defiled, he would perform ablution as he
did for prayer.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been narrated on the authority of

al-Zuhri through a different chain. It adds: If he intends to eat while
he is defiled, he should wash both his hands.
Abu Dawud said: Ibn Wahb narrated this tradition on the authority of
Yunus. He described the fact of eating as the statement of 'Aisha (not
the saying of the Prophet). It has also been narrated through another
chain on the authority of Ihn al-Mubarak. He narrated it from 'Urwah or
Abu Salamah. Al-Awza'i narrated it from Yunus on the authority of al-
Zuhri from the Prophet (may peace be upon him) as narrated by Ibn al-
Mubarak.

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Narated By 'Aisha : When the Prophet (may peace be upon him) wanted to
eat or sleep, he would perform ablution. She meant that (the Prophet
did so) when he was sexually defiled.
Abu Dawud said: In the chain of this tradition there is a narrator

between Yahya b. Ya'mur and 'Ammar b. Yasir. 'Ali b. Abi Talib, Ibn
'Umar and 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr said: When a person who is sexually
defiled wants to eat, he should perform ablution.

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Narated By Ammar ibn Yasir : The Prophet (pbuh) granted permission to a

person who was sexually defiled to eat or drink or sleep after

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Ghudayf ibn al-Harith reported: I

asked 'Aisha: Have you seen the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) washing
(because of defilement) at the beginning of the night or at the end?
She replied: Sometimes he would take a bath at the beginning of the

night and sometimes at the end.
Thereupon I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All Praise be to Allah Who

made this matter accommodative.
I again asked her: What do you think, did the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
say the witr prayer (additional prayer after obligatory prayer at
night) in the beginning of the night or at the end?
She replied: Sometimes he would say the witr prayer at the beginning of
the night and sometimes at the end.
matter accommodative.
Again I asked her: What do you think, did the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
recite the Qur'an (in the prayer) loudly or softly?
She replied: Sometimes he would recite loudly and sometimes softly.
matter flexible.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Prophet (pbuh) said: Angels do not
enter the house where there is a picture, or a dog, or a person who is
sexually defiled.

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sleep while he was sexually defiled without touching water.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : Abdullah ibn Salamah said: I,

accompanied by other two persons, one from us and the other from Banu
Asad, called upon Ali. He sent them to a certain territory (on some
mission) saying: You are sturdy and vigorous people; hence display your
power for religion. He then stood and entered the toilet. He then came
out and called for water and took a handful of it. Then he wiped (his
hands) with it and began to recite the Qur'an. They were surprised at
this (action).
Thereupon he said: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) came out from the privy
and taught us the Qur'an and took meat with us. Nothing prevented him;
or the narrator said: Nothing prevented him from (reciting) the Qur'an
except sexual defilement.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) came

and saw that the doors of the houses of his Companions were facing the
mosque. He said: Turn the direction of the houses from the mosque. The
Prophet (pbuh) then entered (the houses or the mosque), and the people
did take any step in this regard hoping that some concession might be
revealed. He the Prophet) again came upon them and said: Turn the
direction of these (doors) from the mosque I do not make the mosque
lawful for a menstruating woman and for a person who is sexually
defiled.

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Narated By Abu Bakrah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) began to lead (the
people) in the dawn prayer. He then signalled with his hand: (Stay) at
your places. (Then he entered his home). He then returned while drops
of water were coming down from him (from his body) and he led them in
prayer.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) was asked about
a person who found moisture (on his body or clothes) but did not
remember the sexual dream. He replied: He should take a bath. He was
asked about a person who remembered that he had a sexual dream but did
not find moisture. He replied: Bath is not necessary for him. Umm
Salamah then asked: Is washing necessary for a woman if she sees that
(in her dream)? He replied: Yes. Woman are counterpart of men.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Jumay' ibn Umayr, one of the sons
of Banu Taym Allah ibn Tha'labah, said: Accompanied by my mother and
aunt I entered upon 'Aisha. One of them asked her: How did you do while
taking a bath? 'Aisha replied: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) performed
ablution (in the beginning) as he did for prayer. He then poured
(water) upon his head three times. But we poured water upon our heads
five times due to plaits.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : If you want, I can certainly show

you the marks of the hand of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) on the wall
where he took a bath because of sexual defilement.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : There were fifty prayers (obligatory in

the beginning); and (in the beginning of Islam) washing seven times
because of sexual defilement (was obligatory); and washing the urine
from the cloth seven times (was obligatory).
The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) kept on praying to Allah until the number
of prayers was reduced to five and washing because of sexual defilement
was allowed only once and washing the urine from the clothe was also
permitted only once.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: There is

sexual defilement under every hair; so wash the hair and cleanse the
skin.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: If
anyone who is sexual defiled leaves a spot equal to the breadth of a
hair without washing, such and such an amount of Hell-fire will have to
be suffered for it. Ali said: On that account I treated my head (hair)
as an enemy, meaning I cut my hair. He used to cut the hair (of his
head). May Allah be pleased with him.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) took a

bath and offered two rak'ahs of prayer and said the dawn prayer. I do
not think he performed ablution afresh after taking a bath.

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Narated By Thawban : Shurayh ibn Ubayd said: Jubayr ibn Nufayr gave me
a verdict about the bath because of sexual defilement that Thawban
reported to them that they asked the Prophet (pbuh) about it. He (the
Prophet) replied: As regards man, he should undo the hair of his head
and wash it until the water should reach the roots of the hair. But
there is no harm if the woman does not undo it (her hair) and pour
three handfuls of water over her head.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Prophet (pbuh) said about a person
who had intercourse with his wife while she was menstruating: He must
give one dinar or half a dinar in alms.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Khallas al-Hujari reported: 'Aisha

said: I and the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) used to pass night in one
(piece of) cloth (on me) while I menstruated profusely. If anything
from me (i.e. blood) smeared him (i.e. his body), he would wash that
spot and would not exceed it (in washing), then he would offer prayer
with it.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Umarah ibn Ghurab said that his
paternal aunt narrated to him that she asked 'Aisha: What if one of us
menstruates and she and her husband have no bed except one? She
replied: I relate to you what the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) had done.
One night he entered (upon me) while I was menstruating. He went to the
place of his prayer, that is, to the place of prayer reserved (for this
purpose) in his house. He did not return until I felt asleep heavily,
and he felt pain from cold. And he said: Come near me. I said: I am
menstruating. He said: Uncover your thighs. I, therefore, uncovered
both of my thighs. Then he put his cheek and chest on my thighs and I
lent upon he until he became warm and slept.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : When I menstruated, I left the bed

and lay on the reed-mat and did not approach or come near the Apostle
of Allah (pbuh) until we were purified.

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Narated By One of the Wives of the Prophet : Ikrimah reported on the

authority of one of the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) saying: When the
Prophet (pbuh) wanted to do something (i.e. kissing, embracing) with
(his) menstruating wife, he would put a garment on her private part.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : In the time of the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh) there was a woman who had an issue of blood. So Umm
Salamah asked the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) to give a decision about her.
He said: She should consider the number of nights and days during which
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she used to menstruate each month before she was afflicted with this
trouble and abandon prayer during that period each month. When those
days and nights are over, she should take a bath, tie a cloth over her
private parts and pray.

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Narated By Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaysh : Urwah ibn az-Zubayr said

that Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaysh narrated to him that she asked the
Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and complained to him about the flowing of
(her) blood. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said to her: That is only (due
to) a vein: look, when your menstruation comes, do not pray; and when
your menstruation ends, wash yourself and then offer prayer during the
period from one menstruation to another.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Bahiyyah said: I heard a woman

asking 'Aisha about the woman whose menses became abnormal and she had
an issue of blood. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) asked me to advise her
that she should consider the period during which she used to menstruate
every month, when her menstruation was normal. Then she should count
the days equal to the length of time (of her normal menses); then she
should abandon prayer during those days or equal to that period. She
should then take a bath, tie a cloth on her private parts a pray.

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Narated By Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaysh : Urwah ibn az-Zubayr

reported from Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaysh that her blood kept
flowing, so the Prophet (pbuh) said to her: When the blood of the
menses comes, it is black blood which can be recognised; so when that
comes, refrain from prayer; but when a different type of blood comes,
perform ablution and pray, for it is (due only to) a vein.

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Narated By Hamnah daughter of Jahsh : Hamnah said my menstruation was

great in quantity and severe. So I came to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
for a decision and told him. I found him in the house of my sister,
Zaynab, daughter of Jahsh.
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I said: Apostle of Allah, I am a woman who menstruates in great

quantity and it is severe, so what do you think about it? It has
prevented me from praying and fasting.
He said: I suggest that you should use cotton, for it absorbs the
blood. She replied: It is too copious for that. He said: Then take a
cloth. She replied: It is too copious for that, for my blood keeps
flowing. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: I shall give you two
commands; whichever of them you follow, that will be sufficient for you
without the other, but you know best whether you are strong enough to
follow both of them.
He added: This is a stroke of the Devil, so observe your menses for six
or seven days, Allah alone knows which it should be; then wash. And
when you see that you are purified and quite clean, pray during twenty-
three or twenty-four days and nights and fast, for that will be enough
for you, and do so every month, just as women menstruate and are
purified at the time of their menstruation and their purification.
But if you are strong enough to delay the noon (Zuhr) prayer and
advance the afternoon ('Asr) prayer, to wash, and then combine the noon
and the afternoon prayer; to delay the sunset prayer and advance the
night prayer, to wash, and then combine the two prayers, do so: and to
wash at dawn, do so: and fast if you are able to do so if possible;
The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: Of the two commands this is more to
my liking.

