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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Purification

Sunan an-Nasa'i 43

Chapter: Allowing The Usage Of One Stone For Cleaning

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 43

Narrator:Salama ibn Qays

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاَهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِذَا اسْتَجْمَرْتَ فَأَوْتِرْ ‏"

It was narrated from Salamah bin Qais that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"When you clean yourselves (with stones, after defecating), use an odd number."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 43).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( إِذَا اِسْتَجْمَرْت ) أَيّ اِسْتَعْمَلْت الْأَحْجَار الصِّغَار لِلِاسْتِنْجَاءِ أَوْ بَخَّرْت الثِّيَاب أَوْ أَكْفَان الْمَيِّت وَالْأَوَّل أَشْهَر وَعَلَيْهِ بَنَى الْمُصَنِّف كَلَامه ( فَأَوْتِرْ ) يُرِيد أَنَّ إِطْلَاقه يَشْمَل الِاكْتِفَاء بِالْوَاحِدِ أَيْضًا وَقَدْ يُقَال الْمُطْلَق يُحْمَل عَلَى الْمُقَيَّد فِي الرِّوَايَات الْأُخَر سِيَّمَا الْعَادَة تَقْتَضِيه وَالْإِنْقَاء عَادَة لَا يَحْصُل بِالْوَاحِدِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 43
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 43
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 43

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  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (305)إِذَا اسْتَجْمَرْتَ فَأَوْتِرْ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (45)إِذَا اسْتَجْمَرْتَ فَأَوْتِرْ
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (91)وَإِذَا اسْتَجْمَرْتَ فَأَوْتِرْ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 162

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If anyone of you performs ablution he should put water in his nose and then blow it out and whoever cleans his private parts with stones should do so with odd numbers. And whoever wakes up from his sleep should wash his hands before putting them in the water for…

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Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 35 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 237a

When anyone wipes himself with pebbles (after answering the call of nature) he must make use of an odd number and when any one of you performs ablution he must snuff in his nose water and then clean it.

إِذَا اسْتَجْمَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجْمِرْ وِتْرًا وَإِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَجْعَلْ فِي أَنْفِهِ مَاءً ثُمَّ لْيَنْتَثِرْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sahih Muslim 237d

It has been transmitted by Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (both of them the reputed Companions of the Holy Prophet) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said like that.

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

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