'A'isha reported: When anyone amongst us (amongst the
wives of the Holy Prophet) menstruated, the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) asked her to tie a
waist-wrapper over her (body) and then embraced her.
'A'isha reported: When anyone amongst us was
menstruating the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) asked her to tie waist-wrapper daring the time when
the menstrual blood profusely flowed and then embraced
her; and she ('A'isha) observed: And who amongst you can
have control over his desires as the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) had over his desires.
Maimuna (the wife of the Holy Prophet) reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) contacted and
embraced his wives over the waist-wrapper when they were
menstruating.
Kuraibthe freed slave of Ibn Abbas, reported: I heard
it from Maimuna, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (way
peace be upon him): The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) used to lie with me when I menstruated, and
there was a cloth between me and him.
Umm Salama reported: While I was lying with the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) in a bed cover
I menstruated, so I slipped away and I took up the clothes
(which I wore) in menses. Upon this the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: Have you menstruated? I
said: Yes. He called me and I lay down
Chapter 2: THE MENSTRUATING WOMAN IS PERMITTED TO
WASH THE HEAD OF HER HUSBAND, COMB HIS HAIR, AND HER
LEFT-OVER AS CLEAN, AND ONE IS PERMITTED TO RECLINE IN HER
LAP AND RECITE THE QUR'AN
It is reported from 'A'isha that she observed: When the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was in I'tikaf,
he inclined his head towards me and I combedhis hair, and
he did not enter the house but for the natural calls (for
relieving himself).
'Amra daughter of 'Abd al-Rahman reported: 'A'isha,
wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
observed: When I was (in I'tikaf), I entered the house for
the call of nature, and while passing I inquired after the
health of the sick (in the. family), and when the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was (in I'tikaf),
he put out his head towards me, while he himself was in
the mosque, and I combed his hair; and he did not enter
the house except for the call of nature so long as he was
In I'tikaf; and Ibn Rumh stated: As long as they (the
Prophet and his wives) were among the observers of I'tikaf.
'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle (may peace he upon
him), reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) put out from the mosque his head for me as he was in
I'tikaf, and I washed it in the state that I was
menstruating.
'Urwa reported it from 'A'isha that she observed: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) inclined his
head towards me (from the mosque) while I was in my
apartment and I combed it in a state of menstruation.
Al-Aswad narrated it from 'A'isha that she observed: I
used to wash the head of the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him), while I was in a state of menstruation.
'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said to me: Get me the mat from the mosque. I
said: I am menstruating. Upon this he remarked: Your
menstruation is not in your hand.
'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) ordered me that I should get him the mat from
the mosque. I said: I am menstruating. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: Do get me that, for menstruation is not in
your hand.
Abu Huraira reported: While the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) was in the mosque, he said: O 'A'isha,
get me that garment. She said: I am menstruating. Upon
this he remarked: Your menstruation is not in your hand,
and she, therefore, got him that.
'A'isha reported: I would drink when I was
menstruating, then I would hand it (the vessel) to the
Apostle (may peace be upon him) and he would put his mouth
where mine had been, and drink, and I would eat flesh from
a bone when I was menstruating, then hand it over to the
Apostle (may peace be upon him) and he would put his mouth
where mine had been. Zuhair made no mention of (the Holy
Prophet's) drinking.
Thabit narrated it from Anas: Among the Jews, when a
woman menstruated, they did not dine with her, nor did
they live with them in their houses; so the Companions of
the Apostle (may peace be upon him) asked The Apostle (may
peace be upon him), and Allah, the Exalted revealed:" And
they ask you about menstruation; say it is a pollution, so
keep away from woman during menstruation" to the end (Qur'an,
ii. 222). The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Do everything except intercourse. The Jews heard of
that and said: This man does not want to leave anything we
do without opposing us in it. Usaid b. Hudair and Abbad b.
Bishr came and said: Messenger of Allah, the Jews say such
and such thing. We should not have, therefore, any
contactwith them (as the Jews do). The face of the
Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) underwent such
a change that we thought he was angry with them, but when
they went out, they happened to receive a gift of milk
which was sent to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him). He (the Holy Prophet) called for them and gave them
drink, whereby they knew that he was not angry with them.
'Ali reported: I was one whose prostatic fluid flowed
readily and I was ashamed to ask the Apostle (may peace be
upon him) about it, because of the position of his
daughter. I, therefore, asked Miqdad. b. al-Asad and he
inquired of him (the Holy Prophet). He (the Holy Prophet)
said: He should wash his male organ and perform ablution.
'Ali reported: I felt shy of asking about prostatic
fluid from the Apostle (may peace be upon him) because of
Fatimah. I, therefore, asked al-Miqdad (to ask on my
behalf) and he asked. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Ablution
is obligatory in such a case.
Ibn 'Abbas reported it from 'Ali: We sent al-Miqdad b.
al-Aswad to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
to ask him what must be done about prostatic fluid which
flows from (the private part of) a person. The Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Perform ablution
and wash your sexual organ.
Chapter 4: WASHING OF FACE AND HANDS AFTER WAKING
UP FROM SLEEP
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Apostle (may peace be upon
him) woke up at night; relieved himself, and then washed
his face and hands and then again slept.
Chapter 5: IT IS PERMISSIBLE FOR A PERSON TO
SLEEP AFTER SEXUAL INTERCOURSE (WITHOUT A BATH) AND THE
DESIRABILITY OF ABLUTION FOR HIM, AND WASHING OF THE SEXUAL
ORGAN AS HE INTENDS TO FAT, DRINK, OR SLEEP OR COHABIT
'A'isha reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) intended to sleep after having sexual
intercourse, he performed ablution as for the prayer
before going to sleep.
'A'isha reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) had sexual intercourse and intended to
eat or sleep, he performed the ablution of prayer.
This hadith has been transmitted by Shu'ba with the
same chain of transmitters. Ibn at-Muthanna said in his
narration: AI-Hakam narrated to us who heard from Ibrahim
narrating that.
Ibn 'Umar reported: Umar said: Is one amongst us
permitted to sleep in a state of impurity (i. e. after
having sexual intercourse)? He (the Holy Prophet) said:
Yes, after performing ablution.
