1/14. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 25 — Avoiding Harm in Roads and Shade
The Places Where It Is Prohibited To Urinate
Hadith About Public Hygiene in Roads and Shade
Sunan Abi Dawud : 25
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 25
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اتَّقُوا اللاَّعِنَيْنِ " . قَالُوا وَمَا اللاَّعِنَانِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " الَّذِي يَتَخَلَّى فِي طَرِيقِ النَّاسِ أَوْ ظِلِّهِمْ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying : Be on your guard against two things which provoke cursing. They (the hearers) said : Prophet of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam), what are these things which provoke cursing: easing in the watering places and on the thoroughfares, and in the shade (of the tree)(where they take shelter and rest).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 25In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 25English translation : Book 1, Hadith 25
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 25
This hadith about public hygiene teaches Muslims to avoid actions that harm people in shared places. Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to beware of two things that provoke cursing. When asked what they were, he said: relieving oneself in people’s roads or in their shade. The wording is direct and very practical. Roads are used for walking, and shade is used for rest. So the hadith teaches respect for public spaces. A person should not make people’s paths or resting places dirty or difficult to use. The popular search terms for this report are “hadith about cleanliness of roads” and “hadith about relieving in shade.” The message is public manners, cleanliness, and avoiding harm.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not relieve yourself where people walk.
- Do not spoil places where people take shade and rest.
- Public cleanliness is part of good Islamic manners.
