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Bulugh al-Maram 15

Narrated Anas ibn Malik (rad): A Bedouin came and urinated in one corner of the mosque and the people shouted at him, but the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) stopped them, and when…

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وَعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضى الله عنه

قَالَ: «جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَبَالَ فِي طَائِفَةِ اَلْمَسْجِدِ، فَزَجَرَهُ اَلنَّاسُ، فَنَهَاهُمْ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (فَلَمَّا قَضَى بَوْلَهُ أَمَرَ اَلنَّبِيُّ) صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِذَنُوبٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ; فَأُهْرِيقَ عَلَيْهِ»

Narrated Anas ibn Malik (rad): A Bedouin came and urinated in one corner of the mosque and the people shouted at him, but the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) stopped them, and when he finished urinating, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) ordered for a bucket of water which was spilt over it.

Bulugh al-Maram 15, Book 1, The Book of Purification, Hadith 15. 1 min read
The note in this edition

صحيح. رواه البخاري (219)، ومسلم (284)، وله طرق عن أنس، وجاء أيضا من رواية بعض الصحابة غير أنس

What it means

Harshness and ignorance are natural habits of the Bedouins because they live in isolation from learning what Allah, the Almighty, revealed unto His Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Once, while the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was with his Companions in the mosque, a Bedouin entered and urinated in one corner of the mosque assuming it was an open space.

His action offended the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), due to the mosque's sanctity. As a result, they rebuked him while he was urinating. Knowing the habits of the Bedouins, however, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who was sent with ease and glad tidings ordered them to stop rebuking him, otherwise he would urinate on a larger spot in the mosque, or make his clothes impure, and to avoid harm had he been interrupted during passing urine.

Moreover, he would be more inclined that way to accept the advice of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when he advises him. He ordered them to purify the place where he urinated by pouring a bucket of water over it.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Ibn Hajar back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn HajarCompiler, died 852 AH
  2. 2Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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