Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he was in the company of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) once, carrying a pot of water for his ablution and cleansing purposes. While he was following him and carrying it, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who is this?" He said: "I am Abu Hurayrah." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring me stones so that I may cleanse (my private parts) therewith, but do not bring any bones or animal dung." Abu Hurayrah went on narrating: "So I brought some stones, carrying them in the corner of my garment, until I put them by his side and went away." When he finished, I walked (with him) and asked: "What is wrong with bones and animal dung?" He said: "They are from the food of the Jinn. A delegation of Jinn from (the city of) Nasībayn came to me —and how good those Jinn were — and asked me for victuals. I invoked Allah for them that they would never pass by a bone or animal dung but that they would find food on them."
Abu Hurayrah was walking behind the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while he was carrying a pot for the Prophet's ablution and cleansing purposes (from impurity). The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) commanded him to bring him some stones which he could use to cleanse himself after answering the call of nature. He instructed him not to bring any bones or animal dung. So Abu Hurayrah brought him some stones in the corner of his garment, put them next to him, and then left. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) had answered the call of nature, Abu Hurayrah asked him why he did not want to use bones and animal dung to cleanse himself with. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) told him that they were from the food of the Jinn. A delegation from the Jinn of Nasībayn — a famous city between Syria and Iraq — had once visited the Prophet, who lauded them, and asked him for food. So the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prayed that they would find food on any bones and animal dung that they would ever pass by. The meaning of this was further specified and clarified in Sahīh Muslim: "For you is each bone on which the name of Allah is mentioned. When it falls in your hand, it will have plenty of flesh; and each piece of dung is fodder for your beasts."
Explanation in Arabic
كان أبو هريرة رضي الله عنه يسير مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يحمل إناء فيه ماء لوضوئه صلى الله عليه وسلم ولاستنجائه، فأمره صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يأتيه بأحجار ليستنجي بها، ولا يأتيه بعظام ولا فضلات حيوان، فأتاه أبو هريرة بأحجار حملها في طرف ثوبه، ووضعها بجانبه ثم انصرف، فلما قضى صلى الله عليه وسلم حاجته سأله أبو هريرة عن السبب في أن لا يستنجى بعظام ولا فضلات حيوان؟ فأخبره النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنهما من طعام الجن، وأن وفدَ جن نصيبين -وهي بلدة مشهورة بين الشام والعراق- قد أتوه صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وأثنى عليهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خيرًا، و أنهم سألوه الطعام، فدعا الله لهم أن لا يمروا بعظام ولا فضلات حيوان إلَّا وجدوا عليها طعامًا، وجاء تقييده في صحيح مسلم: (لكم كل عظم ذكر اسم الله عليه يقع في أيديكم أوفر ما يكون لحما، وكل بعرة علف لدوابكم).
مشروعية الاستنجاء سواء بالماء أو بالأحجار ونحوها من الطاهرات المنقيات.
أن جواز الاستجمار بالأحجار يستثنى منه العظام وفضلات الحيوان.
أنه لا يجوز الاستنجاء بجميع المطعومات، فإنه -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نبه بالعظم على ذلك، ويلحق بها المحرمات كأجزاء الحيوان وأوراق كتب العلم وغير ذلك.
إعداد الأحجار للاستنجاء؛ لئلا يحتاج إلى طلبها بعد قيامه فلا يأمن التلويث.
الحكمة في النهي عن الاستنجاء بالعظم والروث، أن العظام طعام إخواننا من الجن؛ وأما الروث فهو زاد لدوابهم.
