Thursday, October 9, 2025

SHARH OF BULUGH AL MARAM (Book 1 Chapter 1 (Water) Hadith 7 -11)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

SHARH OF BULUGH AL MARAM

Min Adillat Al Akham

CONTINUES

Book 1 Chapter 1 (Water) Hadith 7 -11

Page 19

We are explaining this book which was compiled by ibn Hajar

HADITH NUMBER 6

وعن أبي هريرة - رضي الله عنه - قال: قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لا يغتسل أحدكم في الماء الدائم وهو جنب». أخرجه مسلم

Abu Huraira (RAA), narrated that the Prophet () said, “None of you should wash in stagnant water when he is Junub) (a state of major ritual impurity due to coitus). [by Imam Muslim]

-Janabah is a state of major impurity due to intercourse.

-this hadith proves that Islam is a very hygienic religion and Islam is scientific.

HADITH NUMBER 7

وللبخاري: «لا يبولن أحدكم في الماء الدائم الذي لا يجري, ثم يغتسل فيه».

In another narration by al-Bukhari (of the previous Hadith): The Prophet () said, "None of you should urinate into stagnant (water that is not flowing), then wash in the same water.''

-ghusl is the ritual bath done to make you ready for acts of ibaadah.

-so this hadith also proves that Islam is hygienic and scientific.

-because the stagnant water spreads germs.

Whenever a believer wants to make ghusl, he should use flowing water

-because stagnant water carries germs

-and the Prophet () said we should not urinate in stagnant water and use it for ghusl

-therefore if someone urinates in a bath tub, he can’t use that water to perform ghusl

-based on the hadith above

However if the person is in a huge swimming pool and urinates in it

-the water can be used for ghusl

-because the water in the swimming pool is huge and hence capable of fighting its own germs

The scholars said if the water is Qullatain (2 pots) i.e. 270L

-and above and impurities fall into it, you can use it for purification

-but if below this volume you can’t use it

You should use purifying water for purification

-and this is water that is in its natural form and with no impurities

HADITH NUMBER 8

ولمسلم: «منه». ولأبي داود: «ولا يغتسل فيه من الجنابة».

In a narration by Imam Muslim and Abu Dawud (of the same Hadith) the Prophet () said, "And should not wash in it because of being in a state of Janabah (major impurity due to sexual relations).

-The water to use for janabah should be purifying water

-pure water is water mixed with lemonade for example

-but purifying water is not mixed with anything

This proves to you how hygienic the Prophet () was

HADITH NUMBER 9

وعن رجل صحب النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال: نهى رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أن تغتسل المرأة بفضل الرجل, أو الرجل بفضل المرأة, وليغترفا جميعا. أخرجه أبو داود. والنسائي, وإسناده صحيح

A man who accompanied the Prophet () narrated, "The Messenger of Allah () forbade that a woman should wash with the water left over by the man or that the man should wash with the water left over by the woman; and they should use the water (scoop it from the same vessel) together (i.e. at the same time).'' [Reported by Abu-Dawud and an-Nasa'i with a sound chain of narrators]

-The word wash in this context means wudhu and ghusl

-the word fadl (leftover water) becomes so if the person uses more than half of the water

-if the person uses only 50% of the water it is not left over water

HADITH NUMBER 10

وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما: أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - كان يغتسل بفضل ميمونة رضي الله عنها. أخرجه مسلم

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RAA): "The Messenger of Allah () used to wash with the water left over by Maimunah (RAA)." Reported by Muslim.

-Ibn Hajar brought 2 hadith that seem to contradict

-so we need the faqih to explain to us

HADITH NUMBER 11

ولأصحاب السنن: اغتسل بعض أزواج النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - في جفنة, فجاء ليغتسل منها, فقالت له: إني كنت جنبا؟ فقال: «إن الماء لا يجنب». وصححه الترمذي, وابن خزيمة

The authors of the Sunan transmitted that one of the wives of the Prophet () washed from a bowl, and when the Prophet () came to wash from it (perform ablution or ghusl) she said, "I was junub (sexually impure)." He replied: "Water does not become impure." [At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaimah graded it as Sahih]

-The Prophet () in one hadith forbade us

-from washing with water left over by others

-but another hadith said the prophet washed from

-the water left over by his wife Maimuna (r.a)

-and in another hadith the Prophet said water does not become impure from washing

-this is because the washing removes ceremonial impurity not physical impurity because the believer is never impure

It was narrated that Abu Hurayra said: “I was met by the Messenger of Allah () and I was junub. He took my hand and I walked with him until he sat down. Then I slipped away and washed myself (ghusl), and then I came to where he was sitting. He said, ‘Where were you, O Abu [Hurayra]?’ I told him, and he said, ‘Subhan-Allah, O Abu [Hurayra], the believer does not become impure.” [Al-Bukhari (285) and Muslim (371)]

So how do we reconcile these ahadeeth?