Ibn 'Umar said: 'Umar asked the verdict of the Shari'ah
from the Apostle (may peace be upon him) thus: Is it
permissible for any one of us to sleep in a state of
impurity? He (the Holy Prophet said: Yes, he must perform
ablution and then sleep and take a bath when he desires.
Ibn Umar reported: Umar b. al-Khattab said to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), that he became
Junbi during the night. The Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) said to him: Perform ablution, wash your
sexual organ and then go to sleep.
'Abdullah b. Abu'l-Qais reported: I asked 'A'isha about
the Witr (prayer) of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) and made mention of a hadith, then I said: What
did he do after having sexual intercourse? Did he take a
bath before going to sleep or did he sleep before taking a
bath? She said: He did all these. Some- times he took a
bath and then slept, and sometimes he performed ablution
only and went to sleep. I (the narrator) said: Praise be
to Allah Who has made things easy (for human beings).
This hadith has been transmitted with the same chain of
transmitters from Mu'awyia b. Salih by Zuhair b. Harb, 'Abd
al-Rahman b. Mahdi, Harun b. Sa'id al-'Aili and Ibn Wahb.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: When anyone amongst you has
sexual intercourse with his wife and then he intends to
repeat it, he should perform ablution. In the hadith
transmitted by Abu Bakr. (the words are):" Between the two
(acts) there should be an ablution," or he (the narrator)
said:" Then he intended that it should be repeated."
Anas b. Malik reported: Umm Sulaim who was the
grandmother of Ishaq came to the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) in the presence of 'A'isha and said to
him: Messenger of Allah, in case or woman sees what a man
sees in dream and she experiences in dream what a man
experiences (i. e. experiences orgasm)? Upon this 'A'isha
remarked: O Umm Sulaim, you brought humiliation to
women;may your right hand be covered with dust. He (the
Holy Prophet) said to 'A'isha: Let your hand be covered
with dust, and (addressing Umm Sulaim) said: Well, O Umm
Sulaim, she should take a bath if she sees that (i. e. she
experiences orgasm in dream).
Anas b. Malik reported that Umm Sulaim narrated it that
she asked the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
about a woman who sees in a dream what a man sees (sexual
dream). The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon bi m)
said: In case a woman sees that, she must take a bath. Umm
Sulaim said: I was bashful on account of that and said:
Does it happen? Upon this the Apostle of Allah (may peace
be upon him) said: Yes (it does happen), otherwise how can
(a child) resemble her? Man's discharge (i. e. sperm) is
thick and white and the discharge of woman is thin and
yellow; so the resemblance comes from the one whose genes
prevail or dominate.
Anas b. Malik reported: A woman asked the Messenger of
Allah (way peace be upon him) about a woman who sees in
her dream what a man sees in his dream (sexual dream). He
(the Holy Prophet) said: If she experiences what a man
experiences, she should take a bath.
Umm Salama reported: Umm Sulaim went to the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Apostle of Allah,
Allah is not ashamed of the truth. Is bathing necessary
for a woman when she has a sexual dream? Upon this the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Yes, when
she sees the liquid (vaginal secretion). Umm Salama said:
Messenger of Allah, does a woman have sexual dream? He
(the Holy Prophet) said: Let your hand be covered with
dust, in what way does her child resemble her?
This hadith with the same sense (as narrated above) bus
been transmitted from Hisham b. 'Urwa with the same chain
of narrators but with this addition that she (Umm Salama)
said:" You humiliated the women.
'A'isha the wife of the Apostle (may peace be upon him)
narrated: Umm Sulaim, the mother of Bani Abu Talha, came
to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and a
hadith (like that) narrated by Hisham was narrated but for
these words. A'isha said: I expressed disapproval to her,
saying: Does a woman see a sexual dream?
It is reported on the authority of 'A'isha that a woman
came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and
inquired: Should a woman wash herself when she sees a
sexual dream and sees (the marks) of liquid? He (the Holy
Prophet) said: Yes. 'A'isha said to her: May your hand be
covered with dust and injured. She narrated: The Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Leave her alone. In
what way does the child resemble her but for the fact that
when the genes contributed by woman prevail upon those of
man, the child resembles the maternal family, and when the
genes of man prevail upon those of woman the child
resembles the paternal family.
Chapter 7: THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MALE
REPRODUCTIVE SUBSTANCE (SPERM) AND FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
SUBSTANCE (OVUM), AND THAT THE OFFSPRING IS PRODUCED BY THE
CONTRIBUTION OF BOTH
Thauban, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him), said: While I was standing beside the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) one of the
rabbis of the Jews came and said: Peace be upon you, O
Muhammad. I pushed him backwith a push that he was going
to fall. Upon this he said: Why do you push me? I said:
Why don't you say: O Messenger of Allah? The Jew said: We
call him by the name by which he was named by his family.
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: My
name is Muhammad with which I was named by my family. The
Jew said: I have come to ask you (something). The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Should
that thing be of any benefit to you, if I tell you that?
He (the Jew) said: I will lend my ears to it. The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) drew a line
with the help of the stick that he had with him and then
said: Ask (whatever you like). Thereupon the Jew said:
Where would the human beings be on the Daywhen the earth
would change into another earth and the heavens too (would
change into other heavens)? The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: They would be in darkness beside
the Bridge. He (the Jew) again said: Who amongst people
would be the first to cross (this bridge).? He said: They
would be the poor amongst the refugees. The Jew said: What
would constitute their breakfast when they would enter
Paradise? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: A caul of the
fish-liver. He (the Jew) said. What would be their food
alter this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: A bullockwhich was
fed in the different quarters of Paradise would be
slaughtered for them. He (the Jew) said: What would be
their drink? He (the Holy Prophet) said: They would be
given drink from the fountain which is named" Salsabil".
He (the Jew) said: I have come to ask you about a thing
which no one amongst the people on the earth knows except
an apostle or one or two men besides him. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: Would it benefit you if I tell you that? He
(the Jew) said: I would lend ears to that. He then said: I
have come to ask you about the child. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: The reproductive substance of man is white
and that of woman (i. e. ovum central portion) yellow, and
when they have sexual intercourse and the male's substance
(chromosomes and genes) prevails upon the female's
substance (chromosomes and genes), it is the male child
that is created by Allah's Decree, and when the substance
of the female prevails upon the substance contributed by
the male, a female child is formed by the Decree of Allah.
