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صحيح ابن خزيمه
Ibn Khuzaymah
جماع أبواب الآداب المحتاج إليها في إتيان الغائط والبول إلى الفراغ منهاChapters on Etiquette of Relieving Oneself
(46) بَابُ اسْتِحْبَابِ تَفْرِيجِ الرِّجْلَيْنِ عِنْدَ الْبَوْلِ قَائِمًا، إِذْ هُوَ أَحْرَى أَنْ لَا يُنْشَرَ الْبَوْلُ عَلَى الْفَخِذَيْنِ وَالسَّاقَيْنِChapter 46: Recommendation to spread the legs when urinating standing to avoid splashing
Hadith 63
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ الْمُخَرِّمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ ، وَعَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " أَتَى عَلَى سُبَاطَةِ بَنِي فُلانٍ ، فَفَرَجَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَبَالَ قَائِمًا "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came riding on the horse of such-and-such people, then he spread both his legs and urinated while standing.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Farooq Rafi
Benefits:
These ahadith are evidence that urinating while standing is permissible, provided that it is possible to avoid urine splashes. Despite this permissibility, urinating while sitting is preferable and superior, because sitting while urinating was your (the Prophet’s) constant practice, and in this there is greater protection from urine splashes. Furthermore, all the narrations that have been reported regarding the prohibition of urinating while standing are weak. It is narrated from Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma that Umar radi Allahu anhu stated:
«رَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أبولُ قَائِمًا، فَقَالَ: يا عُمَرُ ا لا تَبُلْ قَائِمًا، فَمَا بُلْتُ قَائِمَا بَعْدُ»
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam saw me urinating while standing and said: “Umar! Do not urinate while standing.”
After that, I never urinated while standing.
[بيهقي: 102/1، ابن ماجه: 308، الضعيفه: 934]
Its chain is weak; Abdul Karim ibn Abu al-Mukhariq is a weak narrator. Rather, it is authentically established with a sahih chain that Umar radi Allahu anhu stated:
«مَا بُلْتُ قَائِمًا مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ»
“After accepting Islam, I have never urinated while standing.”
[كشف الاستار: 56/1، اسناده صحيح]
These ahadith are evidence that urinating while standing is permissible, provided that it is possible to avoid urine splashes. Despite this permissibility, urinating while sitting is preferable and superior, because sitting while urinating was your (the Prophet’s) constant practice, and in this there is greater protection from urine splashes. Furthermore, all the narrations that have been reported regarding the prohibition of urinating while standing are weak. It is narrated from Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma that Umar radi Allahu anhu stated:
«رَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أبولُ قَائِمًا، فَقَالَ: يا عُمَرُ ا لا تَبُلْ قَائِمًا، فَمَا بُلْتُ قَائِمَا بَعْدُ»
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam saw me urinating while standing and said: “Umar! Do not urinate while standing.”
After that, I never urinated while standing.
[بيهقي: 102/1، ابن ماجه: 308، الضعيفه: 934]
Its chain is weak; Abdul Karim ibn Abu al-Mukhariq is a weak narrator. Rather, it is authentically established with a sahih chain that Umar radi Allahu anhu stated:
«مَا بُلْتُ قَائِمًا مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ»
“After accepting Islam, I have never urinated while standing.”
[كشف الاستار: 56/1، اسناده صحيح]
Source: Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah: Commentary by Muhammad Farooq Rafee, Page: 63