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Narated By Zaynab daughter of Abu Salamah : Abu Salamah said: Zaynab

daughter of AbuSalamah reported to me that a woman had a copious flow
of blood. She was the wife of Abdur Rahman ibn Awf. The Apostle of
Allah (pbuh) commanded her to take a bath at the time of every prayer,
and then to pray. He reported to me that Umm Bakr told him that 'Aisha
said: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said about a woman who was doubtful
of her menstruation after purification that it was a vein or veins.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : A woman had a prolonged flow of

blood in the time of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). She was commanded to
advance the afternoon prayer and delay the noon prayer, and to take a
bath for them only once; and to delay the sunset prayer and advance the
night prayer and to take a bath only once for them; and to take a bath
separately for the dawn prayer.
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I (Shu'bah) asked Abdur Rahman: (Is it) from the Prophet (pbuh)? I do
not report to you anything except from the Prophet (pbuh).

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Sahlah daughter of Suhayl had a

prolonged flow of blood. She came to the Prophet (pbuh). He commanded
her to take a bath for every prayer. When it became hard for her, he
commanded her to combine the noon and afternoon prayers with one bath
and the sunset and night prayer with one bath, and to take a bath
(separately) for the dawn prayer.

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Narated By Grandfather of Adi ibn Thabit : The Prophet (pbuh) said

about the woman having a prolonged flow of blood: She should abandon
prayer during her menstrual period: then she should take a bath and
pray. She should perform ablution for every prayer.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Fatimah daughter of AbuHubaysh came

to the Prophet (pbuh) and narrated what happened with her. He said:
Then take a bath and then perform ablution for every prayer and pray.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The woman who has a prolonged flow of
blood should wash herself every day when her menstrual period is over
and take a woollen cloth greased with fat or oil (to tie over the
private parts).

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Narated By Umm Habibah daughter of Jahsh : Ikrimah said: Umm Habibah

daughter of Jahsh had a prolonged flow of blood. The Prophet (pbuh)
commanded her to refrain (from prayer) during her menstrual period;
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then she should wash and pray, if she sees anything (which renders
ablution void) she should perform ablution and pray.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : The woman having bleeding

after delivery (puerperal haemorrhage) would refrain (from prayer) for
forty days or forty nights; and we would anoint our faces with an
aromatic herb called wars to remove dark spots.

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Narated By Woman of Banu Ghifar : Umayyah, daughter of AbusSalt, quoted

a certain woman of Banu Ghifar, whose name was mentioned to me, as
saying: The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) made me ride behind him on the rear
of the camel saddle. By Allah, the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) got down in
the morning. He made his camel kneel down and I came down from the back
of his saddle. There was a mark of blood on it (saddle) and that was
the first menstruation that I had. I stuck to the camel and felt
ashamed.
When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) saw what had happened to me and saw
the blood, he said: Perhaps you are menstruating.
I said: Yes. He then said: Set yourself right (i.e. tie some cloth to
prevent bleeding), then take a vessel of water and put some salt in it,
and then wash the blood from the back of the saddle, and then return to
your mount. When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) conquered Khaybar, he gave
us a portion of the booty. Whenever the woman became purified from her
menses, she would put salt in water. And when she died, she left a will
to put salt in the water for washing her (after death).

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) sent

Usayd ibn Hudayr and some people with him to search the necklace lost
by 'Aisha. The time of prayer came and they prayed without ablution.
When they returned to the Prophet (pbuh) and related the fact to him,
the verse concerning tayammum was revealed.
Ibn Nufayl added: Usayd said to her: May Allah have mercy upon you!
Never has there been an occasion when you were beset with an unpleasant
matter but Allah made the Muslims and you come out of that.
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Narated By Ammar ibn Yasir : They (the Companions of the Prophet) wiped
with pure earth (their hands and face) to offer the dawn prayer in the
company of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). They struck the ground with
their palms and wiped their faces once. Then they repeated and struck
the ground with their palms once again and wiped their arms completely
up to the shoulders and up to the armpits with the inner side of their
hands.

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Narated By Ammar ibn Yasir : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) encamped at

Ulat al-Jaysh and 'Aisha was in his company. Her necklace of onyx of
Zifar was broken (and fell somewhere). The people were detained to make
a search for that necklace until the dawn broke. There was no water
with the people, therefore Abu Bakr became angry with her and said: You
detained the people and they have no water with them.
Thereupon Allah, the Exalted, sent down revelation about it to His

Apostle (pbuh) granting concession to purify themselves with pure
earth. Then the Muslims stood up with the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and
struck the ground with their hands and then they raised their hands,
and did not take any earth (in their hands). Then they wiped with them
their faces and hands up to the shoulders, and from their palms up to
the armpits.

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Narated By Amr ibn al-'As : I had a sexual dream on a cold night in the
battle of Dhat as-Salasil. I was afraid, if I washed I would die. I,
therefore, performed tayammum and led my companions in the dawn prayer.
They mentioned that to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He said: Amr, you
led your companions is prayer while you were sexually defiled? I
informed him of the cause which impeded me from washing. And I said: I
heard Allah say: "Do not kill yourself, verily Allah is merciful to
you." The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) laughed and did not say anything.
Abu Dawud said: 'Abd al-Rahman b. Jubair is an Egyptian and a freed

slave of Kharijah b. Hudhafah. He is not Jubair b. Nufair.

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Narated By Abu Qais, the freed slave of 'Amr b. Al-'As : 'Amr b. al-'As
was in a battle. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. He then
said: He washed his armpits and other joints where dirt was found, and
he performed ablution like that for prayer. Then he led them in prayer.
He then narrated the tradition in a simmilar way but did not make a
mention pf tayammum.
Abu Dawud said: This incident has also been narrated by al-Awaza'i on
the authority of Hassan b. 'Atiyyah. This version has the words: then
he performed tayammaum.

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Narated By Jabir : We set out on a journey. One of our people was hurt
by a stone, that injured his head. He then had a sexual dream. He asked
his fellow travellers: Do you find concession for me to perform
tayammum? They said: We do not find any concession for you while you
can use water. He took a bath and died. When we came o the Prophet
(pbuh), the incident was reported to him. He said: They killed him, may
Allah kill them! Could they not ask when they did not know? The cure of
ignorance is inquiry. It was enough for him to perform tayammum and to
pour some drops of water or to bind a bandage over the wound (the
narrator Musa was doubtful); then he should have wiped over it and
washed the rest of his body.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : A man was injured during the lifetime
of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh); he then had a sexual dream, and he was
advised to wash and he washed himself. Consequently he died. When this
was reported to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) he said: They killed him;
may Allah kill them! Is not inquiry the cure of ignorance?

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-khudri : Two persons set out on a journey.

Meanwhile the time of prayer came and they had no water. They performed
tayammum with clean earth and prayed. Later on they found water withen
the time of prayer. One of them repeated the prayer and ablution but
the other did not repeat. Then they came to the Apostle of Allah (pbuh)
and related the matter to him. Addressing himself to the one who did
not repeat, he said: You followed the sunnah (model behaviour of the
Prophet) and your (first) prayer was enough for you. He said to the one
who performed the ablution and repeated: For you there is double reward.
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Abu Dawud said: Besides Ibn Nafi' this is transmitted by al-Laith from
'Umairah b. Abi Najiyyah from Bakr b. Sawdah on the authority of 'Ata'
b. Yasar from the Prophet (pbuh).
Abu Dawud said: The mention of (the name of Companion) Abu Sa'id in
this tradition is not guarded. This is a mursal tradition (i.e. the
Successor 'Ata' b. Yasar directly narrates it from the Prophet, leaving
the name of the Companions in the chain).

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Narated By 'Ata' b. Yasir : Two persons from the Companions of the

Apostle of Allah (pbuh); he then narrated the rest of the tradition to
the same effect.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : While 'Umar al-Kahttab was making a speech on

Friday (in the mosque), a man came in. 'Umar said: Are you detained
from prayer? The man said: As soon as I heard the call of prayer, I
performed ablution. Then 'Umar said: Only ablution? Did you not hear
the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) say: When any one of you comes for Friday
(prayer) he should take a bath.

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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said:

Taking a bath on Friday is necessary for every adult.

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Narated By Hafsah, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) said: It is

necessary for every adult (person) to go for (saying) Friday (prayer),
and for everyone who goes for Friday (prayer) washing is necessary.
Abu Dawud said: If one takes a bath after sunrise, even though he
washes because of seminal emission, that would be enough for him for
his washing on Friday.
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Narated By Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah
(pbuh) said: If anyone takes a bath on Friday, puts on his best
clothes, applies a touch of perfume if he has any, then goes to the
congregational prayer (in the mosque), and takes care not to step over
people, then prays what Allah has prescribed for him, then keeps silent
for the time his Imam comes out until he finishes his prayer, it would
atone for his sins during the previous week.
Abu Hurairah said: (It would atone for his sins) for three days more.
He further said: One is rewarded ten times for doing good work.
Abu Dawud said: The version narrated by Muhammad b. Salamah is perfect,

and Hammad did not make a mention of the statement of Abu Hurairah.

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Narated By 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Sa'id al-Khudri from his father : The
Prophet (pbuh) said: Washing and the use of tooth-stick are necessary
for every adult (person) on Friday; and everyone should apply perfume
whatever one has. The narrator Bukhair did not make a mention of 'Abd
al-Rahman; and about perfume he said that even it might be of the kind
used by women.