The Jew said: What you have said is true; verily you are
an Apostle. He then returned and went away. The Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He asked me about
such and such things of which I have had no knowledge till
Allah gave me that.
This tradition has been narrated by Mu'awyia b. Salim
with the same chain of transmitters except for the words:
I was sitting beside the Messenger of Allah" and some
other minor alterations.
Chapter 8: BATHING AFTER SEXUAL INTERCOURSE OR
SEMINAL EMISSION
'A'isha reported: When Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) bathed because of sexual intercourse, he first
washed his hands: he then poured water with his right hand
on his left hand and washed his private parts. He then
performed ablution as is done for prayer'. He then took
some water and put his fingers and moved them through the
roots of his hair. And when he found that these had been
properly mois- tened, then poured three handfuls on his
head and then poured water over his body and subsequently
washed his feet.
This hadith is narrated by Abu Kuraib. Ibn Numair and
others, all on the authority of Hisham with the same chain
of transmitters, but in their narration these words are
not there:" washed his feet."
Hisham narrated it from his father, who narrated it on
the authority of 'A'isha that when the Apostle (may peace
be upon him) took a bath because of sexual inter-course,
he first washed the palms of his hands three times, and
then the whole hadith was transmitted like that based on
the authority of Abu Mu'awyia, but no mention is made of
the washing of feet.
'Urwa has narrated it on the authority of 'A'isha that
when Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) took a bath
because of sexual intercourse, he first washed his hands
before dipping one of them into the basin, and then
performed ablu- tion as is done for prayer.
Ibn 'Abbas reported it on the authority of Maimuna, his
mother's sister, that she said: I placed water near the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) to take a bath
because of sexual intercourse. He washed the palms of his
bands twice or thrice and then put his hand In the basin
and poured water over his private parts and washed them
with his left hand. He then struck his hand against the
earth and rubbed it with force and then performed ablution
for the prayer and then poured three handfuls of water on
his head and then washed his whole body after which he
moved aside from that place and washed his feet, and then
I brought a towel (so that he may wipe his body). but he
returned it.
This hadith is narrated by A'mash with the same chain
of transmitters, but in the hadith narrated by Yahya b.
Yahya and Abu Kuraib there is no mention of:" Pouring of
three handfuls of water on the head." and in the hadith
narrated by Waki' all the features of ablution have been
recorded: rinsing (of mouth), snuffing of water (in the
nostrils) ; and in the hadith transmitted by Abu Mu'awyia,
there is no mention of a towel.
Ibn Abbas narrated It on the authority of Maimuna that
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) was given a
towel, but he did not rub (his body) with it, but he did
like this with water, i. e. he shook it off.
'A'isha reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) took a bath because of sexual
intercourse, he called for a vessel and took a handful of
water from it and first (washed) the right side of his
head, then left, and then took a handful (of water) and
poured it on his head.
Chapter 9: THE QUANTITY OF WATER THAT IS
DESIRABLE FOR A BATH BECAUSE OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, BATHING
OF THE MALE AND FEMALE WITH ONE VESSEL IN THE SAME CONDITION
AND WASHING OF ONE OF THEM WITH THE LEFT-OVER OF THE OTHER
'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) washed himself with water from a vessel
(measuring seven to eight seers) because of sexual
intercourse.
'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) took a bath from the vessel (which contained
seven to eight seers, i. e. fifteen to sixteen pounds) of
water And I and he (the Holy Prophet) took a bath from the
same vessel. And in the hadith narrated by Sufyan the
words are:" from one vessel". Qutaiba said: Al-Faraq is
three Sa' (a cubic measuring of varying magnitude).
Abu Salamab. 'Abd al-Rahman reported: I along with the
foster brother of 'A'isha went to her and he asked about
the bath of the Apostle (may peace be upon him) because of
sexual intercourse. She called for a vessel equal to a Sa'
and she took a bath. and there was a curtain between us
and her. She poured water on her head thrice and he (Abu
Salama) said: The wives of the Apostle (may peace be upon
him) collectedhair on their heads and these lopped up to
ears (and did rot go beyond that).
Salama b. Abd al-Rahman narrated it on the authority of
A'isha that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) took a bath, he started from the right hand and
poured water over it and washed it, and then poured water
on the impurity with the right band and washed it away
with the help of the left hand. and after having removed
it, he poured water on his head. A'isha said: I and the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) took a bath
from the same vessel, after sexual intercourse.
Hafsa, daughter of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr, reported
that 'A'isha narrated to her that she and the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) took a bath from the same
vessel which contained water equal to three Mudds or
thereabout.
'A'isha reported: I and the Messenger (may peace be
upon him) took a bath from the same vessel and our hands
alternated into it in the state that we had had sexual
intercourse.
'A'isha reported: I and the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) took a bath from one vessel which was
placed between me and him and he would get ahead of me, so
that I would say: Spare (some water for) me, spare (some
water for) me; and she said that they had had sexual
intercourse.
Ibn Abbas said: Maimuna (the wife of the Holy Prophet)
reported to me that she and the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) took a bath from one vessel.
Zainab bint Umm Salama (the wife of the Holy Prophet)
reported that Umm Salama and the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) took a bath from the same vessel.
Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace he
upon him) took a bath with five Makkuks of water and
performed ablution with one Makkuk. Ibn Muthanna has used
the words five Makakiyya, and Ibn Mu'adh narrated it from
'Abdullah b. 'Abdullah and he made no mention of Ibn Jabr.
Safina reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) took a bath with one g' of water because of
sexual intercourse and performed ablution with one Mudd.
Safina reported that Abd Bakr, the Companion of the
Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him), observed: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace. 1) e upon him) took a bath
with one Sa' of water and performed ablution with one Mudd
(of water) ; and in the hadith narrated by Ibn Hujr the
words are: One Mudd sufficed for his (Holy Prophet's)
ablution. And Ibn Hujr said that (his Shaikh) Isma'il was
much advanced in age, and it was because of this that he
could not fully rely on him for this tradition.
