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Sunan Abi Dawud 69 — Stagnant Water Etiquette
Urinating In Standing Water
Stagnant Water Hadith: Do Not Urinate Then Wash in It
Sunan Abi Dawud : 69
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 69
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، فِي حَدِيثِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَبُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ ثُمَّ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said : None amongst you should urinate in stagnant water, and then wash in it.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 69In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 69English translation : Book 1, Hadith 69
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 69
This stagnant water hadith gives a direct warning about personal cleanliness and shared water. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that none of you should urinate in stagnant water and then wash in it. The text is short, but the meaning is easy to see. Stagnant water is water that is not moving, and the hadith connects urinating in it with later using it for washing. The teaching is about avoiding an act that makes water unpleasant or unsuitable for one’s own washing. It is not a long legal discussion. It is a clear instruction: do not spoil standing water and then use it for washing.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not urinate in stagnant water.
- Do not then wash in that same water.
- The hadith connects cleanliness with water use.
- The wording is a clear practical warning.