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Narated By Aws ibn Aws ath-Thaqafi : I heard the Apostle of Allah

(pbuh) say: If anyone makes (his wife) wash and he washes himself on
Friday, goes out early (for Friday prayer), attends the sermon from the
beginning, walking, not riding, takes his seat near the imam, listens
attentively, and does not indulge in idle talk, he will get the reward
of a year's fasting and praying at night for every step he takes.

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Narated By Aws al-Taqafi : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: If anyone

washes his head on Friday and washes himself; and he narrated the rest
of tradition as above.

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Narated By 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr b. al-'As : The Prophet (pbuh) said:

Whosoever washes himself on Friday and applies the perfume of his wife
if she has one, and wears good clothes and does not step over the necks
of people (in the mosque to sit in the front row) and does not indulge
in idle talk during the sermon, that will atone (for his sins) between
the two Fridays. But he who indulges in idle talk and steps over the
necks of the people (in the mosque), that Friday will be for him like
the noon prayer.

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Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : The Prophet (pbuh) would take a

bath because of sexual defilement on Friday, after opening a vein and
after washing a dead body.

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Narated By Makhul : Makhul was asked about the meaning of the words
ghassala and ightasala (that occurs in tradition 345) and he said: one
should wash one's head and body well (and not that one should make
one's wife wash).

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Narated By Sa'id b. 'Abd Al-Aziz : Explaining the meaning of the words

ghassala and ightasala (that occurs in tradition 345) Sa'id (b. 'Abd
Al-Aziz) said: One should wash one's head and body well (and not that
one should make one's wife wash).

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: Whosoever

takes a bath due to sexual defilement on Friday and goes out (for
Friday prayer), is treated like one who offered camel as sacrifice; he
who goes out in the second instance as one who offers a cow; he who
goes out in the third instance is treated as one who offers a horned
cow; he who goes out in the fourth instance is treated as one who
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offers a hen; he who goes out in the fifth instance is treated as one
who offers an egg. When the Imm comes out (for sermon), the angels too
attend to listen to the sermon.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The people (mostly) were workers and they would
come for Friday prayer in the same condition, so it was said to them:
Would to Allah that you wash yourself.

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Narated By 'Amr b. Abi 'Amr and 'Ikrimah : Some people of iraq came and
said: Ibn 'Abbas, do you regard taking a bath on Friday as obligatory?
He said: No, it is only a means of cleanliness, and it is better for
one who washes oneself. Anyone who does not take a bath, it is not
essential for him. I inform you how the bath (on Friday) commenced. The
people were poor and used to wear woollen clothes, and would carry
loads on their backs. Their mosque was small and its roof was lowered
down. It was a sort of trelis of vine. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) once
came out on a hot day and the people perspired profusely in woollen
clothes so much so that the foul smell emitted from them and it caused
trouble to each other. When the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) found that foul
smell, he said: O people, when this day (Friday) comes, you should take
a bath and everyone of you should anoint the best oil and perfume one
has. Ibn 'Abbas then said: Then Allah, the Exalted, provided wealth (to
the people) and they wore clothes other than the woollen, and were
spared from work, and their mosque became vast. The foul smell that
caused trouble to them became non-existent.

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Narated By Samurah : If any one of you performs ablution (on Friday)

that is all right; and if any of you takes a bath, that is better.

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Narated By Qays ibn Asim : I came to the Prophet (pbuh) with the
intention of embracing Islam. He commanded me to take a bath with water
(boiled with) the leaves of the lote-tree.
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Narated By N/A : Uthaim b. Kulaib from his father (Kuthair) on the

authority of his grandfather (Kulaib) that he came to the Prophet
(pbuh): I have embraced Islam. The Prophet (pbuh) said to him: Remove
from yourself the hair that grew during the period of unbelief, saying
"shave them".
He further says that another person (other than the grandfather of

'Uthaim) reported to him that the Prophet (pbuh) said to another person
who accompanied him: Remove from yourself the hair that grew during the
period of unbeleif and get yourself circumcised.

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Narated By Mu'adhah : 'Aisha was asked about (washing) the clothes of

menstruating woman smeared with blood. She said: She should wash it; in
case the mark is not removed she should change it by applying some
yellow colour. I had three menstruations together while I lived with
the Apostle of Allah (pbuh), but I did not wash my clothes.

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Narated By 'Aisha : Each of us (wives of Prophet) had only one clothe

in which she would menstruate. Whenever it was smeared with blood, she
would moisten it with her saliva and scratch it with the saliva.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : Bakkar ibn Yahya said that his
grandmother narrated to him: I entered upon Umm Salamah. A woman from
the Quraysh asked her about praying with the clothes which a woman wore
while she menstruated.
Umm Salamah said: We would menstruate in the lifetime of the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh). Then each one of us refrained (from prayer) during
menstrual period. When she was purified, she would look at the clothe
in which she menstruated. If it were smeared with blood, we would wash
it and pray with it; if there were nothing in it, we would leave it and
that would not prevent us from praying with it (the same clothe).
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As regards the woman who had plaited hair - sometimes each of us had
plaited hair - when she washed, she would not undo the hair. She would
instead pour three handfuls of water upon her head. When she felt
moisture in the roots of her hair, she would rub them. Then she would
pour water upon her whole body.

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Narated By Asma, daughter of Abu Bakr : I heard a woman asking the

Apostle of Allah (pbuh): What should any of us do with her clothe (in
which she menstruated) when she becomes purified? Can she pray in that
(clothe)? He said: She should see; if she finds blood in it, she should
scratch it with some water and (in case of doubt) sprinkle upon it
(some water) and pray so long as she does not find (any blood).

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Narated By Asma, daughter of Abu Bakr : A woman asked the Apostle of

Allah (pbuh): Apostle of Allah, what do you think if the clothe of any
of us is smeared with the blood of menstruation; what should she do? He
said: If (the clothe of) any of you is smeared with the blood of
menstruation, she should scratch it; then she should sprinkle water
upon it and then she may pray.

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Narated By N/A : This tradition has been transmitted by Hisham through

a different chain of narrators to the same effect: Rub it off (with a
stone), then scratch it (with finger) by pouring water, then sprinkle
water upon it.

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Narated By Umm Qays daughter of Mihsan : I asked the Prophet (pbuh)

about the blood of menstruation on the clothe. He said: Erase it off
with a piece of wood and then wash it away with water and the leaves of
the lote-tree.

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Narated By 'Aisha : One of us would have a shirt in which she would

menstruate and in it she became sexually defiled. Then if she ever saw
any drop of blood in it, she would rub it off by applying her saliva.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : Khawlah, daughter of Yasar came to the

Prophet (pbuh) and said: Apostle of Allah, I have only one clothe and I
menstruate in it, how should I do? He said: When you are purified, wash
it and pray in it. She asked: If the blood is not removed, (then what)?
He said: It is enough for you to wash the blood, its mark will not do
any harm to you.

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Narated By Umm Habibah : Mu'awiyah ibn AbuSufyan asked his sister Umm
Habibah, the wife of the Prophet (pbuh): Would the apostle of Allah
(pbuh) pray in the clothe in which he had an intercourse? She said:
Yes, when he would not see any impurity in it.

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not pray in our wrappers or in our quilts.
Ubaydullah said: My father (Mu'adh) doubted this.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Prophet (pbuh) would not pray in our quilts.
Hammad said: I heard Sa'id b. Abi Sadaqah say: I asked Muhammad (b.
Sarin) about it. He did not narrate it to me, but said: I heard it a
long time ago and I do not know from whom I heard it. I do not know
whether I heard it from a trustworthy person or not. Make an inquiry
about it.

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Narated By Maimunah : The Prophet (pbuh) prayed on a sheet of cloth

partly put on by one of his wives who was menstruating. He was praying
while (a part of) it was upon him.

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Narated By 'Aisha : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) would pray at night

while I lay by his side during my menstrual period. A sheet of clothe
would be partly on me and partly on him.

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Narated By N/A : Hammam b. al-Harith reported, he had a sexual dream

when he was staying with 'Aisha. The slave-girl of 'Aisha saw him when
he was washing the mak of defilement, or he was washing his clothe. She
informed 'Aisha who said: He witnessed me rubbing off the semen from
the clothe of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh).
Abu Dawud said: Al-A'mash narrated it as narrated by al-Hakam.

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Narated By 'Aisha : I used to rub off the semen from the clothe of the
Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He then would pray in it.
Abu Dawud said: Mughairah, Abu Ma'shar and wasil also narrated it to
the same effect.

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Narated By Sulaiman b. Yasar : I heard 'Aisha say that she would wash
semen from the clothe of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). She added: Then I
would see a mark or marks (after washing).

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Narated By N/A : Umm Qais, daughter of Mihsan reported that she came to
the Prophet (pbuh) with her little son who had not attained the age of
eating food. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) seated him in his lap, and he
urinated on his clothe. He sent for water and sprayed it (over his
clothe) and did not wash it.

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Narated By Lubabah daughter of al-Harith : Al-Husayn ibn Ali was

(sitting) in the lap of the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He passed water on
him. I said: Put on (another) clothe, and give me your wrapper to wash.
He said: The urine of a female child should be washed (thoroughly) and
the urine of a male child should be sprinkled over.

