1/15. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 28 — Simple Grooming and Bathing Etiquette
Urinating In Al-Mustaham (The Bathing Area)
Hadith About Simple Grooming and Bathing Etiquette
Sunan Abi Dawud : 28
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 28
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ - قَالَ لَقِيتُ رَجُلاً صَحِبَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَمَا صَحِبَهُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَمْتَشِطَ أَحَدُنَا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَبُولَ فِي مُغْتَسَلِهِ .
Narrated A Man from the Companions: Humayd al-Himyari said: I met a man (Companion of the Prophet) who remained in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) just as AbuHurayrah remained in his company. He then added: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that anyone amongst us should comb (his hair) every day or urinate in the place where he takes a bath.
[1] Al-Mustaham is from Hamīm which is hot water, and the meaning is the bath-house or the like, where hot water is used or produced for people to bathe in.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 28In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 28English translation : Book 1, Hadith 28
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 28
This hadith about simple grooming and bathing etiquette comes through a man from the Companions. He said the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade that anyone among them should comb his hair every day or urinate in the place where he takes a bath. The report joins two daily habits: personal grooming and bathroom cleanliness. The wording does not say a person must neglect appearance. It says not to comb every day, while also warning against urinating in the bathing place. So the safest explanation is to keep the teaching close to the text: do not become excessive in daily grooming, and do not make the washing place impure. Searchers may look for “hadith comb hair every day” or “urinate in bathing place hadith.”
What we learn from this hadith
- Daily grooming should stay simple and balanced.
- A bathing place should not be used for urination.
- The hadith links personal care with clean bathroom manners.