Chapter 10: THE DESIRABILITY OF POURTNG WATER
THRICE ON THE HEAD AND OTHER PARTS (OF THE BODY)
Jubair b. Mut'im reported: The people contended amongst
themselves in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) with regard to bathing. Some of them
said: We wash our heads like this and this. Upon this the
Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: As for me I pour
three handfuls of water upon my head.
Jubair b. Mut'im reported it from the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) that a mention was made before him
about bathing because of sexual intercourse and he said: I
pour water over my head thrice.
Jabir b. Abdullah reported: A delegation of the Thaqif
said to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him): Our
land is cold; what about our bathing then? He (the Holy
Prophet) said: I pour water thrice over my head.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: When the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) took a bath because of
sexual intercourse, he poured three handfuls of water upon
his head. Hasan b. Muhammad said to him (the narrator): My
hair is thick. Upon this Jabir observed. I said to him: O
son of my brother, the hair of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) was thicker than your hair and these
were more fine (than yours).
Chapter 11: LAW OF SHARI'AH PERTAINING TO THE
PLAITED HAIR OF THE WOMAN WHO TAKES A BATH
Umm Salama reported: I said: Messenger of Allah, I am a
woman who has closely plaited hair on my head; should I
undo it for taking a bath, because of sexual intercourse?
He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, it is enough for you to
throw three handfuls of water on your head and then pour
water over yourself, and you shall be purified.
This hadith has been narrated by Amr al-Naqid, Yazid b.
Harun, 'Abd b. Humaid, Abd al-Razzaq, Thauri, Ayyub b.
Musa, with the same chain of transmitters. In hadith
narrated by Abd al-Razzaq there is a mention of the
menstruation and of the sexual intercourse. The rest of
the hadith has been transmitted like that of Ibn 'Uyaina.
This hadith is narrated by the same chain of
transmitters by Ahmad al. Darimi, Zakariya b. 'Adi, Yazid,
i. e. ' Ibn Zurai', Rauh b. al-Qasim, Ayyub b. Musa with
the same chain of transmitters, and there is a mention of
these words:" Should I undo the plait and wash it, because
of sexual intercourse?" and there is no mention of
menstruation.
'Ubaid b. Umair reported: It was conveyed to 'A'isha
that 'Abdullah b. 'Amr ordered the women to undo the
(plaits) of hair on their heads. She said: How strange it
is for Ibn 'Amr that he orders the women to undo the
plaits of their head while taking a bath; why does he not
order them to shave their beads? I and the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) took bath from one vessel. I
did no more than this that I poured three handfuls of
water over my head.
Chapter 12: THE DESIRABILITY OF USING MUSK AT THE
SPOT OF BLOOD WHILE BATHING AFTER MENSTRUATION
'A'isha reported: A woman asked the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) how to wash herself after
menstruation. She mentioned that he taught her how to take
bath and then told her to take a piece of cotton with musk
and purify herself. She said: How should I purify myself
with that? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Praise be to Allah,
purify yourself with it, and covered his face, Sufyan b.
'Uyaina gave a demonstration by covering his face (as the
Holy Prophet had done). 'A'isha reported: I dragged her to
my side for I had understood what the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) intended and, therefore, said:
Apply this cotton with musk to the trace of blood. Ibn
'Umar in his hadith (has mentioned the words of 'A'isha
thus): Apply it to the marks of blood.
'A'isha reported: A woman asked the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) how he should wash herself after
the menstrual period. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Take a
cotton with musk and purity yourself, and the rest of the
hadith was narrated like that of Sufyan.
'A'isha reported: Asma (daughter of Shakal) asked the
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) about washing
after menstruation. He said: Everyone amongst you should
use water (mixed with the leaves of) the lote-tree and
cleanse herself well, and then pour water on her head and
rub it vigorously till it reaches the roots of the hair.
Then she should pour water on it. Afterwards she should
take a piece of cotton smeared with musk and cleanse
herself with it. Asma' said: How should she cleanse
herself with the help of that? Upon this he (the Apostle
of Allah) observed: Praise be to Allah, she should cleanse
herself. 'A'isha said in a subdued tone that she should
apply it to the trace of blood. She (Asma) then further
asked about bathing after sexual intercourse. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: She should take water and cleanse herself
well or complete the ablution and then (pour water) on her
head and rub it till it reaches the roots of the hair (of
her) head and then pour water on her. 'A'isha said: How
good are the women of Ansar (helpers) that their shyness
does not prevent them from learning religion.
This hadith is narrated by 'Ubaidullah b. Mu'adh with
the same chain of transmitters (but for the words) that he
(the Holy Prophet) said: Cleanse yourself with it, and he
covered (his face on account of shyness).
'A'isha reported: Asma' b. Shakal came to the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Messenger of
Allah, how one amongst us should take a bath after the
menstruation, and the rest of the hadith is the same and
there is no mention of bathing because of sexual
intercourse.
Chapter 13: THE WOMAN WHO HAS A PROLONGED FLOW OF
BLOOD, HER BATHING AND PRAYER
'A'isha reported: Fatimah b. Abu Hubaish came to the
Apostle (may peace be upon him) and said: I am a woman
whose blood keeps flowing (even after the menstruation
period). I am never purified; should I, therefore, abandon
prayer? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Not at all, for that
is only a vein, and is not a menstruation, so when
menstruation comes, abandon prayer, and when it ends wash
the blood from yourself and then pray.
The hadith narrated by Waki' and with its chain of
narrators has been transmitted on the authority of Hisham
b. 'Urwa, but in the hadith narrated by Qutaiba on the
authority of Jarir, the words are:" There came Fatimah b.
Abu Hubaish, b. 'Abd al-Muttalib b. Asad, and she was a
woman amongst us," and in the hadith of Hammid b. Zaid
there is an addition of these words:" We abandoned
mentioning him."
'A'isha reported: Umm Habiba b. Jahsh thus asked for a
verdict from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him): I am a woman whose blood keeps flowing (after the
menstrual period). He (the Holy Prophet) said: That is
only a vein, so take a bath and offer prayer; and she took
a bath at the time of every prayer. Laith b. Sa'd said:
Ibn Shihab made no mention that the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) had ordered her to take a bath at
the time of every prayer, but she did it of her own
accord. And in the tradition transmitted by Ibn Rumh there
is no mention of Umm Habiba (and there is mention of the
daughter of Jahsh only.)
