Bulugh
al-Maram
بلوغ المرام
The Book of Purification
كتاب الطهارة
Chapter 1: Water
باب المياه
Bulugh al-Maram 10
Narrated Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him)
Narrated by Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The cleansing of the utensil belonging to one of you, after it has been licked by a dog, is to wash it seven times, and using soil for cleaning at the first time.” [Muslim reported it].وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ طَهُورُ إِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذْ وَلَغَ فِيهِ اَلْكَلْبُ أَنْ يَغْسِلَهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ, أُولَاهُنَّ بِالتُّرَابِ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 10
Another version has
“he should spill the content”.وَفِي لَفْظٍ لَهُ: { فَلْيُرِقْهُ } 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 10
At-Tirmidhi’s version has “using soil at the first or last time”.
وَلِلتِّرْمِذِيِّ: { أُخْرَاهُنَّ, أَوْ أُولَاهُنَّ بِالتُّرَابِ } 1 .
Chapter 7: The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
باب قضاء الحاجة
Bulugh al-Maram 100
Narrated ‘Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her)
When the Prophet (ﷺ) came out of the privy, he used to say, “Ghufranaka (O Allah! Grant me Your forgiveness)”. [Reported by Al-Khamsa, Abu Hatim and Al-Hakim graded it Sahih (sound)].وَعَنْهَا; { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ اَلْغَائِطِ قَالَ: "غُفْرَانَكَ" } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ. وَصَحَّحَهُ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ, وَالْحَاكِم ُ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 101
Narrated Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him)
The Prophet (ﷺ) went out to answer the call of nature and asked me to bring three stones. I found two stones and searched for the third but could not find it. So I took a dried piece of dung and brought it to him. He took the two stones and threw away the dung and said, “This is a filthy thing”. [Reported by Al-Bukhari]وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: { أَتَى اَلنَّبِيُّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -اَلْغَائِطَ, فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ, فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ, وَلَمْ أَجِدْ ثَالِثًا. فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِرَوْثَةٍ. فَأَخَذَهُمَا وَأَلْقَى اَلرَّوْثَةَ, وَقَالَ: "هَذَا رِكْسٌ" } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيّ ُ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 101
And in the version of Ahmad and Ad-Daraqutni it is added
“Bring me more (something other than dung)”].زَادَ أَحْمَدُ, وَاَلدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ: { ائْتِنِي بِغَيْرِهَا } 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 102
Narrated Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him)
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to use a bone or dung for cleaning and said, “These two things do not purify”. [Reported by Ad-Daraqutni who graded it Sahih].وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - { أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -نَهَى "أَنْ يُسْتَنْجَى بِعَظْمٍ, أَوْ رَوْثٍ" وَقَالَ: "إِنَّهُمَا لَا يُطَهِّرَانِ" } رَوَاهُ اَلدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ وَصَحَّحَه ُ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 103
Narrated Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him)
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Beware of (smearing yourselves with) urine, because it is the main cause of punishment in the grave”. [Reported by Ad-Daraqutni]وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اِسْتَنْزِهُوا مِنْ اَلْبَوْلِ, فَإِنَّ عَامَّةَ عَذَابِ اَلْقَبْرِ مِنْهُ } رَوَاهُ اَلدَّارَقُطْنِيّ ُ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 104
and Al-Hakim reported that
“Urination is the main cause of punishment in the grave”. [Its chain of narrators is authentic].وَلِلْحَاكِمِ: { أَكْثَرُ عَذَابِ اَلْقَبْرِ مِنْ اَلْبَوْلِ } وَهُوَ صَحِيحُ اَلْإِسْنَاد ِ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 105
Narrated Suraqa bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him)
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) educated us about lavatory (manners) that we should sit on our left foot and keep erect our right foot. [Reported by Al-Baihaqi through a chain of weak narrators].وَعَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: { عَلَّمْنَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -فِي اَلْخَلَاءِ: " أَنَّ نَقْعُدَ عَلَى اَلْيُسْرَى, وَنَنْصِبَ اَلْيُمْنَى" } رَوَاهُ اَلْبَيْهَقِيُّ بِسَنَدٍ ضَعِيف ٍ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 106
Narrated ‘Iesa bin Yazdad from his father (ra)
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When one of you passes urine, he should empty his penis three times”. [Reported by Ibn Majah through a weak chain of narrators].وَعَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يَزْدَادَ, عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِذَا بَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَنْثُرْ ذَكَرَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ } رَوَاهُ اِبْنُ مَاجَه بِسَنَدٍ ضَعِيف ٍ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 107
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas (ﷺ)
The Prophet (ﷺ) asked the residents of Quba that what had earned them the Praise of Allah and they replied, “We use water after (cleaning ourselves with) stones.” [Reported by Al-Bazzar with Da’if chain of narrators]وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا; { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -سَأَلَ أَهْلَ قُبَاءٍ, فَقَالُوا: إِنَّا نُتْبِعُ اَلْحِجَارَةَ اَلْمَاءَ } رَوَاهُ اَلْبَزَّارُ بِسَنَدٍ ضَعِيف ٍ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 108
and its Asl (original source) is in Abu Da’ud and At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih (sound) through Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) without mentioning the “stones”.]
وَأَصْلُهُ فِي أَبِي دَاوُدَ, وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيّ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - بِدُونِ ذِكْرِ اَلْحِجَارَة ِ 1 .
Chapter 8: Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
باب الغسل وحكم الجنب
Bulugh al-Maram 109
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him)
Allah’s Mesenger (ﷺ) said: “The water (of the ghusl) is due to the water (of sexual emission)”. [Reported by Muslim]عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ اَلْخُدْرِيِّ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اَلْمَاءُ مِنْ اَلْمَاءِ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 109
and its Asl (origin) is in Al-Bukhari.
وَأَصْلُهُ فِي اَلْبُخَارِيّ ِ 1 .
