Darussalam · Volume 1
1. THE BOOK OF PURIFICATIONSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 42 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 11
Source no. 42 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Da‘if
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42. 'Aishah reported that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ urinated, and 'Umar stood behind him with a container of water. The Prophet asked him: "What is this, O 'Umar?" He said: "This is water that you can wash yourself with." He replied: "I have not been commanded to wash myself with water every time I urinate. And if I were to do so, then it would be Sunnah.” (Da'if)
42 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَخَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْمُقْرِئُ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّوْأَمُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ التَّوْأَمُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: بَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ خَلْفَهُ بِكُوزٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ، فَقَالَ: «مَا هَذَا يَا عُمَرُ»، فَقَالَ: هَذَا مَاءٌ تَتَوَضَّأُ بِهِ، قَالَ: «مَا أُمِرْتُ كُلَّمَا بُلْتُ أَنْ أَتَوَضَّأَ، وَلَوْ فَعَلْتُ لَكَانَتْ سُنَّةً»
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[1] Meaning, to seek to attain innocence, or to be absolved of guilt, by Istinjâ or cleansing oneself after urinating. And the context here is related to the removal of urine, so as not to fall into the description of the one punished in the grave in Hadith number 20.
The Hadīth has a weak chain of narration. Performing ablution and keeping oneself in a state of ritual purity all the time is recommended, but it is not obligatory.