'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) reported: Umm Habiba b. Jahsh who was the
sister-in-law of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) and the wife of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Auf, remained
mustahada for seven years, and she, therefore, asked for
the verdict of Shari'ah from the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) about it The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: This is not menstruation, but
(blood from) a vein: so bathe yourself and offer prayer.
'A'isha said: She took a bath in the wash-tub placed in
the apartment of her sister Zainab b. Jahsh, till the
redness of the blood came over the water. Ibn Shihab said:
I narrated it to Abu Bakr b. 'Abd al-Rahman b. al-Harith
b. Hisham about it who observed: May Allah have mercy on
Hinda! would that she listened to this verdict. By Lord,
she wept for not offering prayer.
This hadith has been thus reported by another chain of
transmitters: Umm Habiba b. Jahsh came to the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) and she had been a mustahada
for seven years, and the rest of the hadith was narrated
like that of 'Amr b. al-Harith up to the words:" There
came the redness of the blood over water." and nothing was
narrated beyond it.
The hadith has been narrated by 'A'isha through another
chain of transmitters (in these words): I The daughter of
jahsh had been mustabida for seven years," and the rest of
the hadith is the same (as mentioned above).
On the authority of 'A'isha: Umm Habiba asked the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about the blood
(which flows beyond the period of menstruation). 'A'isha
said: I saw her wash-tub full of blood. The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Remain away (from
prayer) equal (to the length of time) that your menses
prevented you. After this (after the period of usual
courses) bathe yourself and offer prayer.
'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle (may peace be upon
him), said: Umm Habiba b. Jahsh who was the spouse of Abd
al- Rahman b. Auf made a complaint to the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) about blood (which flows
beyond the menstrual period). He said to her: Remain away
(from prayer) equal (to the length of time) that your
menstruation holds you back. After this, bathe yourself.
And she washed herself before every prayer.
Chapter 14: IT IS OBLIGATORY FOR A MENSTRUATING
WOMAN TO COMPLETE THE ABANDONED FASTS BUT NOT THE ABANDONED
PRAYERS
Mu'adha reported: A woman asked 'A'isha: Should one
amongst us complete prayers abandoned during the period of
menses? 'A'isha said: Are you a Haruriya? When any one of
us during the time of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) was in her menses (and abandoned prayer) she was
not required to complete them.
It is reported from Mu'adha that she asked 'A'isha:
Should a menstruating woman complete the prayer (abandoned
during the menstrual period)? 'A'isha said: Are you a
Hurariya? The wives of the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) have had their monthly courses, (but) did he
order them to make compensation (for the abandoned
prayers)? Muhammad b. Ja'far said: (Compensation) denotes
their completion.
Mu'adha said: I asked 'A'isha: What is the reason that
a menstruating woman completes the fasts (that she
abandons during her monthly course). but she does not
complete the prayers? She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Are you a
Haruriya? I said: I am not a Haruriya, but I simply want
to inquire. She said: We passed through this (period of
menstruation), and we were ordered to complete the fasts,
but were not ordered to complete the prayers.
Chapter 15: ONE SHOULD DRAW AROUND A CURTAIN
WHILE TAKING A BATH
Umm Hani b. Abu Talib reported: I went to the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) on the day of the
conquest (of Mecca) and found him take a bath. while his
daughter Fatimah was holding a curtain around him.
Umm Hani b. Abu Talib reported: It was the day of the
conquest (of Mecca) that she went to the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) and he was staying at a
higher part (of that city). The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) got up for his bath. Fatimah held a
curtain around him (in order to provide him privacy). He
then put on his garments and wrapped himself with that and
then offered eight rak'ahs of the forenoon prayer.
This hadith is narrated by Sa'id b. Abu Hind with the
same chain of transmitters and said: His (the Holy
Prophet's) daughter Fatimah provided him privacy with the
help of his cloth, and when he had taken a bath he took it
up and wrapped it around him and then stood and offered
eight rak'ahs of the forenoon prayer.
'Abd al-Rahman, the son of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri,
reported from his father: The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: A man should not see the private
parts of another man, and a woman should not see the
private parts of another woman, and a man should not lie
with another man under one covering, and a woman should
not lie with another woman under one covering.
This hadith has been narrated by Ibn Abu Fudaik and
Dabbik b. 'Uthman with the same chain of transmitters and
they observed: Private parts of man are the nakedness
(which is concealed).
Chapter 17: IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO TAKE A BATH
NAKED IN COMPLETE PRIVACY
Amongst the traditions narrated from Muhammad, the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) on the
authority of Abu Huraira, the one is that Banu Isra'il
used to take a bath naked, and they looked at the private
parts of one another. Moses (peace be upon him), however,
took a bath alone (in privacy) ; and they said
(tauntingly): By Allah, nothing prohibits Moses to take a
bath along with us, but sacrotal hernia. He (Moses) once
went for a bath and placed his clothes on a stone and the
stone moved on with his clothes. Moses ran after it
saying: 0 stone, my clothes,0 stone, my clothes, and Banu
Isra'il had the chance to see the private parts of Moses,
and said: By Allah, Moses does not suffer from any
ailment. The stone then stopped, till Moses had been seen
by them, and he then took hold of his clothes and struck
the stone. Abu Huraira said: By Allah, there are the marks
of six or seven strokes made by Moses on the stone.
Chapter 18: UTMOST CARE FOR KEEPING-PRIVATE PARTS
OF BODY CONCEALED
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: When the Ka'ba was
constructed the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
and Abbas went and lifted stones. Abbas said to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Place your
lower garment on your shoulder (so that you may protect
yourself from the roughness and hardness of stones). He
(the Holy Prophet) did this, but fell down upon the ground
in a state of unconciousness and his eyes were turned
towards the sky. He then stood up and said: My lower
garment, my lower garment; and this wrapper was tied
around him. In the hadith transmitted by Ibn Rafi', there
is the word:" On his neck" and he did not say:" Upon his
shoulder."
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) was carrying along with them (his
people) stones for the Ka'ba and there was a waist wrapper
around him. His uncle," Abbas, said to him: 0 son of my
brother! if you take off the lower garment and place it on
the shoulders underneath the stones, it would be better.
