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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الطهارة وسننهاThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah
بَابُ : الاِرْتِيَادِ لِلْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِChapter: Looking for a place to defecate or urinate
Hadith 340
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ أَحَبَّ مَا اسْتَتَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَاجَتِهِ هَدَفٌ ، أَوْ حَائِشُ نَخْلٍ " .
´It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Ja'far said:` "The thing that the Prophet most liked to conceal himself behind when relieving himself was a hillock or a stand of date-palm trees."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
It is permissible to relieve oneself behind a tree as a screen, provided that the tree is not a fruit-bearing one. The fruit of the date palm is harvested in a specific season; therefore, in other seasons, there is no need for people to approach it to obtain its fruit. The shade of a date grove is indeed utilized for benefit. Individually planted trees are not generally considered important for this purpose; however, small trees that have not yet reached fruit-bearing age provide a good screen.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 340
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
The cause or reason for waswasah (whisperings) is faith (iman),
because Shaytan casts waswasah into the heart of the one whom he has despaired of leading astray.
And as for those who are disbelievers (kuffar) and sinners (fussaq) and are already under his control, there is no need for him to cast waswasah into their hearts.
Therefore, waswasah is a sign of faith,
provided that a person finds it detestable.
The cause or reason for waswasah (whisperings) is faith (iman),
because Shaytan casts waswasah into the heart of the one whom he has despaired of leading astray.
And as for those who are disbelievers (kuffar) and sinners (fussaq) and are already under his control, there is no need for him to cast waswasah into their hearts.
Therefore, waswasah is a sign of faith,
provided that a person finds it detestable.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 342
Shaykh Muhammad Farooq Rafi
Benefits:
➊ At the time of relieving oneself, it is a recommended (mustahabb) act and an emphasized Sunnah (sunnah mu’akkadah) to conceal oneself behind trees or an elevated place to such an extent, or to obtain such covering in a low-lying area, that the entire body of the person is hidden from the sight of people.
[نووي: 34/4]
➊ At the time of relieving oneself, it is a recommended (mustahabb) act and an emphasized Sunnah (sunnah mu’akkadah) to conceal oneself behind trees or an elevated place to such an extent, or to obtain such covering in a low-lying area, that the entire body of the person is hidden from the sight of people.
[نووي: 34/4]
Source: Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah: Commentary by Muhammad Farooq Rafee, Page: 53
