Hadith on Avoiding Urination in Standing Water
Narrated by Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه), the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:"None of you should urinate in standing water and then bathe in it."
[Sahih Muslim]
Verification and Referencing:
✔ Sources: Sahih Bukhari (39) - Chapter on Standing Water, Sahih Muslim (281) - Chapter on the Prohibition of Urinating in Standing Water, Sunan Abu Dawood (1/18) - Chapter on Urinating in Standing Water
Another narration by Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan, who reported from his father, from Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"None of you should urinate in standing water, nor should he perform ghusl (ritual bath) in it while in a state of janabah (major impurity)."
[Sunan Abu Dawood]
Verification and Referencing:
✔ Hadith Classification: Hasan (Good) Hadith
✔ Sources: Sunan Abu Dawood (70) - Book of Purification, Ibn Majah (344), Ibn Hibban (1254), Al-Bayhaqi (1/238)
Another narration from Sahih Muslim reports from Abu Sa'ib, the freed slave of Hisham ibn Zuhrah, that he heard Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه) say:
"None of you should perform ghusl (ritual bath) in standing water while in a state of janabah (major impurity)."
The narrator asked, "O Abu Huraira, then how should one purify himself?"
Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه) replied: "He should take water by scooping it out and using it."
[Sahih Muslim: 283]
Key Points Derived from the Hadith
✔ Urinating in standing water is strictly prohibited, whether the water quantity is less than two qullahs (227 kg) or more. If the water quantity is less, it becomes impure (najis), and if more, it may still alter the water’s purity and become harmful.✔ Polluting clean standing water with filth is forbidden. This includes urination and performing ghusl (ritual bath) for janabah directly in it.
✔ A person who becomes impure due to nocturnal emission (wet dream) or marital relations must perform ghusl, and prayer is prohibited while in a state of impurity.
✔ Instead of bathing directly in standing water, one should scoop the water out and use it separately.
[This content is taken from the book Diya' Al-Islam Fi Sharh Al-Imam Bi Ahadith Al-Ahkam by Sheikh Taqi Al-Din Abu Al-Fath, translated by Maulana Mahmood Ahmad Ghaznfar.]