Leaving Any Restriction On The Amount Of Water
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 53 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 47
Source no. 53 · Volume 1 · Page 197
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (٥٢٨) //، الإرواء (١ / ١٩١) //
Source no. 52 · Volume 1 · Page 13
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(صحيح) -ابن ماجه ٥٢٨: ق [إرواء الغليل ١/ ١٩١].
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53. It was narrated from Anas that a Bedouin urinated in the Masjid, and some of the people went after him, but the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Leave him and do not restrain him." When he had finished he called for a bucket (of water) and poured it over it.[1] Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân (An-Nasâ'î) said: "Meaning: 'Do not interrupt him.'" (Sahîh)
53 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا بَالَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «دَعُوهُ لَا تُزْرِمُوهُ». فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَعَا بِدَلْوٍ فَصَبَّهُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: يَعْنِي: لَا تَقْطَعُوا عَلَيْهِ
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[1] It comes with some explanation in Sunan At-Tirmidhi: 'Abdah (one of the narrators) said: "Muhammad bin Ishâq said: 'A Qullah refers to Jirâr (These are two nouns describing large casks that are used to hold water), and a Qullah is the thing that drinking water is held in.'" At-Tirmidhi said: "This is the saying of Ash-Shâfi'i, Ahmad and Ishâq. They say that when the water is two Qullahs then nothing makes it impure, as long as it does not change its smell, and its taste. And they say, it is approximately fifty Qirbahs (waterskins)."
1. Regarding the story in question, the urine had already been absorbed into the ground, so it was impossible to completely purify the affected area. Consequently, it was deemed sufficient to pour a bucketful of water so that, with that water, remaining traces of the urine on the upper surface of the ground might be eradicated and seep away into the ground; it was also hoped that, by pouring water over the urine, the surface of the land might become clean. 2. This Hadîth is a classic example of the Prophet's noble and forgiving character. He was not provoked by the unrefined conduct of the Bedouin; on the contrary, he excused him for his behavior, asked him to come to him, and gently explained to him as to what he did was inappropriate. Afterward, the Bedouin expressed a great deal of appreciation for how the Prophet treated him.