Bulugh al-Maram
كتاب الطهارة
The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
Narrated Abu Huraira (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to use a bone or dung for cleaning and said, “These two things do not purify”. [Reported by Ad-Daraqutni who graded it Sahih].
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى أَنْ يُسْتَنْجَى بِعَظْمٍ أَوْ رَوْثٍ وَقَالَ إِنَّهُمَا لَا يُطَهِّرَانِ رَوَاهُ اَلدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ وَصَحَّحَه ُ 1
The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
Narrated Abu Huraira (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Beware of (smearing yourselves with) urine, because it is the main cause of punishment in the grave”. [Reported by Ad-Daraqutni]
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اِسْتَنْزِهُوا مِنْ اَلْبَوْلِ فَإِنَّ عَامَّةَ عَذَابِ اَلْقَبْرِ مِنْهُ رَوَاهُ اَلدَّارَقُطْنِيّ ُ 1
The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
and Al-Hakim reported that: “Urination is the main cause of punishment in the grave”. [Its chain of narrators is authentic].
وَلِلْحَاكِمِ أَكْثَرُ عَذَابِ اَلْقَبْرِ مِنْ اَلْبَوْلِ وَهُوَ صَحِيحُ اَلْإِسْنَاد ِ 1
The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
Narrated Suraqa bin Malik (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) educated us about lavatory (manners) that we should sit on our left foot and keep erect our right foot. [Reported by Al-Baihaqi through a chain of weak narrators].
وَعَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضى الله عنه قَالَ عَلَّمْنَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي اَلْخَلَاءِ أَنَّ نَقْعُدَ عَلَى اَلْيُسْرَى وَنَنْصِبَ اَلْيُمْنَى رَوَاهُ اَلْبَيْهَقِيُّ بِسَنَدٍ ضَعِيف ٍ 1
The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
Narrated ‘Iesa bin Yazdad from his father (ra): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When one of you passes urine, he should empty his penis three times”. [Reported by Ibn Majah through a weak chain of narrators].
وَعَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يَزْدَادَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا بَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَنْثُرْ ذَكَرَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ رَوَاهُ اِبْنُ مَاجَه بِسَنَدٍ ضَعِيف ٍ 1
The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas (ﷺ): The Prophet (ﷺ) asked the residents of Quba that what had earned them the Praise of Allah and they replied, “We use water after (cleaning ourselves with) stones.” [Reported by Al-Bazzar with Da’if chain of narrators]
وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَأَلَ أَهْلَ قُبَاءٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا نُتْبِعُ اَلْحِجَارَةَ اَلْمَاءَ رَوَاهُ اَلْبَزَّارُ بِسَنَدٍ ضَعِيف ٍ 1
The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
and its Asl (original source) is in Abu Da’ud and At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih (sound) through Abu Huraira (rad) without mentioning the “stones”.]
وَأَصْلُهُ فِي أَبِي دَاوُدَ وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيّ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه بِدُونِ ذِكْرِ اَلْحِجَارَة ِ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (rad): Allah’s Mesenger (ﷺ) said: “The water (of the ghusl) is due to the water (of sexual emission)”. [Reported by Muslim]
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ اَلْخُدْرِيِّ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اَلْمَاءُ مِنْ اَلْمَاءِ رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
and its Asl (origin) is in Al-Bukhari.
وَأَصْلُهُ فِي اَلْبُخَارِيّ ِ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated Abu Huraira (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said that, “If one of you sits between her legs (of a woman) and penetrates her, Ghusl (bath) is obligatory.” [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا جَلَسَ بَيْنَ شُعَبِهَا اَلْأَرْبَعِ ثُمَّ جَهَدَهَا فَقَدْ وَجَبَ اَلْغُسْلُ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
And Muslim added: “Even if he does not ejaculate”.
زَادَ مُسْلِمٌ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated Umm Salam (rad): Umm Sulaim, the wife Abu Talha said, “O Allah’s Messenger! Allah is not ashamed of the truth. Is a Ghusl (bath) compulsory for a woman when she has a sexual dream?” He (ﷺ) replied, “Yes! When she sees signs of liquid” [Agreed upon].
] وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ وَهِيَ اِمْرَأَةُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَحِي مِنْ اَلْحَقِّ فَهَلْ عَلَى اَلْمَرْأَةِ اَلْغُسْلُ إِذَا اِحْتَلَمَتْ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمَاءَ اَلْحَدِيثَ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1 [
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated Anas (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said about the precept of a woman having ejaculation during sleep like a man, “She should take a Ghusl (bath)”. [Agreed upon]
وَعَنْ أَنَسِ]بْنِ مَالِكٍ] رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي اَلْمَرْأَةِ تَرَى فِي مَنَامِهَا مَا يَرَى اَلرَّجُلُ قَالَ تَغْتَسِلُ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Added Muslim: Umm Salama said, “Does this happen (to a woman)?” He (ﷺ) said, “Yes, otherwise where does the resemblance (of a child to its mother) come from?”
زَادَ مُسْلِمٌ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْم ٍ 1 وَهَلْ يَكُونُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَمِنْ أَيْنَ يَكُونُ اَلشَّبَهُ 2
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated ‘Aisha (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to take a bath from four things; after sexual intercourse, on Fridays, after extracting blood from his body and after washing a dead body. [Reported by Abu Da’ud and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih (sound)]
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ اَلنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ مِنْ اَلْجَنَابَةِ وَيَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ وَمِنْ اَلْحِجَامَةِ وَمِنْ غُسْلِ اَلْمَيِّتِ رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated Abu Huraira (rad) regarding the story of Thumama bin Uthal when he embraced Islam: The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to take a bath. [Narrated by Abdur-Razzaq]
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه فِي قِصَّةِ ثُمَامَةَ بْنِ أُثَالٍ عِنْدَمَا أَسْلَم وَأَمَرَهُ اَلنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ رَوَاهُ عَبْدُ اَلرَّزَّاق ِ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
and its origin is in Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
وَأَصْلُهُ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Taking a bath on Friday is a must for every adult”. [Reported by As-Sab’a].
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ غُسْلُ اَلْجُمُعَةِ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُحْتَلِمٍ أَخْرَجَهُ اَلسَّبْعَة ُ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated Sumara (rad): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever performs ablution on Friday has done a good thing and he who takes bath, taking bath is better (for him).” [Reported by Al-Khamsa and At-Tirmidhi graded it Hasan (fair).]
وَعَنْ سَمُرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فَبِهَا وَنِعْمَتْ وَمَنْ اِغْتَسَلَ فَالْغُسْلُ أَفْضَلُ رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ وَحَسَّنَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيّ ُ 1
Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
Narrated ‘Ali (rad): The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the Qur’an except when he was in a state of sexual impurity. [Reported by Ahmad and Al-Arba’a. This is the version of At-Tirmidhi who graded it Hasan (fair). And Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (sound)].
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رضى الله عنه قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُقْرِئُنَا اَلْقُرْآنَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ جُنُبًا رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيِّ وَحَسَّنَةُ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّان َ 1