Bulugh al-Maram Ibn Hajar

Book's Title: Bulugh al-Maram, Bulughul Maram,
Original Title: Bulugh al-Maram min Adillat al-Ahkam (بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام), meaning: Attainment of the Objective According to Evidences of the Ordinances
Author's name: Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Full name: Shihāb al-Dīn Abu ’l-Faḍl Aḥmad b. Nūr al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī (شهاب الدين أبو الفضل أحمد بن علي بن محمد الكناني العسقلاني المصري الشافعي)
Born: February 18, 1372 AD / Sha'ban, 773 AH, Cairo, Egypt
Died: February 2, 1449 AD / Zhul Hijjah,  852 AH  (age 76 years), Cairo, Egypt
Field of study: hadith, sunnah, saying of the prophet Muhammad pbuh
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Table of Contents

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2. The Book of Purification
1. Chapter 1: Water 
2. Chapter 2: Utensils
3. Chapter 3: The Cleansing of Najasah and its nature
4. Chapter 4: Ablution (Wudu)
5. Chapter 5: Wiping over Socks
6. Chapter 6: The Nullification of Wudu
7. Chapter 7: The Manners of Answering the Call of Nature
8. Chapter 8: Taking Ghusl (bath) And the precepts regarding Sexual Impurity
9. Chapter 9: Dry Ablution (at-Tayammum)
10. Chapter 10: Menstruation
3. The Book of Prayer
4. The Book of Funerals
5. The Book of Zakat
6. The Book of Fasting
7. The Book of Business Transactions
8. The Book of Marriage
9. The Book of Jinayat
10. The Book of Hudud
11. The Book of Jihad
12. The Book of Foods
13. The Book of Oaths and Vows
14. The Book of Judgement
15. The Book of Emancipation
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 كِتَابُ الطَّهَارَةِ

 The Book of Purification

 

بَابُ الْمِيَاهِ- 

Chapter 1: Water

 

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ  فِي اَلْبَحْرِ: { هُوَ اَلطُّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ, اَلْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُهُ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ, وَابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ  .

 

Narrated Abu Huraira Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said regarding the sea, "It's water is purifying and its dead (animals) are lawful (to eat)." [Al- Arba’a and Ibn Abu Shaiba reported it (this version is of the latter). Ibn Khuzaima and Tirmidhi graded it Sahih. It was also reported by Malik, Shafi'i and Ahmad.]

2 - وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ  قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ  { إِنَّ اَلْمَاءَ طَهُورٌ لَا يُنَجِّسُهُ شَيْءٌ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلثَّلَاثَةُ  وَصَحَّحَهُ أَحْمَدُ  .

 

Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Water is pure and nothing can make it impure”. [Ath-Thalatha and Ahmad who graded it Sahih]

3- وَعَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ اَلْبَاهِلِيِّ  قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ  { إِنَّ اَلْمَاءَ لَا يُنَجِّسُهُ شَيْءٌ, إِلَّا مَا غَلَبَ عَلَى رِيحِهِ وَطَعْمِهِ, وَلَوْنِهِ } أَخْرَجَهُ اِبْنُ مَاجَهْ  وَضَعَّفَهُ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ  .

 

Narrated Abu Umama Al-Bahili: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Water cannot be rendered impure by anything except something which changes its smell, taste and colour”. [ Ibn Majar reported it and Abu Hatim described it as Da’if (weak)].

4 - وَلِلْبَيْهَقِيِّ: { اَلْمَاءُ طَاهِرٌ إِلَّا إِنْ تَغَيَّرَ رِيحُهُ, أَوْ طَعْمُهُ, أَوْ لَوْنُهُ; بِنَجَاسَةٍ تَحْدُثُ فِيهِ }  .

 

And Al-Baihaqi reported “Water is pure unless any impure thing is added which changes its smell, taste and colour”.

5- وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: { إِذَا كَانَ اَلْمَاءَ قُلَّتَيْنِ لَمْ يَحْمِلْ اَلْخَبَثَ } وَفِي لَفْظٍ: { لَمْ يَنْجُسْ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ. وَابْنُ حِبَّانَ  .

 

Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) Allah’s Mesenger (ﷺ) said: “If there is enough water to fill two pots (Qulla), it carries no impurity,” Another version has: “It does not become unclean”. {Al-Arba’a reported it. Ibn Khuzaima, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim graded it Sahih (sound)].

6- وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ  { لَا يَغْتَسِلُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي اَلْمَاءِ اَلدَّائِمِ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ  .
وَلِلْبُخَارِيِّ: { لَا يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي اَلْمَاءِ اَلدَّائِمِ اَلَّذِي لَا يَجْرِي, ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ }  .
وَلِمُسْلِمٍ: "مِنْهُ"  .
وَلِأَبِي دَاوُدَ: { وَلَا يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ مِنْ اَلْجَنَابَةِ }  .

Narrated Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “None of you should take a bath in stagnant water when he is sexually impure”. [Muslim reported it]

 

Another version of Al-Bukhari has “None of you should urinate in stagnant water that is not flowing, and then take bath in it”. A version of Muslim has the words “from it (i.e. the water)”. A version of Abu Da’ud has: “One should not take bath in it from sexual impurity”

7- وَعَنْ رَجُلٍ صَحِبَ اَلنَّبِيَّ  قَالَ: { نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ  "أَنْ تَغْتَسِلَ اَلْمَرْأَةُ بِفَضْلِ اَلرَّجُلِ, أَوْ اَلرَّجُلُ بِفَضْلِ اَلْمَرْأَةِ, وَلْيَغْتَرِفَا جَمِيعًا } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ. وَالنَّسَائِيُّ, وَإِسْنَادُهُ صَحِيحٌ  .