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Narated By Abu al-Samh : I used to serve the Prophet (pbuh). Whenever

he intended to wash himself, he would say: Turn your back towards me,
So I would turn my back and hide him. (Once) Hasan or Husayn (may Allah
be pleased with them) was brought to him and he passed water on his
chest. I came to wash it. He said: It is only the urine of a female
which should be washed; the urine of a male should be sprinkled over.

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Narated By Ali ibn Abu Talib : The urine of a female (child) should be
washed and the urine of a male (child) should be sprinkled over until
the age of eating.

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Narated By Ali b. Abi Talib : The Prophet (pbuh) said: He narrated the
tradition to the same effect, but he did not mention the words "until
the age of eating." This version adds: Qatadah said: This is valid
until the time they do not eat food; when they begin to eat, their
urine should be washed.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : Al-Hasan reported on the

authority of his mother that she was Umm Salamah pouring water on the
urine of the male child until the age when he did not eat food. When he
began to eat food, she would wash (his urine). And she would wash the
urine of the female child.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : A bedouin entered the mosque while the

Apostle of Allah (pbuh) was sitting. He offered two rak'ahs of prayer,
according to the version of Ibn 'Abdah. He then said: O Allah, have
mercy on me and on Muhammad and do not have mercy on anyone along with
us. The Prophet (pbuh) said: You have narrowed down (a thing) that was
broader. After a short while he passed water in a corner of the mosque.
The people rushed towards him. The Prophet (pbuh) prevented them and
said: You have been sent to facilitate and not create difficulties.
Pour a bucket of water upon it.

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Narated By Abdullah ibn Ma'qil ibn Muqarrin : A bedouin prayed with the
Prophet (pbuh). He then narrated the tradition (No 0380) about
urinating of that bedouin. This version adds: The Prophet (pbuh) said:
Remove the earth where he urinated and throw it away and pour water
upon the place.

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Chapter : The earth is pure when it becomes dry.
Narated By Ibn 'Umar : I used to sleep in the mosque in the lifetime of

the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) when I was young and a bachelor. The dogs
would urinate and frequently visit the mosque, and no one would
sprinkle water over it.

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Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin : The slave-mother of Ibrahim

ibn AbdurRahman ibn Awf asked Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet
(pbuh): I am a woman having a long border of clothe and I walk in
filthy place; (then what should I do?). Umm Salamah replied: The
Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: What comes after it cleanses
it.

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Narated By A woman of the Banu Abdul Ashhal : She reported: I said

Apostle of Allah, our road to the mosque has an unpleasant stench; what
should we do when it is raining? He asked: Is there not a cleaner part
after the filthy part of the road? She replied: Why not (there is one)!
He said: It makes up for the other.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah(pbuh) said: When any of

you treads with his sandal upon an unclean place, the earth will render
it purified.

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Narated By Abu Hurairah : Abu Hurairah reported a tradition to the same

effect from the Apostle of Allah (pbuh): When any of you treads with
his shoes upon something unclean, they will be purified with the earth.

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Narated By N/A : 'Aisha reported a similar tradition from the Apostle

of Allah (pbuh):

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Chapter : On repeating prayer offered in an impure garment.
Narated By Umm Jahdar al-'Amiriyyah : Umm Jahdar al-'Amiriyyah asked

'Aisha about the blood of menses which drops on the clothe. She
replied: I was (lying) with the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) and we has our
garment over us, and we had put a blanket over it. When the day broke,
the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) took the blanket, wore it and went out and
offered the dawn prayer. He then sat in the mosque among the people. A
man said: Apostle of Allah, this is a spot of blood. The Apostle of
Allah (pbuh) caught hold of it from around and sent it to me folded in
the hand of a slave and said: Wash it and dry it and then send it to
me. I sent for my vessel and washed it; I then dried it and returned it
to him. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) came at noon while he had blanket
over him.

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Narated By Abu Nadrah : The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) spat on his clothe
and scrubbed with a part of it.

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Narated By N/A : A similar tradition has been reported by Anas from the
Prophet (pbuh) through a different chain of narrators.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah.
Book 2. Ablution (Wudu').
Volume 001 : Purification and Prayer. Fiqh 1.025.

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Section : Ablution means to wash one's face, hands, arms, head and feet
with water..
Ablution means to wash one's face, hands, arms, head and feet with
water.
Volume 001 : Purification and Prayer. Fiqh 1.025A.

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Section : Part of Islamic law.
This is proven from the three major sources of Islamic law:
1. The Qur'an. Says Allah in the Qur'an, "O you who believe, when you
rise for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows and
lightly rub your heads and (wash) your feet up to the ankles (al-
Mai'dah 6).
2. The Sunnah. Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said,
"Allah does not accept the prayer of one who nullified his ablution
until he performs it again." (Related by al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud
and at-Tirmizhi.)
3. The Consensus. There is a consensus of scholarly opinion that

ablution is part of Islamic law. Therefore, it is a recognized fact of
the religion.
Volume 001 : Purification and Prayer. Fiqh 1.025B.

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Section : Its virtues.
Many hadith state the virtues of ablution. We shall mention just a few:
1. 'Abdullah ibn as-Sunnabiji stated that the Messenger of Allah said,

"When a slave makes ablution and rinses his mouth, his wrong deeds fall
from it. As he rinses his nose, his wrong deeds fall from it. When he
washes his face, his wrong deeds fall from it until they fall from
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beneath his eyelashes. When he washes his hands, his wrong deeds fall
from them until they fall from beneath his fingernails. When he wipes
his head, his wrong deeds fall from it until they fall from his ears.
When he washes his feet, his wrong deeds fall from them until they fall
from beneath his toenails. Then his walking to the mosque and his
prayer give him extra reward." (Related by Malik, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah
and al-Hakim.)
2. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "If good

characteristics exist in a person, Allah makes all of his acts good. If
a person purifies himself for prayer, he expiates all of his sins and
his prayer is considered an extra reward for him." (Related by Abu
Ya'la, al-Bazzar and at-Tabarani in al-Ausat.)
3. Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "'Shall I

inform you (of an act) by which Allah erases sins and raises degrees?"
They said, "Certainly, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Perfecting the
ablution under difficult circumstances, taking many steps to the
mosque, and waiting for the (next) prayer after the (last) prayer has
been performed. That is ribat. (Related by Malik, Muslim, at-Tirmizhi
and an-Nasa'i.)
4. Abu Hurairah also reported that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be
peace, passed by a grave site and said, "Peace be upon you, O home of
believing people. Allah willing, we shall meet you soon, although I
wish I could see my brothers." They asked, "Are we not your brothers, O
Messenger of Allah?" He said, "You are my companions. My brothers are
the ones who will come after (us)." They said, "How will you know the
people of our nation who will come after you, O Messenger of Allah?" He
said, "If a man has a group of horses with white forelocks amidst a
group of horses with black forelocks, will he recognize his horses?"
They said, "Certainly, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "They (my
brothers) will come with white streaks from their ablutions, and I will
receive them at my cistern. But there will be some who will be driven
away from my cistern as a stray camel is driven away. I will call them
to come. It will be said, 'They changed matters after you,' then I will
say, 'Be off, be off."' (Related by Muslim.)

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Section : The obligatory parts of the ablution.
Ablution has certain components which, if not fulfilled according to

the correct Islamic procedures, make one's ablution void.

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Section : Intention.
This is the desire to do the action and to please Allah by following

His command. It is purely an act of the heart, for the tongue (verbal
pronouncement, and so on) has nothing to do with it. To pronounce it is
not part of the Islamic law. That the intention is obligatory is shown
in the following: 'Umar related that the Prophet, upon whom be peace,
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said, "Every action is based on the intention (behind it), and everyone
shall have what he intended..." (Related by "the group.")

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Section : Washing the face.
This involves "pouring" or "running" water from the top of the forehead
to the bottom of the jaws, and from one ear to the other.
Volume 001 : Purification and Prayer. Fiqh 1.027C.

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Section : Washing the arms to the elbow.
The elbows must be washed, for the Prophet, upon whom be peace, did so.
Volume 001 : Purification and Prayer. Fiqh 1.027D.

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Section : Wiping the head.
This means to wipe one's head with his hand. It is not sufficient just
to place the hand on the head or to touch the head with a wet finger.
The apparent meaning of the Qur'anic words, "...and wipe over your
heads..." does not imply that all of the head needs to be wiped. It has
been recorded that the Prophet used to wipe his head three different
ways:
1. Wiping all of his head. 'Abdullah ibn Zaid reported that the
Prophet, upon whom be peace, wiped his entire head with his hands. He
started with the front of his head, then moved to the back, and then
returned his hands to the front. (Related by "the group.").
2. Wiping over the turban only. Said 'Amru ibn Umayyah, "I saw the
Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, wipe over his turban and
shoes." (Related by Ahmad, al-Bukhari and Ibn Majah). Bilal reported
that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "Wipe over your shoes and
head covering." (Related by Ahmad.) 'Umar once said, "May Allah not
purify the one who does not consider wiping over the turban to be
purifying." Many hadith have been related on this topic by al-Bukhari,
Muslim and others. Most of the scholars agree with them.
Wiping over the front portion of the scalp and the turban
Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah said that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be
peace, made ablution and wiped over the front portion of his scalp, his
turban and his socks. (Related by Muslim.) There is, however, no strong
hadith that he wiped over part of his head, even though al-Ma'idah:
apparently implies it. It is also not sufficient just to wipe over
locks of hair that proceed from the head or along the sides of the head.