He (the Holy Prophet) took it off and placed it on his
shoulder and fell down unconscious. He (the narrator)
said: Never was he seen naked after that day.
Al-Miswar b. Makhrama reported: I was carrying a heavy
stone and my lower garment was loose, and it, therefore,
slipped off (so soon) that I could not place the stone (on
the ground) and carry to its proper place. Upon this the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Return to
your cloth (lower garment), take it (and tie it around
your waist) and do not walk naked.
Chapter 19: CONCEALING ONE'S PRIVATE PARTS WHILE
RELIEVING ONESELF
'Abdullah b. Ja'far reported: The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) one day made me mount behind him
and he confided to me something secret which I would not
disclose to anybody; and the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) liked the concealment provided by a lofty
place or cluster of dates (while answering the call of
nature), Ibn Asma' said in his narration: It implied an
enclosure of the date-trees.
Chapter 20: EMISSION OF SEMEN MAKES BATH
OBLIGATORY
Sa'id al-Khudri narrated it from his father: I went to
Quba' with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
on Monday till we reached (the habitation) of Banu Salim.
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stood at
the door of 'Itban and called him loudly. So he came out
dragging his lower garnment. Upon this the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: We have made this man
to make haste 'Itban said: Messenger of Allah, if a man
parts with his wife suddenly without seminal emission,
what is he required to do (with regard to bath)? The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: It is
with the seminal emission that bath becomes obligatory.
Abu al. 'Ala' b. al-Shikhkhir said: The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) abrogated some of his
commands by others, just as the Qur'an abrogates some part
with the other.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) happened to pass by (the house) of
a man amongst the Ansar, and he sent for him. He came out
and water was trickling down from his head. Upon this he
(the Holy Prophet) said: Perhaps we put you to haste. He
said: Yes. Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said:
When you made haste or semen is not emitted, bathing is
not obligatory for you, but ablution is binding. Ibn
Bashshir has narrated it with a minor alteration.
Ubayy Ibn Ka'b reported: I arked the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) about a man who has sexual
intercourse with his wife, but leaves her before orgasm.
Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: He should wash the
secretion of his wife, and then perform ablution and ofier
prayer.
Ubayy ibn Ka'b narrated it from the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) that he said: If a person has
sexual intercourse with his wife, but does not experience
orgasm, he should wash his organ and perform an ablution.
Zaid b. Khalid al-Jubani reported that he askad Uthman
b. 'Affan: What is your opinion about the man who has
sexual intercourse with his wife, but does not experience
orgasm? Uthman said: He should perform ablution as he does
for prayer, and wash his organ. 'Uthmin also said: I have
heard it from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him).
Abu Ayyub reported that he had heard like this from the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
Chapter 21: ABROGATION OF (THE COMMAND THAT) BATH
IS OBLIGATORY (ONLY) BECAUSE OF SEMINAL EMISSION AND INSTEAD
CONTACT OF THE CIRCUMCISED PARTS MAKES BATH OBLIGATORY
Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace
be upon him) said: When a man has sexual intercourse,
bathing becomes obligatory (both for the male and the
female). In the hadith of Matar the words are: Even if
there is no orgasm. Zuhair has narrated it with a minor
alteration of words.
This hadith is narrated by Qatida with the same chain
of transmitters, but with minor alterations. Here instead
of the word - (jahada, (ijtahada) has been used, and the
words;" Even if there is no orgasm" have been omitted.
Abu Musa reported: There cropped up a difference of
opinion between a group of Muhajirs (Emigrants and a group
of Ansar (Helpers) (and the point of dispute was) that the
Ansar said: The bath (because of sexual intercourse)
becomes obligatory only-when the semen spurts out or
ejaculates. But the Muhajirs said: When a man has sexual
intercourse (with the woman), a bath becomes obligatory
(no matter whether or not there is seminal emission or
ejaculation). Abu Musa said: Well, I satisfy you on this
(issue). He (Abu Musa, the narrator) said: I got up (and
went) to 'A'isha and sought her permission and it was
granted, and I said to her: 0 Mother, or Mother of the
Faithful, I want to ask you about a matter on which I feel
shy. She said: Don't feel shy of asking me about a thing
which you can ask your mother, who gave you birth, for I
am too your mother. Upon this I said: What makes a bath
obligatory for a person? She replied: You have come across
one well informed! The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said: When anyone sits amidst four parts (of the
woman) and the circumcised parts touch each other a bath
becomes obligatory.
'A'isha the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be
upon him) reported. A person asked the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) about one who has sexual
intercourse with his wife and parts away (without orgasm)
whether bathing is obligatory for him. 'A'isha was sitting
by him. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: I and she (the Mother of the Faithful) do it and
then take a bath.
Chapter 22: ABLUTION IS ESSENTIAL WHEN ONE TAIZES
SOMETHING COOKED WITH THE HELP OF FIRE
Zaid b Thabit reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) say this: Ablution is obligatory
(for one who takes anything) touched by fire.
'Abdullah b. Ibrahim b. Qariz reported that he found
Abu Huraira performing ablution in the mosque, who said: I
am performing ablution because of having eaten pieces of
cheese, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) say: Perform ablution (after eating anything)
touched by fire.
'Urwa reported on the authority of'A'isha, the wife of
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), saying
this: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said.
Perform ablution (after eating) anything touched by fire.
Chapter 23: ABROGATION OF THE HADITH THAT
ABLUTION IS OBLIGATORY FOR HIM WHO TAKES SOMETHING COOKED
WITH THE HELP OF FIRE
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) took flesh from the bone or meat, and then
offered prayer and did not perform ablution, and (in fact)
he did not touch water.
Ja'far b. Amr b. Umayya al-Damari reported on the
authority of his father who said: I saw the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) take slices from goat's
shoulder, and then eat them, and then offer prayer without
having performed ablution.
Ja'far b. 'Amr b. Umayya al-Damari reported on the
authority of his father who said: I saw the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) take slices from goat's
shoulder and then eat them. He was called for prayer and
he got'up, leaving aside the knife, and offered prayer but
did not perform ablution.
Ibn 'Abbas reported it on the authority of Maimuana,
the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him),
that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) took (a
piece of goat's) shoulder at her place, and then offered
prayer but did not perform ablution.
