Hadith 229
حَدَّثَنَا
حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ
عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى
عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَا وَرَجُلَانِ ، رَجُلٌ مِنَّا وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ أَحْسِبُ ، فَبَعَثَهُمَا عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَجْهًا ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّكُمَا عِلْجَانِ ، فَعَالِجَا عَنْ دِينِكُمَا ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ الْمَخْرَجَ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ ، فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُ حَفْنَةً فَتَمَسَّحَ بِهَا ، ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ ، فَأَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْخَلَاءِ فَيُقْرِئُنَا الْقُرْآنَ ، وَيَأْكُلُ مَعَنَا اللَّحْمَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَحْجُبُهُ ، أَوْ قَالَ : يَحْجُزُهُ عَنِ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْءٌ لَيْسَ الْجَنَابَةَ .
Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: Abdullah ibn Salamah said: I, accompanied by other two persons, one from us and the other from Banu Asad, called upon Ali. He sent them to a certain territory (on some mission) saying: You are sturdy and vigorous people; hence display your power for religion. He then stood and entered the toilet. He then came out and called for water and took a handful of it. Then he wiped (his hands) with it and began to recite the Quran. They were surprised at this (action). Thereupon he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out from the privy and taught us the Quran and took meat with us. Nothing prevented him; or the narrator said: Nothing prevented him from (reciting) the Quran except sexual defilement.