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Section : Washing the feet and the heels.
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This has been confirmed in mutawatir (continuous) reports from the

Prophet, upon whom be peace, concerning his actions and statements. Ibn
'Umar said, "The Prophet lagged behind us in one of our travels. He
caught up with us after we had delayed the afternoon prayer. We started
to make ablution and were wiping over our feet, when the Prophet said,
'Woe to the heels, save them from the Hell-fire,' repeating it two or
three times." (Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
Needless to say, the preceding obligations are the ones that Allah has
mentioned in (al-Ma'idah 6).

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Section : Following the prescribed sequence.
Allah mentioned the obligations in a specific order. He also

differentiated the legs from the hands--though both of them have to be
washed--from the head, which only needs to be wiped. The polytheists of
Arabia would not differentiate items unless there was some benefit in
doing so. The way Allah structured the ablution made it easier for them
to comprehend it. Al-Ma'idah 6 explains what is obligatory and it falls
under the generality of the Prophet's statement, "Begin with what Allah
began with." The Prophet used to follow that sequence as one of
ablution's principles. There is no such report that the Prophet, upon
whom be peace, ever departed from that sequence. Ablution is part of
worship, and in matters of worship there is no room for anything except
doing what has been commanded.

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Section : .
This section deals with those acts connected with the ablution, but
which are not obligatory, as the Prophet, upon whom be peace, did not
rigorously stick to them or censure anyone for not doing them. They are
as follows:

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Section : Mentioning the name of Allah at the beginning.
There are some weak hadith that mention this act, and all of the chains
of these hadith point to the fact that there is some basis for this
act. In any case, it is a good act in and of itself and, in general, it
is part of the Islamic law.

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Section : Dental Hygiene.
This involves using a stick or similar object to clean one's teeth. The
best type to use is that of the arak tree found in the Hejaz. Such a
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practice strengthens the gums, prevents tooth disease, helps digestion

and facilitates the flow of urine. This sunnah is fulfilled by using
any object which removes yellow stains on the teeth and cleans the
mouth, such as a toothbrush, and so on. Abu Hurairah reported that the
Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "Were it not to be a hardship on my
community, I would have ordered them to use a toothbrush for every
ablution." (Related by Malik, ash-Shaf'i, al-Baihaqi and al-Hakim.)
'Aishah reported that the Prophet said, "The toothbrush purifies the
mouth and is pleasing to the Lord." (Related by Ahmad, an-Nasa'i and
at-Tirmizhi.)
Using a toothbrush is liked at any time, but there are five times in
which it is especially liked:
1. ablution,
2. prayer,
3. reading the Qur'an,
4. rising from sleep, and
5. when the taste in one's mouth has changed. Fasting and non-fasting
people may use it at the beginning, the end, or at any other time
during the day. 'Amr ibn Rabi'ah said, "I have seen the Messenger of
Allah, upon whom be peace, on countless occasions using a toothbrush
while fasting." (Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and at-Tirmizhi.)
When one uses a toothbrush, it is sunnah to clean it afterwards. Said

'Aishah, "When the Prophet, upon whom be peace, used his toothbrush, he
would give it to me. I would wash it, use it, wash it again and give it
back to him." (Related by Abu Dawud and alBaihaqi.)
It is part of the sunnah that one who has no teeth may use his fingers
to clean his mouth. Asked 'Aishah, "O Messenger of Allah, how should a
toothless person cleanse his mouth?" "By putting his fingers into his
mouth," he replied. (Related by at-Tabarani.)

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Section : Washing the hands three times at the beginning.
This is based on the hadith of Aus ibn Aus al-Thaqafi who said, "I saw
the Messenger of Allah make ablution, and he washed his hands three
times." (Related by Ahmad and an-Nasa'i.) Abu Hurairah reported that
the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "When one of you rises from his
sleep, he should not put his hand into a pot until he has washed it
three times, for he does not know where his hand was (while he slept)."
(Related by "the group", al-Bukhari did not mention the number of
times.)

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Section : Rinsing the mouth three times.
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Laqit ibn Sabrah reported that the Prophet said, "When one performs
ablution, he should rinse his mouth." (Related by Abu Dawud and al-
Baihaqi.)

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Section : Sniffing up and blowing out water three times.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "When
one of you performs ablution, he should sniff water up his nostrils and
then blow it out." (Related by al-Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Dawud.)
The sunnah is to put the water into the nostrils with the right hand
and blow it out with the left. 'Ali once called for water for ablution,
rinsed his mouth, sniffed up water into his nostrils and blew it out
with his left hand. He did that three times and then said, "That is how
the Prophet, upon whom be peace, would purify himself." (Related by
Ahmad and an-Nasa'i.)
This sunnah is fulfilled by putting water into the mouth and nostrils
in any way. The practice of the Prophet was to do both acts at the same
time. 'Abdullah ibn Zaid said, "The Prophet would rinse his mouth and
nose with just one hand (at one time, together). He did that three
times." In one narration it says, "He would rinse his mouth and nose
with three scoops of water." (Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.) It is
also sunnah to be plentiful (with water) while performing this sunnah,
except if one is fasting. Laqit asked the Prophet, "Inform me about
your ablution." He replied, "Complete and perfect the ablution and (put
water) between your fingers. Use lots of water while sniffing it up
your nostrils, unless you are fasting." (Related by "the five." At-
Tirmizhi said it is sahih.)

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Section : Running one's fingers through his beard.
'Aishah reported that the Messenger of Allah would run his fingers
through his beard. (Related by Ibn Majah and at-Tirmizhi, who
classified it as sahih.)
Anas said that when the Messenger of Allah performed ablution, he would
take a handful of water and put it under his jaws and pass it through
his beard. He said, "This is what my Lord, Allah, ordered me to do."
(Related by Abu Dawud, al-Baihaqi and al-Hakim.)

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Section : Running water through one's fingers and toes.
Ibn 'Abbas said that when the Messenger of Allah performed ablution, he
would run his fingers through his fingers and toes. (Related by "the
five," except Ahmad.) It is also related that it is preferable to
remove jewellery, for example, rings, bracelets, and so on, while
performing ablution. Even though these reports are not accepted as
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fully authentic, one must follow them, for they fall under the general
category of completing and perfecting the ablution.

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Section : Repeating each washing three times.
This is a sunnah that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, almost always
followed. If he acted otherwise, it was just to show that the other
acts are permissible. 'Amr ibn Shu'aib related on the authority of his
father from his grandfather who said: "A bedouin came to the Messenger
of Allah, upon whom be peace, and asked him about the ablution. He
showed him how to wash each part three times and said, 'This is the
ablution. Whoever does more than that has done wrong, transgressed and
committed evil." (Related by Ahmad, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.) 'Uthman
also reported that the Messenger of Allah would repeat each washing
three times. (Related by Ahmad, Muslim and at-Tirmizhi.) It is also
proven that he performed each washing only once or twice. According to
most of the reports, he wiped his head only once.

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Section : Beginning each action with the right side.
Said 'Aishah, "The Messenger of Allah loved to begin with his right
side while putting on his shoes, straightening his hair and cleaning
(or purifying) himself." (Related by al-Bukhari and Musilm.) Abu
Hurairah reported that the Prophet said, "When you clothe or wash
yourself, begin with your right side." (Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud,
at-Tirmizhi, and an-Nasa'i.)

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Section : Rubbing the limbs with water.
This means to rub the hands over the bodily parts with water. 'Abdullah
ibn Zaid reported that the Messenger of Allah was brought a pot of
water which he used to perform ablution, and then rubbed his arms.
(Related by Ibn Khuzaimah.) He also related that the Messenger of Allah
performed ablution, then rubbed his limbs. (Related by Abu Dawud at-
Tayalisi, Ahmad, Ibn Hibban and Abu Ya'la.)

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Section : Close sequence.
Each bodily part must be washed right after the other in the prescribed
sequence (without separating the washing of the different parts of acts
not related to the ablution). This is the customary practice of the
early and later generations of Muslims.

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Section : Wiping the ears.
The sunnah is to wipe the interior of the ears with the index fingers
and the exterior portions with the thumbs. The water used to wipe the
head is also used for the ears, as the ears are part of the head. Al-
Miqdam ibn Ma'd Yakrih reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace,
wiped his head and his ears, the interior and exterior, while making
ablution. He also put his finger inside his ear. (Related by Abu Dawud
and at-Tahawi.)
While describing the ablution of the Prophet, upon whom be peace, Ibn
'Umar said, "He wiped his head and ears with one wipe." (Related by
Ahmad and Abu Dawud.) In one narration it states, "He wiped the inner
portion of his ears with his index finger, and the outer portion with
his thumb."