This hadith has been narrated by Ibn 'Abbas on the
authority of Maimuna. the wife of the Apostle (may peace
be upon him), by another chain of transmitters.
Abu Rafi' reported: I testify that I used to roast the
liver of the goat for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
tipcn him) and then he offered praver but did not perform
ablution.
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) dressed himself, and then went out for
prayer, when he was presented with bread and meat. He took
three morsels out of that, and then offered prayer along
with other people and did not touch water.
This hadith is narrated by Muhammad b. 'Amr b. Ata'
with these words: I was with Ibn 'Abbas, and Ibn 'Abbas
saw the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) doing
like this, and it is also said that the words are: He (the
Holy Prophet) offered prayer; and the word" people" is not
mentioned.
Chapter 24: THE QUESTION OF ABLUTION AFTER EATING
THE FLESH OF THE CAMEL
Jabir b. Samura reported: A man asked the Messenger of
Allah (may peace he upon him) whether he should perform
ablution after (eating) mutton. He (the Messenger of
Allah) said: Perform ablution it you so desire, and if you
do not wish, do not perform it. He (again) asked: Should I
perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh? He said:
Yes, perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh. He
(again) said: May I say prayer in the sheepfolds? He (the
Messenger of Allah) said: Yes. He (the narrator) again
said: May I say prayer where camels lie down? He (the Holy
Prophet) said: No.
This hadith is also narrated by another chain of
transmitters.
Chapter 25: A MAN WHO IS SURE OF HIS
PURIFICATION, BUT ENTERTAINS DOUBT OF ANYTHING BREAKING IT,
CAN SAFELY OFFER PRAYER WITHOUT PERFORMING A NEW ABLUTION
'Abbad b. Tamim reported from his uncle that a person
made a complaint to the Apostle (may peace be upon him)
that he entertained (doubt) as it something had happened
to him breaking his ablution. He (the Holy Prophet) said:
He should not return (from prayer) unless he hears a sound
or perceives a smell (of passing wind). Abu Bakr and
Zuhair b. Harb have pointed out in their narrations that
it was 'Abdullah b. Zaid.
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) said: If any one of you has pain in his
abdomen, but is doubtful whether or not anything has
issued from him, be should not leave the mosque unless he
hears a sound or perceives a smell.
Chapter 26: PURIFICATION OF THE SKINS OF THE DEAD
ANIMALS BY TANNING THEM
The freed slave-girl of Maimuna was given a goat in
charity but it died. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) happened to pass by that (carcass). Upon this be
said: Why did you not take off its skin? You could put it
to use, after tanning it. They (the Companions) said: It
was dead. Upon, this he (the Messenger of Allah) said:
Only its eating is prohibited. Abu bakr and Ibn Umar in
their narrations said: It is narrated from Maimuna (may
Allah be pleased with her).
Ibn 'Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) saw a dead goat, which had been given in charity
to the freed slave-girl of Maimuna. The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: Why don't you make use of
its skin? They (the Companions around the Holy Prophet)
said: It is dead. Upon this he said: It is the eating (of
the dead animal) which is prohibited.
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) happened to pass by a goat thrown (away)
which had been in fact given to the freed slave-girl of
Maimuna as charity. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (way
peace he upon him) said: Why did they not get its skin?
They had better tan it and make use of it.
Ibn'Abbas reported on the authority of Maimuna that
someone amongst the wives of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) had a domestic animal and it died. Upon
this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Why did you not take off its skin and make use of that?
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be
upon him) happened to pass by (the dead body) of the goat
which belonged to the freed slave-girl of Maimuna and
said: Why did you not make use of its skin?
Abu al-Khair reported: I saw Ibn Wa'la al-Saba'i wear a
fur. I touched it. He said: Why do you touch it? I asked
Ibn 'Abbas saying: We are the inhabitants of the western
regions, and there (live) with us Berbers and Magians.
They bring with them rams and slaughter them, but we do
not eat (the meat of the animals) slaughtered by them, and
they come with skins full of fat. Upon this Ibn 'Abbas
said: We asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) about this and he said: Its tanning makes it pure.
Ibn Wa'la al-Saba'i reported: I asked 'Abdullah b.
'Abbas saying: We are the inhabitants of the western
regions. The Magians come to us with skins full of water
and fat. He said: Drink. I said to him: Is it your own
opinion? Ibn Abbas said: I heard the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) say: Tanning purifies it (the
skin).
'A'isha reported: We went with the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) on one of his journeys and when we
reached the place Baida' or Dhat al-jaish, my necklace was
broken (and fell somewhere). The Messenger of Allah (way
peace be upon him) along with other people stayed there
for searching it. There was neither any water at that
place nor was there any water with them (the Companions of
the Holy Prophet). Some persons came to my father Abu Bakr
and said: Do you see what 'A'isha has done? She has
detained the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
and persons accompanying him, and there is neither any
water here or with them. So Abu Bakr came there and the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was sleeping
with his head on my thigh. He (Abu Bakr) said: You have
detained the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
and other persons and there is neither water here nor with
them. She ('A'isha) said: Abu Bakr scolded me and uttered
what Allah wanted him to utter and nudged my hips with his
hand. And there was nothing to prevent me from stirring
but for the fact that the messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) was lying upon my thigh. The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) slept till it was dawn at a
waterless place. So Allah revealed the verses pertaining
to tayammum and they (the Holy Prophet and his Companions)
performed tayammum. Usaid b. al-Hudair who was one of the
leaders said: This is not the first of your blessings,0
Family to Abu Bakr. 'A'isha said: We made the came) stand
which was my mount and found the necklace under it.
'A'isha reported she had borrowed from Asma' (her
sister) a necklace and it was lost. The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) sent men to search for it. As it
was the time for prayer, they offered prayer without
ablution (as water was not available there). When they
came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him),
they made a complaint about it, and the verses pertaining
to tayammum were revealed. Upon this Usaid b. Hadair said
(to 'A'isha): May Allah grant you a good reward! Never has
been there an occasion when you were beset with difficulty
and Allah did not make you come out of that and made it an
occasion of blessing for the Muslims.
