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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الادبBook of Etiquette
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي تَقْلِيمِ الْأَظافِرِ وَحَلْقِ الْعَانَةِ وَانْقَاءِ الرَّوَاحِبChapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Trimming the Nails, Shaving the Pubic Hair, and Cleaning the Armpits
Hadith 8216
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي وَاصِلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَقِيتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَصَافَحَنِي فَرَأَى فِي أَظْفَارِي طُولًا فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُ أَحَدُكُمْ عَنْ خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ يَدَعُ أَظْفَارَهُ كَأَظَافِرِ الطَّيْرِ يَجْتَمِعُ فِيهَا الْجَنَابَةُ وَالْخَبَثُ وَالتَّفَثُ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ وَكِيعٌ مَرَّةً الْأَنْصَارِيَّ قَالَ غَيْرُهُ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْعَتَكِيُّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَبِي سَبَقَهُ لِسَانُهُ يَعْنِي وَكِيعًا فَقَالَ لَقِيتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْعَتَكِيُّ
Abu Wasil says: I met Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari, he shook hands with me, and when he saw my long nails, he said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You ask about matters of the heavens, but you keep your nails long like the claws of birds; in them, impurity, filth, and dirt accumulate. Waki’ once did not mention the word Ansari with Abu Ayyub’s name, and other narrators have said Abu Ayyub ‘Ataki. Abu Abdur Rahman said: My father said: Imam Waki’ made a slip of the tongue and said that I met Abu Ayyub Ansari, whereas it was actually Abu Ayyub ‘Ataki.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … By “asking about matters of the heavens” is meant inquiring about a legal (shar‘i) ruling. Thus, in this hadith, there is a subtle reproach that the issues of the Shari‘ah should be sought by one who is acting upon the legal rulings—meaning, one should be practically committed to the Shari‘ah and also seek knowledge of its rulings.
