Allowing The UsageOf Two Stones For Cleaning
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 42 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 39
Source no. 42 · Volume 1 · Page 186
Sahih
صحيح // صحيح ابن ماجة (١ / ٥٧) برقم (٣١٤) //
Source no. 41 · Volume 1 · Page 11
Sahih
(صحيح) - خ [صحيح ابن ماجه ١/ ٥٧ برقم ٢٥٣ - ٣١٤].
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42. 'Abdur-Rahmân bin Al-Aswad (narrated) from his father that he heard 'Abdullâh say: "The Prophet ﷺ wanted to defecate, and he told me to bring him three stones. I found two stones and looked for a third, but I could not find any, so I picked up a piece of dung and brought them to the Prophet ﷺ. He took the two stones and threw away the dung and said: "This is Riks." (Sahîh) Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân (An-Nasâ'î) said: Riks is the food of the jinn.
42 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ - قَالَ: لَيْسَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ ذَكَرَهُ - وَلَكِنْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ: أَتَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْغَائِطَ، وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ، فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَالْتَمَسْتُ الثَّالِثَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ، فَأَخَذْتُ رَوْثَةً فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُمَّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ، وَقَالَ: «هَذِهِ رِكْسٌ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرِّكْسُ: طَعَامُ الْجِنِّ
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The words used in the text of Sunan An-Nasâ'î are only this much, but in Musnad Ahmad the Hadīth goes on to mention that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "One more stone," which suggests that to contend sufficiency at two stones is not founded on authentic proofs. Let us assume one has only two stones or merely one; in such situations, one stone can be used from various sides thrice, but this, however, should be done very cautiously, in such a manner that one avoids coming into contact with the filth of a previously-used side of the stone.