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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المساجد والجماعاتThe Book On The Mosques And The Congregations
بَابُ : الْمَسَاجِدِ فِي الدُّورِChapter: Mosques In Houses
Hadith 756
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ الْجَارُودِ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : " صَنَعَ بَعْضُ عُمُومَتِي لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَعَامًا ، فَقَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ فِي بَيْتِي ، وَتُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَاهُ وَفِي الْبَيْتِ فَحْلٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْفُحُولِ ، فَأَمَرَ بِنَاحِيَةٍ مِنْهُ ، فَكُنِسَ وَرُشَّ ، فَصَلَّى وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد اللَّهِ بْن مَاجَةَ : الْفَحْلُ هُوَ : الْحَصِيرُ الَّذِي قَدِ اسْوَدَّ " .
´It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:` "One of my paternal uncles made some food for the Prophet and said to the Prophet: 'I would like you to eat and perform prayer in my house.' So he went to him, and in his house there was one of these Fahl. He ordered that a corner be swept and water sprinkled in it, then he performed prayer and we prayed with him.'" (Sahih)Abu 'Abdullah bin Majah said: A Fahl is a mat that has become black (through use).
Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this hadith, it is established that performing prayer (salah) on a mat made of reeds (boriya) is permissible, even if it is an old mat that has become dark from frequent use. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) only had one corner of it dusted for cleanliness, and sprinkled a little water on it. The methodology of the Ahl al-Hadith is precisely this: they perform prayer on any surface, no matter how old it may be, provided there is no certainty of impurity (najasah) upon it. And as long as there is no certainty of impurity, it will be considered pure, because the original state of every thing is purity.