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Section : Elongating the streaks of light.
This refers to washing the complete forehead, a practice which is more

than what is obligatory in washing the face, and will increase the
streak of light (on the Day of Judgement). It also refers to washing
above the elbows and ankles. Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger
of Allah said, "My nation will come with bright streaks of light from
the traces of ablution." Abu Hurairah then said, "If one can lengthen
his streak of light, he should do so." (Related by Ahmad, al-Bukhari
and Muslim.) Abu Zar'ah related that when Abu Hurairah made ablution,
he washed his arms above his elbows and his feet up to his calves. He
was asked, "Why do you do this?" He said, "This is the extent of the
embellishment." (Related by Ahmad.) According to al-Bukhari and Muslim,
its chain is sahih.
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Section : Economizing the use of water, even if one is in front of the
sea.
Anas said, "The Prophet, upon whom be peace, used to perform ghusl (the
complete bathing) with a sa'a of water (1.616 cm) 3 to 5 madd (each 4
madd equals one sa'a). He also used to make ablution with one madd (404
cm) of water." (Related by al-Bukhari and Musim.) 'Ubaidullah ibn Abu
Yazid narrated that a man asked Ibn 'Abbas, "How much water is
sufficient for ghusl?" He answered, "One madd." "And how much is
sufficient for ghusl?" He said, "One sa'a." The man said, "That is not
sufficient for me." "Ibn 'Abbas said, "No? It was sufficient for one
better than you, the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace." (Related
by Ahmad, al-Bazaar and at-Tabarani in al-Kabeer. Its narrators are
trustworthy.) 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah
passed by Sa'd while he was performing ablution and said, "What is this
extravagance, Sa'd?" He said, "Is there extravagance in the use of
water?" He said, "Yes, even if you are at a flowing river." (Related
by Ahmad and Ibn Majah with a weak chain.)
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Extravagance is to use water without any benefit, like washing the

parts more than three times. Ibn Shu'aib's hadith, quoted earlier,
illustrates the point in question. 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal narrated
that he heard the Prophet say, "There will be people from my nation who
will transgress in making supplications and in purifying themselves."
(Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i.)
Says al-Bukhari, "The scholars do not like one to use water beyond what
the Prophet, upon whom be peace, used for ablution.

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Section : Supplication while performing ablution.
There is nothing confirmed from the Prophet, upon whom be peace,

regarding supplications during ablution save the hadith of Abu Musa al-
Ash'ari who said, "I came to the Messenger of Allah with water. While
he was performing ablution, I heard him supplicate, 'O Allah, forgive
my sins. Make my residence spacious for me and bless me in my
provisions.' I said, 'O Prophet of Allah, I heard you supplicating such
and such.' He said, 'Did I leave anything out?" (Related by an-Nasa'i
and Ibn as-Sunni with a sahih chain.) An-Nawawi includes this event
under the chapter, What is to be said after one completes the ablution,
and Ibn as-Sunni has it under, What is to be said when one is in the
state of ablution.
An-Nawawi holds that both meanings may be implied from the hadith.

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Section : Supplication after ablution.
'Umar reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "If one
completes (and perfects) the ablution and then says, 'I testify that
there is no god except Allah, the One Who has no partner, and that
Muhammad is His slave and Messenger," the eight gates of paradise will
be opened for him and he may enter any of them that he wishes."
(Related by Muslim.)
Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri reported that the Prophet said, "Whoever makes
ablution and says, 'Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and the praise be to
Thee. I bear witness that there is no god except You. I beg Your
forgiveness and I repent unto you,' will have it written for him, and
placed on a tablet which will not be broken until the Day of
Resurrection. This hadith is related by at-Tabarani in al-Ausat. Its
narrators are of the sahih. An-Nasa'i has it with the wording. "It will
be stamped with a seal, placed below the throne, and it will not be
broken until the Day of Resurrection." The correct statement is that it
is mauqoof.
As for the supplication, "Allah, cause me to be from among the

repentant, and cause me to be from among the pure," it has been
narrated by at-Tirmizhi who said, "Its chain is muzhtarib and there is
nothing authentic concerning this (supplication)."
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Section : Praying two rak'ah after ablution.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace,
said to Bilal, "O Bilal, tell me what good deed you have done in Islam
that I hear the sound of your footsteps in Paradise?" Bilal said, "That
after I purify myself during the day or night, I pray with that
purification as much as Allah has destined for me." (Related by al-
Bukhari and Muslim.) 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamr related that the Messenger of
Allah, upon whom be peace, said, "If one performs and perfects his
ablution and prays two rak'ah with his heart and face (completely on
his prayer), Paradise becomes his." (Related by Muslim, Abu Dawud, Ibn
Majah and Ibn Khuzaimah in his Sahih.) Khumran, the client of 'Uthman,
added, "I saw 'Uthman call for water for ablution, pour it from the pot
onto his right hand and wash it three times. He then put his right hand
into the container, rinsed his mouth and nose and blew the water out.
Then he washed his face three times, followed by his arms up to the
elbows. Then he washed his feet three times and said 'I saw the
Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, make ablution like this.' And
then he would say, 'Whoever makes ablution like this and then prays two
rak'ah without having any other concern on his mind, all his past sins
will be forgiven." (Related by al-Bukhari, Muslim and others.)
Other practices (protecting the eyes and wrinkles, removing any rings,
wiping the neck, and so on) have not been mentioned here as their
narrations are still questionable. But, one may follow them as part of
general cleanliness.

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Section : Nullification of ablution.
It is not desirable that one who is making ablution should leave any of
the sunan that have just been mentioned. The person would then lose the
great reward of these (simple)acts. Anytime one abandons the sunnah, he
has done a disliked deed.

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Section : An excretion of the penis, vagina or anus.
This would include urine, feces (Allah says, "...or one of you comes
from relieving himself," thus proving that such an act obligates a new
purification), and releasing gas from the anus. Abu Hurairah reported
that the Messenger of Allah said, "Allah does not accept the prayer of
a person who has released gas until he makes a new ablution. A person
from Hazhramaut asked Abu Hurairah, "What does releasing gas mean?" He
answered, "Wind with or without sound." (Related by al-Bukhari and
Muslim.) He also narrated that the Prophet said, "If one of you finds a
disturbance in his abdomen and is not certain if he has released any
gas or not, he should not leave the mosque unless he hears its sound or
smells its scent." (Related by Muslim.)
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Hearing the escaping gas or smelling it is not a condition for

nullifying ablution, but he stressed that one should be certain of the
action. As for al-Mazhi (prostatic fluid), the Prophet said, "Make
ablution." Concerning sperm or al-mani, said Ibn 'Abbas "It requires
ghusl and for al-mazhi and al-wadi, wash your sex organs and make
ablution." This was related by al-Baihaqi in his Sunan.

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Section : Deep sleep that makes a person completely unaware of his
surroundings.
If the person did not keep his buttocks firmly seated on the floor
while sleeping, he must make a new ablution. Safwan ibn 'Asal said,
"The Prophet, upon whom be peace, used to order us while we were
travelling not to take our socks off unless we were in post-sex
impurity (i.e. not for defecation, urination or sleep)." (Related by
Ahmad, an-Nasa'i and at-Tirmizhi, who graded it sahih.) If one's
buttocks has remained firmly on the floor during his sleep, no new
ablution is necessary. This is implied by the hadith of Anas who said,
"The companions of the Prophet were waiting for the delayed night
prayer until their heads began nodding up and down (from drowsiness and
sleep). They would then pray without performing ablution." (Related by
ash-Shaifi, Muslim, Abu Dawud and at-Tirmizhi.) The wording that at-
Tirmizhi recorded from the chain of Shu'bah is, "I have seen the
companions of the Prophet sleeping to the extent that one could hear
some of them snoring. But, they would stand for prayer without a new
ablution." Said Ibn alMubarak, "In our opinion, this happened when they
were sitting."

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Section : Loss of consciousness.
This nullifies the ablution regardless of whether it was owing to

insanity, fainting, drunkenness, or some medicine. It also does not
matter if one was unconscious for a short or long period of time, or if
one was sitting, or fell to the earth, and so on. The aspect of
unawareness here is greater than that of sleeping. The scholars are
agreed on this point.

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Section : Touching the sexual organ without any "barrier" between the
hand and the organ.
Busrah bint Safwan narrated that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said,
"Whoever touches his sexual organ cannot pray until he performs
ablution."
This hadith is related by "the five." At-Tirmizhi classified it as

sahih and al-Bukhari called it the most authentic report on that topic.
Malik, ash-Shaifi, Ahmad and others also narrated it. Abu Dawud said,
"I asked Ahmad, 'Is the hadith of Busrah authentic?' He said,
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'Certainly it is authentic." In the narration of Ahmad and an-Nasa'i,

Busrah heard the Prophet saying, "Ablution is to be made by the one who
touches his sexual organ." This is general and encompasses touching
one's own sexual organs or touching somebody else's. Abu Hurairah
reported the Prophet as saying, "Whoever touches his sexual organ
without any covering (between them) must perform ablution." (Related by
Ahmad, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim, who classified it as sahih, as did Ibn
'Abdul-Barr.)
Said Ibn as-Sakin, "That hadith is from the best of what has been
related on this topic." Ash-Shaf'i related: "Any man who touches his
penis must perform ablution. Any women who touches her vagina must
perform ablution." Commenting on its authenticity, Ibn alQayyim quotes
al-Hazimi who says, "That chain is sahih." The Hanifiyyah are of the
opinion, based on the following hadith, that touching the sexual organ
does not nullify the ablution: "A man asked the Prophet if a man who
touches his penis has to perform ablution. Said the Prophet, upon whom
be peace, "No, it is just a part of you." (Related by "the five." Ibn
Hibban classified it as sahih, and Ibn al-Madini said, "It is better
than the hadith of Busrah.")

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Section : Touching a woman.
'Aishah related that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, kissed
her while he was fasting and said, "Kissing does not nullify the
ablution, nor does it break the fast." (Related by Ishaq ibn Rahawaih
and al-Bazzar with a good chain.)
Evaluating its authenticity, 'Abdul-Haqq says, "I do not know of any

defect in the hadith that could cause its rejection."
'Aishah also said, "One night, I missed the Messenger of Allah in my

bed, and so went to look for him. I put my hand on the bottom of his
feet while he was praying and saying, 'O Allah, I seek refuge in Your
pleasure from Your anger, in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, in
You from You. I cannot praise you as You have praised Yourself"
(related by Muslim and at-Tirmizhi, who classified it as sahih.), and
she also reported, 'The Prophet kissed some of his wives and went to
prayer, without performing ablution." (Related by Ahmad and "the
four,'' and its narrators are trustworthy.) She also said, "I would
sleep in front of the Prophet, upon whom be peace, with my feet in the
direction of the qiblah (to him). When he made prostrations, he would
touch me, and I would move my feet." In another narration it says,
"When he wanted to prostrate, he would touch my legs."