Shaqiq reported: I was sitting in the company of
Abdullah and Abu Musa when Abu Musa said: 0 'Abd al-Rahman
(kunya of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud), what would you like a man
to do about the prayer if he experiences a seminal
emission or has sexual intercourse but does not find water
for a month? 'Abdullah said: He should not perform
tayammum even if he does not find water for a month.
'Abdullah said: Then what about the verse in Sura Ma'ida:"
If you do not find water, betake yourself to clean dust"?
'Abdullah said: If they were granted concession on the
basis of this verse, there is a possibility that they
would perform tayammum with dust on finding water very
cold for themselves. Abu Musa said to Abdullah: You have
not heard the words of 'Ammar: The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) sent me on an errand and I had a
seminal emission, but could find no water, and rolled
myself in dust just as a beast rolls itself. I came to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) then and made a
mention of that to him and he (the Holy Prophet) said: It
would have been enough for you to do thus. Then he struck
the ground with his hands once and wiped his right hand
with the help of his left hand and the exterior of his
palms and his face. 'Abdullah said: Didn't you see that
Umar was not fully satisfied with the words of 'Ammar
only?
This hadith is narrated by Shaqiq with the same chain
of transmitters but with the alteration of these words: He
(the Holy Prophet) struck hands upon the earth, and then
shook them and then wiped his face and palm.
Abd al-Rabmin b. Abza narrated It on the authority of
his father that a man came to 'Umar and said: I am (at
times) affected by seminal emission but find no water. He
('Umar) told him not to say prayer. 'Ammar then said. Do
you remember,0 Commander of the Faithful, when I and you
were in a military detachment and we had had a seminal
emission and did not find water (for taking bath) and you
did not say prayer, but as for myself I rolled in dust and
said prayer, and (when it was mentioned before) the
Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: It was enough for
you to strike the ground with your hands and then blow
(the dust) and then wipe your face and palms. Umar said:
'Ammar, fear Allah. He said: If you so like, I would not
narrate it.
A hadith like this has been transmitted with the same
chain of transmitters but for the words: 'Umar said: We
hold you responsible for what you claim."
'Abd al-Rahman b. Abza mnated it on the authority of
his father that a man came to Umar and said: I have had a
seminal emission but I found no water, and the rest of the
hadith is the same but with this addition: 'Amr said: 0
Commander of the Faithful, because of the right given to
you by Allah over me, if you desire, I would not narrate
this hadith to anyone.
Umair, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, reported: I and
'Abd al-Rahmin b. Yasir, the freed slave of Maimuna, the
wife of the Apostle (way peace be upon him). came to the
house of Abu'l-Jahm b. al-Harith al-Simma Ansari and he
said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came
from the direction of Bi'r Jamal and a man met him; he
saluted him but the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) made no response, till he (the Holy Prophet) came to
the wall, wiped his face and hands and then returned his
salutations.
Ibn Umar reported: A person happened to pass by the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) when he was
making water and saluted him, but he did not respond to
his salutation.
Abu Huraira reported that he met the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) on one of the paths leading to
Medina in a state of (sexual) defilement and he slipped
away and took a bath. The Apostle of Allah (may peace be
upon him) searched for him and when he came, he said to
him: 0 Abu Huraira, where were you? He said: Messenger of
Allah, you met when I was (sexually) defiled and I did not
like to sit in your company before taking a bath. Upon
this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Hallowed be Allah, verily a believer is never defiled.
Hudhaifa reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) happened to meet him and he was (sexually)
defiled, and he slipped away and took a bath and then came
and said: I was (sexually) defiled. Upon this he (the Holy
Prophet) remarked: A Muslim is never defiled.
Chapter 29: REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH EVEN IN A STATE
OF SEXUAL DEFILEMENT
'A'isha said: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) used to remember Allah at all moments.
Chapter 30: IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO EAT WITHOUT
ABLUTION AND THERE IS NO ABHORRENCE IN IT AND PERFORMING OF
ABLUTION IMMEDIATELY (AFTER THAT) IS NOT ESSENTIAL
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be
upon him) came out of the privy, and he was presented with
some food, and the people reminded him about ablution, but
he said: Am I to say prayer that I should perform
ablution?
Ibn 'Abbas reported: We were with the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) and he had come out of the privy.
Food was presented to him. It was said to him (by the
Companions around him): Wouldn't you perform ablution?
Upon this he said: Why, am I to say prayer that I should
perform ablution?
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) went to the privy and when he came back, he
was presented with food. It was said to him; Messenger of
Allah, wouldn't you perform ablution. He said: Why, am I
to say prayer?
Ibn Abbas, reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be
upon him) came out of the privy after relieving himself,
and food was brought to him and he took it, and did not
touch water. In another narration transmitted by Sa'id b.
al-Huwairith it is like this: It was said to the Apostle
of Allah (may peace be upon him) You have not performed
ablution. He said: I do not intend to say prayer that I
should perform ablution.
Chapter 31: WHAT SHOULD BE UTIERED WHILE ENTERING
THE PRIVY?
Anas reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) entered the privy, and in the hadith
transmitted by Hushaim (the words are): When the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) entered the lavatory, be
used to say: O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from wicked
and noxious things.
This hadith is also transmitted by 'Abd al-'Aziz with
the same chain of transmitters, and the words are: I seek
refuge with Allah from the wicked and noxious things.
Chapter 32: ABLUTION DOES NOT BREAK BY DOZING IN
A SITTING POSTURE
Anas reported: (The people) stood up for prayer and the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was whispering
to a man, and in the narration of 'Abd al-Warith (the
words are): The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
was having a private conversation with a man, and did not
start the prayer till the people dozed off.
Anas b. Malik reported: (The people) stood up for
prayer and the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
was talking in whispers with a man, and he did not
discontinue the conversation till his Companions dozed
off; he then came and led the prayer.
Qatida reported: I heard Anas as saying that the
Companion of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) dozed off and then offered prayer and did not perform
ablution. He (the narrator) said: I asked him if he had
actually heard it from Anas. He said: By Allah. yes.
Anas reported: (The people) stood up for the night
prayer when a man spoke forth: I need to say something.
The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) entered into
secret conversation with him, till the people dozed off or
some of the people (dozed off), and then they said the
prayer.