English translation
340. It was narrated that 'Abdullâh bin Ja'far said: "The thing that the Prophet ﷺ most liked to conceal himself behind when relieving himself was a hillock or a stand of date-palm trees." (Sahih)
Hadith 340
Looking For A Place To Defecate Or Urinate
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Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 340 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 122
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Source no. 340 · Volume 1 · Page 412
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340 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: «كَانَ أَحَبَّ مَا اسْتَتَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَاجَتِهِ، هَدَفٌ، أَوْ حَائِشُ نَخْلٍ»
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It is in order to relieve oneself behind a tree, provided that it is not a fruit tree. Dates are picked at a certain time of the year from the tree. Therefore, no one has any need to go to it and pluck its fruit in other seasons. As regards the shade, the date-palm garden is good for the purpose but the individual tree is not considered worthwhile for it. Nevertheless, trees of small height, not yet attained the stage of bearing fruit are good providers of shade.