Sunan Ibn Majah

Hadith 354

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Cleaning Oneself With Water (Istinjâ')

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الحديث: 354 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 127

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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)

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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.