Narrated A woman of the Banu AbdulAshhal: She reported: I said Messenger of Allah, our road to the mosque has an unpleasant stench; what should we do when it is raining? He asked: Is there not a cleaner part after the filthy part of the road? She replied: Why not (there is one)! He said: It makes up for the other.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الطهارة / 384
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (512)
Hadith Takhrij« سنن ابن ماجہ/الطھارة 79 (533)،(تحفة الأشراف: 18380)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (6/435) (صحیح) »
Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, by walking on a clean and pure path, the garment will become pure just as it had become impure by passing through a filthy path earlier.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
384. Commentary: If, while passing through a filthy place, one’s foot, shoe, or garment comes into contact with it and then one walks over dry soil, it should be considered purified. However, if the impurity is flowing (najāsah sā’ilah), such as splashes of urine, then it must be washed. Nevertheless, a shoe becomes purified by rubbing. Refer to the following chapter in Sunan Abu Dawud: If impurity gets on the shoe, then...
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 384