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Sunan Ibn Majah 517 — Two Qullah Water Purity
The quantity of water that does not become unclean
Two Qullah Water Purity Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 517
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 517
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمَاءِ يَكُونُ بِالْفَلاَةِ مِنَ الأَرْضِ وَمَا يَنُوبُهُ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ وَالسِّبَاعِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِذَا بَلَغَ الْمَاءُ قُلَّتَيْنِ لَمْ يُنَجِّسْهُ شَىْءٌ " . حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَحْوَهُ .
'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar Narrated from:
It was narrated from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that his father said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah being asked about water in the wilderness that is frequented by beasts and predators. The Messenger of Allah said: "If the water reaches the amount of two Qullah, nothing can make it impure (Najis).'" (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording.
[1] A Qullah is a large water container whose size the scholars differ over, from five to fifty waterskins. Tirmidhi said (no. 67): "And they say, it is approximately fifty Qirbah (water skins)." Khattabi said ( Ma'alamus-Sunan : 1:35): "The scholars have stated the size of two Qullah is five Qirbah ." See Ahmad Shâkir's comments on Jâmi' At-Tirmidhi .Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 517In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 251English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 517
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 517
This two Qullah water purity Hadith answers a question about water in the wilderness. The Messenger of Allah was asked about water found in open land, where animals and predators may come to it. He replied that if the water reaches the amount of two Qullah, nothing can make it impure. The report gives a measure in response to a real question about using water that animals visit. The text does not give every detail of water law, so the explanation should stay close to the wording. Its main theme is water purity and the amount called two Qullah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet was asked about water visited by animals and predators.
- He mentioned the amount of two Qullah in relation to impurity.
- The Hadith gives a measured answer to a practical purity question.
- The narration focuses on water in the wilderness.