 

 A man who accompanied the prophet (ﷺ) narrated Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade a women to bathe with the water left over by a man and that a man should not bathe with the water left over by a woman (but instead) they should both take scoopfuls of the water together. [Reported by Abu Da’ud and An-Nasa’i and its chain of narrators is Sahih (authentic)].

8- وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا; { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ  كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ بِفَضْلِ مَيْمُونَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ  .

Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (ﷺ) used to bath with the water left over by Maimuna (May Allah be pleased with him) [Muslim reported it].

9- وَلِأَصْحَابِ "اَلسُّنَنِ": { اِغْتَسَلَ بَعْضُ أَزْوَاجِ اَلنَّبِيِّ  فِي جَفْنَةٍ, فَجَاءَ لِيَغْتَسِلَ مِنْهَا, فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: إِنِّي كُنْتُ جُنُبًا, فَقَالَ: "إِنَّ اَلْمَاءَ لَا يُجْنِبُ" } وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ, وَابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ  .

And Ashab As-Sunan (compilers of the prophet’s sayings) reported that one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) took bath from a vessel, then came the Prophet (ﷺ) and when he wanted to take bath from that (vessel), she said, “I was sexually impure”. He said, “Water does not become sexually impure”. [At-Tirmidhi and Ibn huzaima graded it Sahih (sound)].

10- وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ  { طَهُورُ إِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذْ وَلَغَ فِيهِ اَلْكَلْبُ أَنْ يَغْسِلَهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ, أُولَاهُنَّ بِالتُّرَابِ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ  . وَفِي لَفْظٍ لَهُ: { فَلْيُرِقْهُ }  .
وَلِلتِّرْمِذِيِّ: { أُخْرَاهُنَّ, أَوْ أُولَاهُنَّ بِالتُّرَابِ }  .

Narrated by Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The cleansing of the utensil belonging to one of you, after it has been licked by a dog, is to wash it seven times, and using soil for cleaning at the first time.” [Muslim reported it].

Another version has “he should spill the content”.

At-Tirmidhi’s version has “using soil at the first or last time”.

11- وَعَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ  أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ  قَالَ -فِي اَلْهِرَّةِ-: { إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِنَجَسٍ, إِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنْ اَلطَّوَّافِينَ عَلَيْكُمْ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ. وَابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ  .

Narrated Abu Qatada (May Allah be pleased with him): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said about the cat that, “It is not unclean, but is one of those who intermingle with you.” [Reported by Al-Arba’a. At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih (sound)].

12- وَعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ  قَالَ: { جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَبَالَ فِي طَائِفَةِ اَلْمَسْجِدِ, فَزَجَرَهُ اَلنَّاسُ, فَنَهَاهُمْ اَلنَّبِيُّ  فَلَمَّا قَضَى بَوْلَهُ أَمَرَ اَلنَّبِيُّ  بِذَنُوبٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ; فَأُهْرِيقَ عَلَيْهِ. } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ  .

Narrated Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him): A Bedouin came and urinated in one corner of the mosque and the people shouted at him, but Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stopped them, and when he finished urinating, the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered for a bucket of water which was spilt over it [Agreed upon].

13- وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ  { أُحِلَّتْ لَنَا مَيْتَتَانِ وَدَمَانِ, فَأَمَّا الْمَيْتَتَانِ: فَالْجَرَادُ وَالْحُوتُ, وَأَمَّا الدَّمَانُ: فَالطِّحَالُ وَالْكَبِدُ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ, وَفِيهِ ضَعْفٌ  .

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Two types of dead animals and two types of bloods have been made lawful for us, the two types of dead animals are locusts and fish (seafood), while the two types of bloods are the liver and the spleen". [Reported by Ahmad and Ibn Majah, and this Hadith has some weakness.]

14- وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ  { إِذَا وَقَعَ اَلذُّبَابُ فِي شَرَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلْيَغْمِسْهُ, ثُمَّ لِيَنْزِعْهُ, فَإِنَّ فِي أَحَدِ جَنَاحَيْهِ دَاءً, وَفِي اَلْآخَرِ شِفَاءً } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ  .
وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَزَادَ: { وَإِنَّهُ يَتَّقِي بِجَنَاحِهِ اَلَّذِي فِيهِ اَلدَّاءُ }  .

Narrated Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When a fly falls in the drink of one of you, he should fully dip it and then throw it away because there is disease in one of its wings and cure in the other”. [Reported by Al-Bukhari]

and Abu Da’ud who added “It (the fly) protects itself with the diseased wing (by dipping it first in a drink).

15- وَعَنْ أَبِي وَاقِدٍ اَللَّيْثِيِّ  قَالَ: قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ  { مَا قُطِعَ مِنْ اَلْبَهِيمَةِ -وَهِيَ حَيَّةٌ- فَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَحَسَّنَهُ, وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ  . 

Narrated Abu Waqid Al-Laithi (May Allah be pleased with him): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whatever (portion) is cut off from an animal when it is alive is dead (meat). [Reported by Abu Da’ud and At-Tirmidhi who graded it Hasan (fair) and this version is of Tirmidhi].

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