سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الطهارة وسننهاThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah
بَابُ : الاِسْتِنْجَاءِ بِالْمَاءِChapter: Cleaning oneself with water (Istinja')
Hadith 355
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ، وَجَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، أَنَّ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِيهِ رِجَالٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ سورة التوبة آية 108 ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَثْنَى عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الطُّهُورِ ، فَمَا طُهُورُكُمْ " ؟ قَالُوا : نَتَوَضَّأُ لِلصَّلَاةِ ، وَنَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ، وَنَسْتَنْجِي بِالْمَاءِ ، قَالَ : " فَهُوَ ذَاكَ فَعَلَيْكُمُوهُ " .
´Abu Sufyan said:` "Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, Jabir bin 'Abdullah, and Anas bin Malik told me that when this Verse: "In it (the mosque) are men who love to clean and to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure." was revealed, the Messenger of Allah said: 'O Ansar! Allah has praised you for your cleanliness. What is the nature of your cleanliness?' They said: 'We perform ablution for prayer and we take bath to cleanse ourselves of impurity due to sexual activity, and we clean ourselves with water (after urinating). He said: 'This is what it is. So adhere to it.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
(1)
Ablution (wudu) and ritual bath (ghusl) after major impurity are obligatory upon all Muslims.
Using only water for istinja (cleansing oneself after relieving oneself) is something that not everyone is able to practice, which is why those who do act upon it are praiseworthy.
In any case, this shows that using water is superior to sufficing with earth (i.e., using only dry material such as stones or earth for cleaning).
(2)
Regarding the blessed verse, some scholars have interpreted the mentioned mosque as Masjid Nabawi, while others have taken it to mean Quba. However, both mosques were founded upon piety (taqwa).
And those who prayed in both mosques were people who took care to maintain purity (taharah) and cleanliness.
Ablution (wudu) and ritual bath (ghusl) after major impurity are obligatory upon all Muslims.
Using only water for istinja (cleansing oneself after relieving oneself) is something that not everyone is able to practice, which is why those who do act upon it are praiseworthy.
In any case, this shows that using water is superior to sufficing with earth (i.e., using only dry material such as stones or earth for cleaning).
(2)
Regarding the blessed verse, some scholars have interpreted the mentioned mosque as Masjid Nabawi, while others have taken it to mean Quba. However, both mosques were founded upon piety (taqwa).
And those who prayed in both mosques were people who took care to maintain purity (taharah) and cleanliness.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 355
