سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الطهارةPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب الاِسْتِنْجَاءِ بِالْحِجَارَةِChapter: Cleansing Oneself With Stones.
Hadith 40
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ قُرْطٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا ذَهَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْغَائِطِ ، فَلْيَذْهَبْ مَعَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ يَسْتَطِيبُ بِهِنَّ ، فَإِنَّهَا تُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When any of you goes to relieve himself, he should take with him three stones to cleans himself, for they will be enough for him.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The guidance is that arrangements for purification (taharah) should be made before sitting to relieve oneself. It is possible that something may not be available at the time, therefore, in unfamiliar places, one should first check the tap to see whether there is water or not.
➋ The ruling regarding stones is in accordance with the questioner's being a Bedouin, and it is that performing istinja (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself) with three stones suffices in place of water. Nowadays, tissue paper serves as its substitute; however, using water remains superior.
➊ The guidance is that arrangements for purification (taharah) should be made before sitting to relieve oneself. It is possible that something may not be available at the time, therefore, in unfamiliar places, one should first check the tap to see whether there is water or not.
➋ The ruling regarding stones is in accordance with the questioner's being a Bedouin, and it is that performing istinja (cleaning oneself after relieving oneself) with three stones suffices in place of water. Nowadays, tissue paper serves as its substitute; however, using water remains superior.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 40
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
44. Commentary:
➊ Pebbles are sufficient for istinja (purification after relieving oneself), provided that complete cleanliness is achieved with them—that is, neither any trace of impurity remains nor any odor. If a situation arises where proper cleanliness cannot be attained with pebbles or the odor is not eliminated, then it is necessary to use water.
➋ The property of cleansing and removing odor has been placed in earth (soil), which is why, in the absence of water, attaining purification with it is both legally and rationally valid. Similarly, in the absence of soil, any item that proves effective in removing impurity and achieving purification may be used, such as cotton or tissue paper, etc. And Allah knows best.
➊ Pebbles are sufficient for istinja (purification after relieving oneself), provided that complete cleanliness is achieved with them—that is, neither any trace of impurity remains nor any odor. If a situation arises where proper cleanliness cannot be attained with pebbles or the odor is not eliminated, then it is necessary to use water.
➋ The property of cleansing and removing odor has been placed in earth (soil), which is why, in the absence of water, attaining purification with it is both legally and rationally valid. Similarly, in the absence of soil, any item that proves effective in removing impurity and achieving purification may be used, such as cotton or tissue paper, etc. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 44