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Section : Bleeding from an unusual place.
This involves bleeding due to a wound, cupping or a nosebleed, and

regardless of whether the amount of blood is small or large.
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Said al-Hassan, "The Muslims still prayed even while wounded." (Related
by al-Bukhari.) He also reported, "Ibn 'Umar squeezed a pimple until it
bled, but he did not renew his ablution. Ibn Abi 'Uqiyy spat blood and
continued his prayer. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab prayed while blood was
flowing from him. 'Ibbad ibn Bishr was hit with an arrow while praying,
but continued his prayers." (Related by Abu Dawud, Ibn Khuzaimah, and
al-Bukhari in mu 'allaq form.)

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Section : Vomit.
Regardless of whether the amount of vomit was great or small, there is

no sound hadith that it nullifies ablution.

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Section : Eating camel meat.
That this does not nullify the ablution was the opinion of the four
rightly guided caliphs, the companions and the following generation,
although there is an authentic hadith that states one should make
ablution after it.
Said Jabir ibn Sumrah, "A man asked the Prophet, 'Should we make
ablution after eating mutton?' He said, 'If you wish, make ablution. If
you do not, do not make ablution.' The man asked 'Should we make
ablution after eating camel meat?' He said, 'Yes."' Al-Barra' ibn
'Aazib related that someone asked the Prophet about praying in the dens
of camels, and he said, "Do not pray therein, for they are of the
devils." He asked about the dens of sheep, and he said, "Pray therein,
for they are blessings. (Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Hibban.)
Ibn Khuzaimah said, "I know of no dispute over the authenticity of this
report." In summation, an-Nawawi can be quoted as saying, "This opinion
has the strongest proof, although the majority of the scholars differ
from it."

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Section : Of doubts whether or not one has released gas.
This is the case where the person cannot quite recall if he is in a

state of purity or not. Such a state of mind does not nullify ablution,
regardless of whether the person is in prayer or not, until he is
certain that he has nullified his ablution. 'Abbad ibn Tameem related
that his uncle queried the Prophet about a person who feels something
in his abdomen while praying. Said the Prophet, "He should not leave
(the prayer) until he hears it or smells it." (Related by Muslim, Abu
Dawud and at-Tirmizhi). It does not mean that its sound or bad smell
nullifies ablution, but that the person must be certain about the fact
that he has nullified his ablution. Says Ibn al-Mubarak, "If one is
uncertain about his condition of purity, he does not need to perform a
new ablution." If one is certain that he has nullified his ablution and
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doubts whether he has purified himself or not, he must perform a new

ablution.

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Section : Laughing during prayer.
This does not nullify ablution, for there are no confirmed reports that
state such a thing.

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Section : Washing a dead person.
This also does not require a new ablution, for the reports that say it
nullifies ablution are weak.

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Section : Any type of ritual prayer.
This involves only obligatory, voluntary, or funeral prayers, not the

supplications (du'a). This is based on Allah's statement, "O you who
believe. When you get up to perform a prayer (salah) wash your face and
your arms up to the elbows and wipe your head and feet to the ankles."
Also, the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, said, "Allah does not
accept a prayer (that was performed while the person) was not in a
state of purity. Nor does he accept charity from misappropriated
booty." (Related by "the group," except for al-Bukhari.)

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Section : Circumambulating the Ka'bah.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "Circumambulation

is a type of prayer, but Allah has permitted speaking during it.
Whoever speaks during it should only speak good."
This hadith is related by at-Tirmizhi, ad-Daraqutni, al-Hakim, Ibn as-

Sakin and Ibn Khuzaimah, who classified it as sahih.

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Section : Touching a copy of the Qur'an.
Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad related from his father on the authority of his
grandfather that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, sent a letter to the
people of Yemen which stated, "No one is to touch the Qur'an except one
who is purified."
This hadith is related by an-Nasa'i, ad-Daraqutni, al-Baihaqi and al-

Athram. Of its chain, Ibn 'Abdul-Barr says, "It appears to be a
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continuous transmission." 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar reported that the

Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "No one is to touch the Qur'an
unless he has purified himself." (Al-Haithami mentioned it in Majma'
az-Zawaid and said its narrators are trustworthy.) Apparently, this
hadith has a problem. The word "purify" must have one particular
meaning here. Therefore, to say that one who has a minor defilement may
not touch the Qur'an makes no sense. Concerning Allah's statement,
"...which none touches save the purified," (alWaqi'ah 79), apparently
the pronoun refers to "the Book kept hidden" (from the preceding verse)
and that is "the well-preserved tablet" and the "purified" refers to
the angels, which is similar to the verses, "On honoured scrolls,
exalted, purified, (set down) by scribes, noble and righteous" (Abasah
13-16). Ibn 'Abbas, ashSha'bi, azh-Zhahak, Zaid ibn 'Ali, al-Mu'aiyad
Billah, Dawud, Ibn Hazm and Hammad ibn Abu Sulaiman are of the opinion
that one who has a minor defilement may touch the Qur'an. Most of the
scholars, however, agree that such people may recite the Qur'an without
touching it.

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Section : While mentioning the name of Allah.
Al-Muhajir ibn Qunfuzh related that he greeted the Prophet, upon whom
be peace, but that the latter did not return his salutation until he
had made ablution: "There is nothing that prevented me from responding
to you except that I do no like to mention the name of Allah unless I
am in a state of purity." Said Qatadah, "Because of this, al-Hassan
hated to recite the Qur'an or mention Allah's name unless he had
performed ablution. (Related by Amad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and Ibn
Majah.) Reported Abu Juhaim ibn al-Harith, "The Prophet, upon whom be
peace, met a person at the well of Jaml, who greeted him, but he did
not return his greeting until he had wiped his face and hands."
(Related by Ahmad, al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i.) This
action was one of preference, not of obligation. Mentioning the name of
Allah is permissible for the one who is in a state of purity, one who
has a minor impurity, a person in post-sex impurity, or one who is
standing, sitting, and so on. Said 'Aishah, "The Messenger of Allah
used to remember Allah at all times." (Related by "the five," except
for an-Nasa'i.) Al-Bukhari recorded it in mu'alliq form.) Reported
'Ali, "The Messenger of Allah would come from relieving himself, recite
to us and eat meat with us. Nothing would stop him from the Qur'an
except post-sex impurity." (Related by "the five." At-Tirmizhi and Ibn
as-Sakin categorized it as sahih.)

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Section : Going to sleep.
Al-Barra' ibn 'Aazib reported that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be
peace, said, "When you go to your bed, perform ablution, lie on your
right side and then say, 'O Allah, I submit my soul to You, and I turn
my face to You. I entrust my affairs to You. I retreat unto You for
protection with hope and fear in You. There is no resort and no saviour
but You. I affirm my faith in Your books which You revealed and in Your
prophets you sent.' If you die during that night, you will be along the
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natural path. Make it your final statement (of the night). He reported
that he repeated this supplication to the Prophet, upon whom be peace,
and he said, "...and Your messengers." The Prophet interjected,
"No,...'and the prophets You sent." (Related by Ahmad, al-Bukhari, and
at-Tirmizhi.) This also applies to one who is in post-sex impurity. Ibn
'Umar asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah, can one of us sleep
while he is in post-sex impurity?" The Prophet answered, "Yes, if he
makes ablution." Reported 'Aishah, "When the Prophet, upon whom be
peace, wanted to sleep in a state of post-sex impurity, he would wash
his private parts and perform ablution." (Related by "the group.")

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Section : To remove a sexual impurity.
If a person in a state of post-sex impurity wants to eat, drink or have

intercourse again, he should perform ablution.
Said 'Aishah, "When the Prophet, upon whom be peace, was in a state of
impurity because of intercourse and wanted to eat or sleep, he would
perform ablution." 'Ammar ibn Yasar reported that the Prophet permitted
a person in post-sex impurity to eat, drink or sleep if he performed
ablution first. (Related by Ahmad and at-Tirmizhi, who classified it as
sahih.)
Abu Sa'eed reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "If one
has intercourse with his wife and wants to repeat the act, he should
perform ablution." (Related by "the group," except for al-Bukhari. Ibn
Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim recorded it with the addition, "It
makes the return more vivacious.")

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Section : Before performing ghusl.
It is preferred to perform ablution before ghusl regardless of whether

that particular ghusl was an obligatory or a preferred act. Said
'Aishah, "When the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, performed
post-sex ghusl, he would begin by washing his hands and then pour water
from his right hand to his left and wash his private parts. He would
then perform ablution.." (Related by "the group.")

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Section : Before eating food touched by fire.
Said Ibrahim ibn 'Abdullah ibn Qarizh, "I passed by Abu Hurairah while
he was performing ablution and he said, 'Do you know why I am making
ablution? It is because I ate some yoghurt dried over a fire, for I
heard the Messenger of Allah say, 'Perform ablution before eating food
touched by fire." (Related by Ahmad, Muslim and "the four.")
'Aishah related that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "Perform
ablution from whatever touches fire." (Related by Ahmad, Muslim, an-
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Nasa'i and Ibn Majah.) This order is one of preference as the following
hadith makes clear: 'Amr ibn Umayyah azhZhamari said, "I saw the
Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, cutting a piece of a sheep's
shoulder and eating it. He was then called to prayer. He put the knife
down, prayed, and did not perform another ablution." (Related by al-
Bukhari and Muslim.)

