1/14. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 26 — Three Places to Avoid
The Places Where It Is Prohibited To Urinate
Hadith About Three Places to Avoid When Relieving Oneself
Sunan Abi Dawud : 26
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 26
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ سُوَيْدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، وَعُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَبُو حَفْصٍ، وَحَدِيثُهُ، أَتَمُّ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ، حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنِي حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْحِمْيَرِيَّ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اتَّقُوا الْمَلاَعِنَ الثَّلاَثَ الْبَرَازَ فِي الْمَوَارِدِ وَقَارِعَةِ الطَّرِيقِ وَالظِّلِّ " .
Mu'adh bin Jabal Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Be on your guard against three things which provoke cursing: easing in the watering places and on the thoroughfares, and in the shade (of the tree).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 26In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 26English translation : Book 1, Hadith 26
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 26
This hadith about three places to avoid gives a clear public hygiene lesson. Mu’adh ibn Jabal reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم warned against three things that provoke cursing: relieving oneself in watering places, on thoroughfares, and in shade. The teaching is easy to apply. Do not spoil water sources, do not make roads dirty, and do not disturb shaded places where people may rest. The hadith does not need a long outside story to be understood. It speaks directly about care for shared places. Searchers often look for “three things that provoke curses hadith” or “hadith about water places road shade.” The core topic is public manners, because one person’s careless act can trouble many others.
What we learn from this hadith
- Watering places should be kept clean for others.
- Roads should not be used as toilet areas.
- Shade used by people deserves respect and cleanliness.
