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Sunan Ibn Majah 334 — Hajj Journey Privacy
Distancing oneself for defecating outside
Hadith About Privacy During Hajj Journey
Sunan Ibn Majah : 334
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 334
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْخَطْمِيِّ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَاسْمُهُ عُمَيْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ - عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ، وَالْحَارِثِ بْنِ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي قُرَادٍ، قَالَ حَجَجْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَذَهَبَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَأَبْعَدَ .
'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Qurad Narrated from:
I went for Hajj with the Prophet and he went far away to relieve himself.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 334In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 68English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 334
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 334
This hadith about privacy during Hajj journey is narrated by Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Qurad. He says that he performed Hajj with the Prophet, and when the Prophet went to relieve himself, he went far away. The wording is short, but it shows the same Prophetic manner found in other reports: privacy was kept even during travel and public movement. The setting mentioned here is Hajj, yet the focus stays on relieving oneself away from people. The hadith does not add wider Hajj rulings, so the explanation should remain with the text. It teaches modesty, distance, and respect for what should remain private.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet went far away to relieve himself during Hajj travel.
- Privacy was maintained even while traveling with others.
- The narration highlights modesty in personal needs.
- The text focuses on distance, not wider Hajj rules.