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Section : Renewing the ablution for every prayer.
Said Buraidah, "The Prophet, upon whom be peace, made ablution for
every prayer. On the day of the conquest of Makkah, he made ablution,
wiped over his socks and prayed a number of times with just one
ablution. 'Umar said to him, 'O Messenger of Allah, you did something
that you have not done (before).' He answered, 'I did it on purpose,
'Umar."' (Related by Ahmad, Muslim and others.)
Said Anas ibn Malik, "The Prophet, upon whom be peace, used to make
ablution for every prayer." He was asked, "And what did you people use
to do?" Malik said, "We prayed the prayers with one ablution unless we
nullified it." (Related by Ahmad and al-Bukhari.)
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet said, "Were it not to be a

hardship on my people, I would order them to make ablution for every
prayer." (Related by Ahmad with a hassan chain.)
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said, "Whoever
makes ablution while he is already in a state of purity will have ten
good deeds written for him." (Related by Abu Dawud, at-Tirmizhi, and
Ibn Majah.)

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Section : Notes of importance concerning ablution.
It is permissible to speak while performing ablution. There is nothing

reported from the sunnah that prohibits it.
Making supplications while washing the extremities is based on false

hadith. It is best for the person to use only the supplications
mentioned under the Sunnah Acts of Ablution.
If the person who is making ablution has a doubt concerning how many
times he has washed a particular part of the body, he should go by the
number he is certain about.
If any barrier or substance with weight, such as wax, is found on the

body, it would invalidate one's ablution unless it is removed and the
ablution is performed again. Colouring, like henna, is permissible, as
it does not affect the ablution's correctness.
People with unusual circumstances (i.e. women with "prolonged flows of

blood"), people who cannot control their urine, people with flatulence,
and so on, should perform one ablution for each prayer whether their
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problem exists all or part of the time. Their prayers will be

acceptable even while their problems are occurring.
One may be assisted by others in performing ablution.
One may use a towel to dry himself during any time of the year.

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Section : Proof of its legitimacy.
Wiping over the socks is part of the sunnah. An-Nawawi states, "All
those who qualify for ijma' (consensus) agree that it is allowed to
wipe over the socks--during travelling or at home, if needed or not--
even a woman who stays at home or a handicapped person who cannot walk
can do so. The Shi'ah and Khawarij reject it, but their rejection is
not valid. Says Ibn Hajr in Fath al-Bari, "All of the preservers (of
hadith) are of the opinion that wiping over the socks has come through
a continuous transmission. Some have collected all of its narrations
(from among the companions), and its number exceeds eighty. This
includes hadith from the ten people who were promised Paradise." The
strongest hadith on this point has been related by Ahmad, al-Bukhari,
Muslim, Abu Dawud and at-Tirmizhi on the authority of Hammam anNakha'i
who said, "Jarir ibn 'Abdullah urinated, performed ablution and wiped
over his socks." It was said to him, "You do that and you have
urinated?" He said, "Yes, I saw the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be
peace, urinate and then do likewise." Said Ibrahim, "They were amazed
at that hadith, because Jarir had embraced Islam after surah al-Ma'idah
was revealed (10 AH). One of its verses calls for washing one's feet.
This hadith helps us understand the verse by confining it to one who is
not wearing socks. This constitutes a particular case, and the person
who wears socks can just wipe over them.

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Section : Wiping over slippers.
It is allowed to wipe over slippers, as this has been related from many
companions. Says Abu Dawud, "Wiping over sandals (has been done by)
'Ali ibn Abu Talib, Ibn Mas'ud, al-Barra' ibn 'Aazib, Anas ibn Malik,
Abu Umamah, Sahl ibn Sa'd and 'Amr ibn Hareeth. It has also been
related from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and Ibn 'Abbas." 'Ammar, Bilal ibn
'Abdullah ibn Abu Aufi and Ibn 'Umar also have hadith on this subject.
In Ibn alQayyim's Tahzhib as-Sunan, he relates from Ibn al-Munzhir,
"Ahmad made a statement about the permissibility of wiping over
slippers because of his fairness and justice. Nevertheless, the basis
of this permissibility is the practice of the companions and a manifest
analogy. There is no real difference between socks and slippers. It is
correct that they take the same ruling. Most scholars say that one can
wipe over either one." Those who permit it include Sufyan al-Thauri,
Ibn al-Mubarak, 'Ata, al-Hasan and Sa'eed ibn alMusayyab. Commenting on
this subject, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad said, "It is allowed to wipe over
them if they are thick and completely hide what they cover."
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Abu Hanifah did not approve of wiping over thick slippers, but he
changed his mind three or seven days before his death. He wiped over
his slippers during his illness and said to his visitors, "I did what I
used to tell people not to do." Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah reported that
the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, made ablution and wiped
over his socks and slippers. This is related by Ahmad, at-Tahawi, Ibn
Majah and at-Tirmizhi, who called it hassan sahih. Abu Dawud graded it
weak.2
As it is permissible to wipe over socks so is it permissible to wipe

over any foot covering, which has been used to avoid the cold or
protect the wound, and so on. Of its permissibility, Ibn Taimiyyah
says, "It is all right to wipe over foot covering because it takes
precedence over wiping socks or slippers, for usually a foot covering
is used for some need and to protect the feet from some harm. If wiping
over the socks and slippers is allowed, then wiping over any foot
covering should come first. Whoever claims that there is a consensus on
the inadmissibility of wiping over foot coverings does so with a lack
of knowledge. Not to speak of a consensus, he cannot prove its
forbiddance even from the works of ten famous scholars." He goes on to
say, "Whoever ponders over the words of the Messenger of Allah, upon
whom be peace, and gives analogy its proper place, will know that the
license from him was spacious on this subject and in accord with the
beauty of Islamic law and the monotheistic magnanimity with which the
Prophet had been sent." Even if there are some holes or cuts in the
socks, it is permissible to wipe over them, as long as the person has
only such socks to wear. Says al-Thauri, "The slippers of the emigrants
and helpers were not free of cuts or holes, like the slippers of the
people (in general). If this were a matter of concern, it would have
been mentioned and related by them."

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Section : Conditions for wiping over the socks.
One must have put his socks (or whatever covering he is using) while in
a state of purity.
Said al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah, "I was with the Messenger of Allah, upon
whom be peace, one night during an expedition. I poured water for him
to make ablution. He washed his face and arms and wiped his head. Then
I went to remove his socks and he said, 'Leave them on, as I put them
on while I was in a state of purity,' and he just wiped over them."
(Related by Ahmad, al-Bukhari and Muslim).
Al-Humaidi related in his Musnad that al-Mughirah reported, "We said,

'O Messenger of Allah, may we wipe over our socks?' He said, 'Yes, if
you put them on while you were in a state of purity." The stipulations
by the jurists that the socks must completely cover the foot to the
ankle, and that one must be able to walk (a distance) in them alone,
has been shown by Ibn Taimiyyah in his al-Fatawa to be weak.

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Section : The place to be wiped on a sock.
241
Islamic law prescribes that the top of the sock is to be wiped.
Said al-Mughirah, "I saw the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace,
wipe over the top of his socks." (Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and at-
Tirmizhi, who called it hassan.) 'Ali observed, "If the religion was
based on opinion, the bottom of the sock would take preference in being
wiped to the top of the sock." (Related by Abu Dawud and ad-Daraqutni
with a hassan or sahih chain.) What is obligatory in the wiping is what
is meant by the lexicographical meaning of the word "wipe." There are
no specifications authentically mentioned with respect to the wiping.

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Section : The duration of the wiping.
For the resident, this period is one day and night. For the traveller,
it is three days and nights. Said Safwan ibn 'Assal, "We were ordered
(by the Prophet) to wipe over the socks if we were in a state of purity
when we put them on, for three days if we were travellers, and for one
day and night if we were residents. We did not remove them unless we
were in post-sex impurity." (Related by ash-Shafi, Ahmad, Ibn
Khuzaimah, at-Tirmizhi, and an-Nasa'i, who graded it sahih.)
Shuraih ibn Hani said, "I asked 'Aishah about wiping over socks and she
answered, 'For the traveller, three days and three nights; for the
resident, one day and night." This hadith is related by Ahmad, Muslim,
at-Tirmizhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah. Of its authenticity, al-Baihaqi
says, "This is the most authentic report on this topic." Some say that
the duration begins with the time of the wiping, while others say it
begins from the time of nullifying the ablution after wearing the socks.

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Section : The description of the wiping.
After the person completes his ablution and puts on his socks or
slippers, it is proper for him to wipe over them later on when he wants
to perform ablution. He is permitted to do that for one day and night
if he is resident, and for three days and nights if he is a traveller.
But if he is in post-sex impurity, he must remove his socks, in
accordance with the preceding hadith of Safwan.

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Section : What invalidates the wiping.
The following invalidates the wiping:
1. The end of the permissible time period for wiping.
2. Post-sex impurity.
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3. Removal of the socks. If (i) or (iii) occurs while the person was in
a state of purity, he need only wash his feet.
Total Hadiths : 57.

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Date : 14/10/2007.

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