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Sahih al-BukhariBook 4

Ablutions (Wudu')Page 3

كتاب الوضوء

113 hadith in this book; 113 translated into English.

Chapter 67Chapter: An-Najasat (impure and filthy things) which fall in cooking butter (ghee - which is obtained by evaporating moisture from butter) and water

Chapter introduction

Az-Zuhri said, “There is no harm in using water if its taste, odour, or colour is not changed.” Hammad said, “There is no harm if the feathers of dead birds fell in it.” About the bones of dead animals like an elephant, Az-Zuhri said, “I met some of the old learned religious men who were using them (bones) as combs and as containers for oiling, etc., and they found no harm in that.” Ibn Sirin and Ibrahim said, “There is no harm in the trade of ivory.”

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 237

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A wound which a Muslim receives in Allah's cause will appear on the Day of Resurrection as it was at the time of infliction; blood will be flowing from the wound and its color will be that of the blood but will smell like musk."

كُلُّ كَلْمٍ يُكْلَمُهُ الْمُسْلِمُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يَكُونُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَهَيْئَتِهَا إِذْ طُعِنَتْ، تَفَجَّرُ دَمًا، اللَّوْنُ لَوْنُ الدَّمِ، وَالْعَرْفُ عَرْفُ الْمِسْكِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions

Chapter 68Chapter: Urinating in stagnant water

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 239

No one of you should urinate in stagnant water then take a ritual bath with it

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No one of you should urinate in stagnant water then take a ritual bath with it." Another narration reads: "No one of you should take a ritual bath in stagnant water while…

لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ الَّذِي لاَ يَجْرِي، ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 29 other versions Explained

Chapter 69Chapter: If a dead body or a polluted thing is put on the back of a person offering Salat (prayer), his Salat will not be annulled (rejected by Allah)

Chapter introduction

In prayer, Ibn ‘Umar used to take off his clothes whenever he saw blood on them and used to continue his prayer. Ibn Al-Musaiyyab and Ash-Sha‘bi said, “Whenever a person offers his Salat (prayers) while wearing clothes stained with blood or Janaba or offers Salat facing in a direction other than the Qiblah (unintentionally) or with Tayammum and finds water before the time of that Salat is over, he does not have to repeat his Salat in any of the above-mentioned cases.” ​​

Authentic No. 240

While Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was prostrating (as stated below). Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) was offering prayers at the Ka`ba. Abu Jahl was sitting with some of his companions. One of them said to the others, "Who amongst you will bring the Abdominal contents (intestines…

اللَّهُمَّ عَلَيْكَ بِقُرَيْشٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ، فَشَقَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِذْ دَعَا عَلَيْهِمْ ـ قَالَ وَكَانُوا يُرَوْنَ أَنَّ الدَّعْوَةَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْبَلَدِ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ ـ ثُمَّ سَمَّى ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَيْكَ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Chapter 70Chapter: Spitting or blowing out the nose or doing similar action in one's own garment

Chapter introduction

Narrated Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan: Allah’s Messenger ﷺ set out at the time of Al-Hudaibiya (treaty), and mentioned the rest of Hadith and when Allah’s Messenger ﷺ spitted, the spittle would fall in the hand of one of them (the Prophet’s Companions) who would rub it on his face and skin. ​​

Chapter 71Chapter: It is unlawful to perform ablution with Nabidh (water in which dates or grapes etc, are soaked and is not yet fermented) or with any other intoxicant

Chapter introduction

Hasan and Abul-‘Aliya disliked it. ‘Ata’ said: I prefer to do Tayammum instead of doing ablution with milk or Nabidh. ​​

Chapter 72Chapter: Washing blood by a women off her father's face

Chapter introduction

Abul-‘Aliya said: Rub my leg as it is aching.

Authentic No. 243

Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi, was asked by the people, "With what was the wound of the Prophet (ﷺ) treated? Sahl replied, "None remains among the people living who knows that better than I. `Ali [??] used to bring water in his shield and Fatima used to wash the blood off his face. Then straw mat was…

يَجِيءُ بِتُرْسِهِ فِيهِ مَاءٌ، وَفَاطِمَةُ تَغْسِلُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ الدَّمَ، فَأُخِذَ حَصِيرٌ فَأُحْرِقَ فَحُشِيَ بِهِ جُرْحُهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa‘d

Chapter 73Chapter: Siwak (to clean the teeth with Siwak which is a tooth-brush in the form of a pencil from the roots of the Arak tree

Chapter introduction

Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Once I passed the night with the Prophet ﷺ and saw him cleaning his teeth (with Siwak).” ​​

Chapter 74Chapter: To give Siwak to the oldest person of the group

Authentic No. 246

I saw in my dream that I was using a tooth-stick when two men came to me, one of them older than the other. I gave the tooth-stick to the younger one, but I was told to give it to the older one first, so I did

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw in my dream that I was using a tooth-stick when two men came to me, one of them older than the other. I gave the tooth-stick to the younger one, but I was told to…

"‏ أَرَانِي أَتَسَوَّكُ بِسِوَاكٍ، فَجَاءَنِي رَجُلاَنِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ، فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الأَصْغَرَ مِنْهُمَا، فَقِيلَ لِي كَبِّرْ‏.‏ فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى الأَكْبَرِ مِنْهُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 4 other versions Explained

Chapter 75Chapter: The superiority of a person who sleeps with ablution.

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) No. 247

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "Whenever you go to bed perform ablution like that for the prayer, lie or your right side and say, "Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika, wa alja'tu Zahri ilaika raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika. La Malja'a wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Allahumma amantu…

إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءَكَ لِلصَّلاَةِ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجِعْ عَلَى شِقِّكَ الأَيْمَنِ، ثُمَّ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ…

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib + 23 other versions

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