Cleaning Oneself With Stones, And The Prohibition Of Using Dung And Bones
Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 316 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 115
Source no. 316 · Volume 1 · Page 388
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٥)
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316. Salmân said that one of the idolaters said to him, while they were making fun of him: "I see that your companion (the Prophet ﷺ) is teaching you everything, even how to relieve yourselves?" He said: "Yes indeed. He has ordered us not to face the Qiblah (prayer direction) nor to clean ourselves with our right hands, and not to be content with anything less than three stones, which are not to include any excrement or bones." (Sahih)
316 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، وَالْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، قَالَ: قَالَ: لَهُ بَعْضُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَهُمْ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ بِهِ: إِنِّي أَرَى صَاحِبَكُمْ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى الْخِرَاءَةِ قَالَ: «أَجَلْ، أَمَرَنَا أَنْ لَا نَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةَ، وَلَا نَسْتَنْجِيَ بِأَيْمَانِنَا، وَلَا نَكْتَفِيَ بِدُونِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ، لَيْسَ فِيهَا رَجِيعٌ وَلَا عَظْمٌ»
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The religion of Islam is in perfect harmony with nature. Hence it is that it has not neglected any aspect of human life. Even on matters often considered as taboo there is enough guidance for us in Islam. The four things that form part of the lavatory etiquette mentioned by Salmân Al-Fārīsi conclusively prove the superiority of the Islamic culture over others. The concept of reverence for respective Qiblah is there in other faiths as well, but the detailed instructions in the matter that exist in Islam are missing in them. Avoiding to face, while defecating, the Qiblah that is used as direction for the prayers, clearly demonstrates the reverence that Muslims attach to it. No such concept of reverence for the Qiblah is in evidence either among the Jews or the Christians. Particularizing the left and right hands for different purposes is also the specialty of the Islamic culture.