It Is Disliked To Face The Qiblah While Relieving Oneself
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. THE BOOK OF PURIFICATIONSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 8 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 3
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Hasan
حسن
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(قلت: إسناده حسن. وقد أخرجه أبو عوانة وابن خزيمة وابن حبان في "صحاحهم". وروى مسلم بعضه)
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8. It was narrated that Abū Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Indeed, my position towards you is like a father who teaches (his children). So when one of you comes to the Ghā'it[1], then let him not face the Qiblah, nor turn his back towards it, nor clean himself with his right hand.' He ﷺ would order us to use three stones, and prohibited using dung and bones." (Hasan)
8 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّمَا أَنَا لَكُمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْوَالِدِ، أُعَلِّمُكُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلَا يَسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ، وَلَا يَسْتَدْبِرْهَا وَلَا يَسْتَطِبْ بِيَمِينِهِ، وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ، وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الرَّوْثِ وَالرِّمَّةِ»
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[1] Hushush is the plural of Hash, referring to a grassy area or the like. Here it refers to grassy areas in or near date-palm groves in Al-Madinah, wherein they were accustomed to relieving themselves.
1. When a person, after relieving himself, uses three stones, or tissue paper or the like, he becomes (ritually) pure, even if he does not use water. 2. One should not use one's right hand to cleanse oneself after urinating or defecating. 3. Dung or other filthy things may not be used to clean oneself. 4. Since bones are the food of the Jinn, they should not be used for purification. Other food stuff should also not be used for that purpose.