سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الطهارة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Book on Purification
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ الْحَاجَةَ أَبْعَدَ فِي الْمَذْهَبِChapter: What Has Been Related That When The Prophet Wanted To Relieve Himself, He Would Go Far Away
Hadith 20
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ : " كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَاجَتَهُ فَأَبْعَدَ فِي الْمَذْهَبِ " . قَالَ : وَفِي الْبَاب : عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي قُرَادٍ , وَأَبِي قَتَادَةَ , وَجَابِرٍ , وَيَحْيَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ , وَأَبِي مُوسَى , وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ , وَبِلَالِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، وَيُرْوَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْتَادُ لِبَوْلِهِ مَكَانًا كَمَا يَرْتَادُ مَنْزِلًا , وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ اسْمُهُ : عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ .
´Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said:` I was with the Prophet on a journey. The Prophet had to relieve himself, so he went far away."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
This was done only to be out of the sight of people; now this objective is achieved through the constructed toilet.
This was done only to be out of the sight of people; now this objective is achieved through the constructed toilet.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 20
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues
➊ In villages, that is, in open areas, it is necessary to go far from the populated area to relieve oneself so that no one’s gaze may fall upon a person. In cities, since enclosed toilets are constructed, there is no need to go far in such places.
➋ The noble practice of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) reflects human and Islamic nature, in which, besides safeguarding the private parts from human sight, there is also a lesson in maintaining the cleanliness and purity of the environment. Furthermore, it teaches that the environment of the populated area should not be polluted in any way.
➌ Moreover, you were a great embodiment of modesty and dignity.
➍ In these ahadith, observe also the profound insight of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum), that they observed every aspect of the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sitting and rising with such careful attention and from a legal perspective, preserved it in their minds, and conveyed it to the Ummah.
➊ In villages, that is, in open areas, it is necessary to go far from the populated area to relieve oneself so that no one’s gaze may fall upon a person. In cities, since enclosed toilets are constructed, there is no need to go far in such places.
➋ The noble practice of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) reflects human and Islamic nature, in which, besides safeguarding the private parts from human sight, there is also a lesson in maintaining the cleanliness and purity of the environment. Furthermore, it teaches that the environment of the populated area should not be polluted in any way.
➌ Moreover, you were a great embodiment of modesty and dignity.
➍ In these ahadith, observe also the profound insight of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum), that they observed every aspect of the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sitting and rising with such careful attention and from a legal perspective, preserved it in their minds, and conveyed it to the Ummah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
English Commentary:
It is obligatory in all circumstances to conceal the private parts from the gaze of others. When a person feels the need to urinate or relieve himself, it becomes necessary to uncover the body.
For this purpose, one should go to the toilet (bathroom) so that the covering (hijab) from others is maintained.
If this need arises in an open field, then one should go so far away from others that no one can see him.
It is also possible to relieve oneself behind some object, for example, by going behind a wall or a tree, provided that there is no other reason for prohibition there—such as the tree not being used as a place where people commonly sit.
It is obligatory in all circumstances to conceal the private parts from the gaze of others. When a person feels the need to urinate or relieve himself, it becomes necessary to uncover the body.
For this purpose, one should go to the toilet (bathroom) so that the covering (hijab) from others is maintained.
If this need arises in an open field, then one should go so far away from others that no one can see him.
It is also possible to relieve oneself behind some object, for example, by going behind a wall or a tree, provided that there is no other reason for prohibition there—such as the tree not being used as a place where people commonly sit.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 331
