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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Purification

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 142

Chapter: What Has Been Related About When Standing For The Prayer, And One Of You Finds That He Has To Relieve Himself, [Then Let Him Relieve Himself First].

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 142

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Arqam

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَرْقَمِ، قَالَ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ فَقَدَّمَهُ وَكَانَ إِمَامَ قَوْمِهِ وَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَوَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْخَلاَءَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْخَلاَءِ ‏"

Hisham bin Urwah narrated from his father, (Urwah) from Abdullah bin AI-Arqam. :

He (Urwah) said: "While standing for the prayer he (Abdullah bin Al-Arqam) took a man by the hand leading him forward, he (Abdullah) was in front of the people, and he said: 'I heard Allah's Messenger say: "When standing for the prayer and one of you finds that he has to relieve himself then let him relieve himself first."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 142).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

( فَأَخَذَ ) أَيْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْأَرْقَمِ ( فَقَدَّمَهُ ) أَيْ فَقَدَّمَ الرَّجُلَ لِيَؤُمَّ الْقَوْمَ ( وَكَانَ ) أَيْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْأَرْقَمِ ( وَوَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ الْخَلَاءَ ) أَيْ الْحَاجَةَ إِلَى الْخَلَاءِ , وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَوَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ الْغَائِطَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْغَائِطِ ( فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْخَلَاءِ ) وَجَازَ لَهُ تَرْكُ الْجَمَاعَةِ بِهَذَا الْعُذْرِ , وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مَالِكٍ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ الْغَائِطَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِهِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَثَوْبَانَ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ ) أَمَّا حَدِيثُ عَائِشَةَ فَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ سَمِعْت رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّه…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 142
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 142
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 142
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 142

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1069

‘Abdallah b. Arqam said he heard God’s Messenger say, “When the time for prayer comes and one of you needs to relieve himself, he should do that first.” Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Malik, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted something similar.

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم يَقُول: «إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَوَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْخَلَاءَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْخَلَاءِ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Arqam

Also reported by… (2)
  • أسد الغابة (707)إذا أقيمت الصلاة ووجد أحدكم الخلاء فليبدأ بالخلاء
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (21227)إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاةُ ، وَوَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْخَلاءَ ، فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْخَلاءِ

On the same subject

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 88

Urwah reported on the authority of his father that Abdullah ibn al-Arqam travelled for performing hajj (pilgrimage) or umrah. He was accompanied by the people whom he led in prayer. One day when he was leading them in the dawn (fajr) prayer, he said to them: One of you should come forward. He then…

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ الْخَلاَءَ وَقَامَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْخَلاَءِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Arqam + 2 other versions

Authentic Muwatta Malik 383

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Abdullah ibn al-Arqam used to lead his companions in prayer. The time for prayer came one day and he went to relieve himself. When he returned, he said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace…

"‏ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْغَائِطَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِهِ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Arqam + 2 other versions

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