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Sunan Ibn Majah 519 — Pure Water from Basins
Water basins
Hadith About Water Basins and Purification
Sunan Ibn Majah : 519
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 519
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْحِيَاضِ الَّتِي بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ تَرِدُهَا السِّبَاعُ وَالْكِلاَبُ وَالْحُمُرُ وَعَنِ الطَّهَارَةِ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ " لَهَا مَا حَمَلَتْ فِي بُطُونِهَا وَلَنَا مَا غَبَرَ طَهُورٌ " .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Prophet was asked about the water basins located between Makkah and Al-Madinah, which were visited by wild animals, dogs and donkeys, and about using them for means of purification. He said: "Whatever they (the animals) have carried in their bellies is for them, and whatever is left over is for us, and is pure."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 519In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 253English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 519
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 519
This Hadith about water basins and purification answers a question about basins between Makkah and Al-Madinah. These basins were visited by wild animals, dogs, and donkeys. The Prophet was asked about using that water for purification. He replied that what the animals carried in their bellies was for them, and whatever was left over was for us and was pure. The wording points to the remaining water in those basins being pure for use. The Hadith should not be mixed with other cases not mentioned in the text. Its main focus is basin water visited by animals.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet was asked about basin water visited by animals.
- He described the remaining water as pure for use.
- The narration deals with water basins between Makkah and Al-Madinah.
- The answer gives ease for a practical purification concern.
