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Sunan Ibn Majah 327 — Wudu After Urinating
One who urinated and did not touch water
Hadith About Wudu After Urinating
Sunan Ibn Majah : 327
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 327
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَحْيَى التَّوْأَمِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتِ انْطَلَقَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَبُولُ فَاتَّبَعَهُ عُمَرُ بِمَاءٍ فَقَالَ " مَا هَذَا يَا عُمَرُ " . قَالَ مَاءٌ . قَالَ " مَا أُمِرْتُ كُلَّمَا بُلْتُ أَنْ أَتَوَضَّأَ وَلَوْ فَعَلْتُ لَكَانَتْ سُنَّةً " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet went out to urinate, and 'Umar followed him with water. He said: 'What is this, O 'Umar?' He said: 'Water.' He said: 'I have not been commanded to perform ablution every time I urinate. If I did that it would have become a Sunnah.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 327In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 61English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 327
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 327
This hadith about wudu after urinating shows the Prophet teaching by correcting a helpful action. Aishah says that the Prophet went out to urinate, and Umar followed him with water. When the Prophet asked what it was, Umar said it was water. The Prophet then said that he had not been commanded to perform ablution every time he urinated. He also said that if he did that, it would have become a Sunnah. The hadith is important because it shows care in not making a regular religious practice from something not commanded. It also teaches that love for cleanliness should stay within the limits of what is taught.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet was not commanded to make wudu after every urination.
- A repeated Prophetic action could be taken as Sunnah.
- Good intentions still need guidance from the Prophet’s teaching.
- The narration shows care in not adding a regular practice without command.
