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36. Shaibān Al-Qitbānī reported: “Maslamah bin Mukhallad made Ruwaifi' bin Thābit his deputy over the lower part of the land (in Egypt).” Shaibān said: “So we traveled with him from Kūm Sharik to 'Alqamā', or from 'Alqamā' to Kūm Sharik — in attempt to reach
‘Alqām. Ruwaifi’ said: ‘During the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, one of us would take his companion’s old camel (for Jihād), with the condition we would divide the spoils in half. And sometimes we would obtain an arrow (from the spoils), so one of us would get the (metal) arrow-head and the feathers, and the other would get its shaft.’ Then he said: ‘So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ told me: “O Ruwaifi! It is possible that you will live a long life after me, so inform the people that whoever ties (a knot) in his beard, or garlands (his animals) with bowstrings, or cleanses himself with animal dung or bones, then Muḥammad has nothing to do with him.”’ (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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[1] Istijmar means cleaning after defecation by use of stones, and the meaning here applies to cleaning after urinating and defecating, whatever the means of cleaning. See chapter 21 which follows.
Commentary
1. Dung may not be used to remove impurities when relieving oneself.
2. Partnership in such property is permissible.
3. Joint property, no matter how trivial, shall be distributed among its rightful owners provided it does not become useless after dividing it.
4. Tying one’s beard, itself, or by means of something, is unlawful.
5. The meaning of garlanding one’s animal with a bowstring, is that they would put such items around the neck of their camels or horses, with the belief that it will protect against the evil eye, or the like.
