Sahih Muslim 283

Chapter: Prohibition of performing ghusl in standing water

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Companion’s words (mawquf) Sahih Muslim 283

وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، وَأَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، - قَالَ هَارُونُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، - أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، أَنَّ أَبَا السَّائِبِ، مَوْلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ يَغْتَسِلُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ

Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying:

None of you must wash in standing water when he is in a state of Junub. And Abu Huraira was asked how it was to be done; he said: It was to be taken out in handfuls.

Reported by Muslim (No. 283, 282a), Al-Bukhari (No. 239), Abu Dawud (No. 69, 70), At-Tirmidhi (No. 68), An-Nasa’i (No. 57, 58, 220, 221, 331, 396, 397, 398), Ibn Majah (No. 344, 605), Ahmad (No. 7213, 7285, 8202, 8385, 8752, 9224, 9609, 9988) and Ad-Darimi (No. 724).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 239

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

( أَبُو السَّائِب أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَة يَقُول قَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا يَغْتَسِل أَحَدكُمْ فِي الْمَاء الدَّائِم وَهُوَ جُنُب. فَقَالَ : كَيْف يَفْعَل يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَة ؟ قَالَ : يَتَنَاوَلهُ تَنَاوُلًا ) أَمَّا ( أَبُو السَّائِب ) فَلَا يُعْرَف اِسْمه. وَأَمَّا أَحْكَام الْمَسْأَلَة فَقَالَ الْعُلَمَاء مِنْ أَصْحَابنَا وَغَيْرهمْ : يُكْرَه الِاغْتِسَال فِي الْمَاء الرَّاكِد قَلِيلًا كَانَ أَوْ كَثِيرًا , وَكَذَا يُكْرَه الِاغْتِسَال فِي الْعَيْن الْجَارِيَة. قَالَ الشَّافِعِيّ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّه تَعَالَى - فِي الْبُوَيْطِيّ : أَكْرَه لِلْجُنُبِ أَنْ يَغْتَسِل فِي الْبِئْر مَعِينَة كَانَتْ أَوْ دَائِمَة , وَفِي الْمَاء الرَّاكِد الَّذِي لَا يَجْرِ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 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 Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 282a

the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: None amongst you should urinate in standing water, and then wash in it.

لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 69

The Prophet ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said : None amongst you should urinate in stagnant water , and then wash in it.

لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 70

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: None amongst you should urinate in standing water, then wash in it after sexual defilement.

لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ وَلاَ يَغْتَسِلْ فِيهِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 68

the Prophet said: "Let none of you urinate [in still water, then perform Wudu with it."1

"‏ لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 57

"None of you should urinate into still water and then perform Wudu' with it."

"‏ لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 58

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'None of you should urinate in still water and perform Ghusl with it.'" Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said: "ya'qub would not narrate this Hadith except for a Dinar."[1] [1] Ya'qub bin Ibrahim Ad-Dawrqi, and the meaning is that he held the view that it is…

"‏ لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 220

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'None of you should perform Ghusl in standing water when he is Junub.'"

"‏ لاَ يَغْتَسِلْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 221

"None of you should urinate into still water and then perform Ghusl from it."

"‏ لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الرَّاكِدِ ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 331

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'None of you should perform Ghusl in standing water while he is Junub.'"

"‏ لاَ يَغْتَسِلْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 396

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'None of you should perform ghusl in standing water while he is Junub.'"

"‏‏ لاَ يَغْتَسِلْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ‏‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 397

"None of you should urinate into standing water and then perform Ghusl or Wudu' with it."

"‏‏ لاَ يَبُولَنَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ أَوْ يَتَوَضَّأُ ‏‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 398

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade urinating into standing water and then performing Ghusl from Janabah in it.

أَنْ يُبَالَ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ ثُمَّ يُغْتَسَلَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ ‏‏.‏‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 399

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade urinating into standing water then performing Ghusl with it.

يُبَالَ فِي الْمَاءِ الرَّاكِدِ ثُمَّ يُغْتَسَلَ مِنْهُ ‏‏.‏‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic chain Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 400

"None of you should urinate into standing water which does not flow and then perform Ghusl with it." (One of the narrators) Sufyan said: "They said to Hisham - meaning Ibn Hassan - 'Ayyub only attributed this Hadith to Abu Hurairah?' So he said: 'If Ayyub is not able to raise up a narration then he…

لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ الَّذِي لاَ يَجْرِي ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ ‏‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 344

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'No one among you should urinate into standing water.'"

"‏ لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الرَّاكِدِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 605

Abu Sa'ib, the freed slave of Hisham bin Zuhrah, told him that he heard Abu Hurairah say: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'No one of you should bathe in standing water when he is sexually impure.'" He (Abu Sa'ib) said: "What should he do, O Abu Hurairah?" He said: "Let him take some out (and pour it…

"‏ لاَ يَغْتَسِلْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 7213