-some scholars said that when the Prophet ()

-forbade the washing from left over water,

-HE MEANT WATER LEFT OVER BY A MENSTRUATING WOMAN

-but the jamhoor refuted them

-they said because the menstruating woman makes ghusl

-when her menses stops flowing

-so the blood could not have entered into the water

-so the argument of those scholars does not stand up to scrutiny

The jamhoor explained the two hadith that seems to conflict

-the prohibition from washing with leftover water is for tanzeeh (disliked)

-not for tahreem (an absolute prohibition)

-so the prohibition was not an absolute one but disliked

-so the fuqahaa said whenever there are 2 conflicting hadith on same issue,

-you are not allowed to say it is haraam

-you have to say the prohibition is disliked and not emphatic

-this is called usool ul fiqh

And whenever the Prophet () told you not to do something

-but he himself did it, it is tanzeeh (disliked)

-e.g. the prophet said we should sit and drink but he was seen doing so standing

-the fuqaha said this prohibition is not absolute but disliked (tanzeeh)

-so he meant it is preferred to sit down and drink

Abu Sa'id Khudri reported: 'the Messenger of Allah () warned against drinking while standing.' [Sahih Muslim (3/1601) No. 2025]

On the authority of An-Nazzal: 'Ali (RA) came to the gate of the courtyard (of the Mosque) and drank (water) while he was standing and said: "Some people say it is makrooh for one of you to drink whilst standing, but I saw the Prophet () doing what you have seen me do."' [Sahih Bukhari (7/110) No. 5615]

Al-Nawawi (rh) said: "There is no contradiction in these ahadeeth, praise be to Allah, and none of them are da’eef (weak). Rather they are all saheeh. The correct view is that the forbidding mentioned in them is to be understood as meaning that it is disliked 

The fact that the Prophet () drank whilst standing indicates that it is permissible to do so. This is all that needs to be said on the matter. If it is asked: How come it is makrooh to drink whilst standing when the Prophet () did that? The answer is that if what he () did was to show that it is permissible, then it is not makrooh, rather he () was obliged to show and explain that, so how can it be makrooh? It is proven that the Prophet () did wudoo’ washing each part only once, and that he circumambulated the Ka’bah (i.e., did tawaf) riding a camel – even though there is scholarly consensus that it is better to do wudoo’ washing each part three times and that it is better to do tawaf walking. There are many similar examples.

The Prophet () was demonstrating that something is permissible one time or many times, but he persisted in following the better option. So usually when he did wudoo’ he washed each part three times, and he usually did tawaf walking, and he usually drank whilst sitting. This is clear and is not confusing to anyone who has the slightest claim to knowledge. And Allah knows best." [Sharh Sahih Muslim (13/195) No. 2027]

Same thing applies to the prohibition from washing with leftover water of women

-it means it is preferred not to wash from it

-but if you live where there is shortage of water, you can use the water

According to Abu Hanifah, you are not allowed to wash from leftover of both sexes

-because he believes when someone washes his limbs,

-the impurity from the limbs is transferred to the water

-but the other imams said the wudhu or ghusl is valid from leftover water

-because the prophet meant it was preferred and he was not emphatic

So we close by saying that, the Prophet was not emphatic in his prohibition

-and this is the opinion of the jamhoor excluding Abu Hanifah

We are not supposed to understand the hadith

-that when washing with your spouse from the same water (container)

-that you have to dip your hands at the same time into the vessel

-because the Prophet () and Aisha (r.a) washed from the same vessel

-same time but did not dip their hands into the vessel same time

On the authority of 'Aa'ishah (RA) who said: "I used to bathe with the Prophet from a single container of water which was placed between us such that our hands collided inside it. He used to race me such that I would say: `Leave some for me, leave some for me!' She added: `We were in a state of Janabah (i.e. the state of having slept together).'" [Al-Bukhari (299) and Muslim (321)]

This hadith proves that


  1. THE PROPHET AND AISHA USED TO WASH SAME TIME
  1. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE NAKED IN FRONT FROM YOUR SPOUSE
  1. THEY WERE SOUL MATES BECAUSE THEY COMPETED TO WASH AND TO RACE
  1. WHEN YOU SHOWER FROM THE SAME VESSEL YOU DONT HAVE TO DIP YOUR HANDS SIMULTANEOUSLY

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