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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Menstruation

Sahih Muslim 368c

Chapter: Tayammum

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 368c

Narrator:Ammār ibn Yāsir

حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ - عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْحَكَمُ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَجْنَبْتُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ مَاءً ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لاَ تُصَلِّ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَمَّارٌ أَمَا تَذْكُرُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَأَجْنَبْنَا فَلَمْ نَجِدْ مَاءً فَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلَمْ تُصَلِّ وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَتَمَعَّكْتُ فِي التُّرَابِ وَصَلَّيْتُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا كَانَ

يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَضْرِبَ بِيَدَيْكَ الأَرْضَ ثُمَّ تَنْفُخَ ثُمَّ تَمْسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَكَ وَكَفَّيْكَ ‏"

Abd al-Rabmin b. Abza narrated It on the authority of his father that a man came to 'Umar and said:

I am (at times) affected by seminal emission but find no water. He ('Umar) told him not to say prayer. 'Ammar then said. Do you remember,0 Commander of the Faithful, when I and you were in a military detachment and we had had a seminal emission and did not find water (for taking bath) and you did not say prayer, but as for myself I rolled in dust and said prayer, and (when it was mentioned before) the Apostle (ﷺ) said: It was enough for you to strike the ground with your hands and then blow (the dust) and then wipe your face and palms. Umar said: 'Ammar, fear Allah. He said: If you so like, I would not narrate it. A hadith like this has been transmitted with the same chain of transmitters but for the words: 'Umar said: We hold you responsible for what you claim."

Reported by Muslim (No. 368c).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن أَبْزَى ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْهَمْزَة وَإِسْكَان الْبَاء الْمُوَحَّدَة وَبَعْدهَا زَاي ثُمَّ يَاء وَعَبْد الرَّحْمَن صَحَابِيّ. قَوْله : ( فَقَالَ عُمَر : اِتَّقِ اللَّه تَعَالَى يَا عَمَّار قَالَ : إِنْ شِئْت لَمْ أُحَدِّث بِهِ ) مَعْنَاهُ قَالَ عُمَر لِعَمَّارٍ : اِتَّقِ اللَّه تَعَالَى فِيمَا تَرْوِيه وَتُثْبِت. فَلَعَلَّك نَسِيت , أَوْ اِشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْك الْأَمْر. وَأَمَّا قَوْل عَمَّار إِنْ شِئْت لَمْ أُحَدِّث بِهِ فَمَعْنَاهُ , وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم ; إِنْ رَأَيْت الْمَصْلَحَة فِي إِمْسَاكِي عَنْ التَّحْدِيث بِهِ رَاجِحَة عَلَى مَصْلَحَة تَحْدِيثِي بِهِ أَمْسَكْت , فَإِنَّ طَاعَتك وَاجِبَة عَلَيَّ فِي غَيْر الْمَعْصِيَة , وَأَصْل تَبْلِيغ هَذِهِ السُّنَّة وَأَد…

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