Research Review of the Chain of Narration Regarding the Hadith of Urinating While Standing
Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
❖ Question:
What is the status of the following chain of narration?
إن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم بال قائما من جرح كان بمأبضه
The Noble Prophet ﷺ urinated while standing because there was a wound in the inner part of his knee.
(al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim: 645, al-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Bayhaqi: 489)
❖ Answer:
The narration is weak and munkar.
- Hammad ibn Ghassan al-Ju‘fi is criticized.
- Yahya ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Mahan has not been declared trustworthy.
حديث لا يثبت مثله
Such a Hadith is not established.
(al-Sunan al-Kubra: 488, Ma‘rifat al-Sunan wal-Athar: 842, Hafiz al-Bayhaqi رحمه الله)
- Hafiz al-Nawawi رحمه الله declared it “weak.”
(Sharh al-Nawawi: 3/165)
هذا منكر
This narration is munkar.
(al-Muhadhdhab fi Ikhtisar al-Sunan al-Kabir: 1/110, Hafiz al-Dhahabi رحمه الله)
- Hafiz Ibn Hajar رحمه الله also expressed doubt regarding the authenticity of this Hadith.
(Fath al-Bari: 1/330)
