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31. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ passed by two graves and said: 'These two are being punished, but they are not being punished for something that was difficult to avoid. As for this, he used not to take precautions to avoid (his body or clothes being soiled by) urine, and this one used to walk around spreading malicious gossip.' Then he called for a fresh palm-leaf stalk and split it in two, and placed one piece on each of the two graves. They said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, why did you do that?' He said: 'Perhaps the torment will be reduced for them so long as this does not dry out.'" (Šahîh)
Manšūr contradicted him, he reported it from Mujâhid from Ibn 'Abbâs, but he did not mention Ṭâwūs in it.
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Commentary
The wording of this narration suggests that to protect oneself from these acts is not something difficult. In fact, both these acts - as is indicated by this narration and by others as well - are major sins.
