English translation
354. It was narrated that 'Aîshah said: "I never saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ come out of the toilet without first (cleansing himself) with water." (Da'if)
Hadith 354
Cleaning Oneself With Water (Istinjâ')
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Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 354 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 127
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Source no. 354 · Volume 1 · Page 426
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Arabic text
354 - حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: «مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ مِنْ غَائِطٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا مَسَّ مَاءً»
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This shows that the Prophet's normal practice was to clean himself with water, since it is the best method of securing cleanliness. In the outside, he mostly cleaned himself with pebbles, but even there he sometimes carried water with him.