Hadith 384

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عِيسَى ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ،عَنْ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْأَشْهَلِ ، قَالَتْ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ لَنَا طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ مُنْتِنَةً ، فَكَيْفَ نَفْعَلُ إِذَا مُطِرْنَا ؟ قَالَ : " أَلَيْسَ بَعْدَهَا طَرِيقٌ هِيَ أَطْيَبُ مِنْهَا ؟ . قَالَتْ : قُلْتُ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : فَهَذِهِ بِهَذِهِ " .
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 Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الطهارة / 384
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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