2/28. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 282b — Standing Water That Does Not Flow
The prohibition of urinating into standing water
Do Not Urinate in Non-Flowing Water Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 282b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 282b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَبُلْ فِي الْمَاءِ الدَّائِمِ الَّذِي لاَ يَجْرِي ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ " .
Hammam b. Munabbih Narrated from:
Of the ahadith narrated to us by Abfi Huraira from Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one is this: The Messenger or Allah (ﷺ) said: You should not urinate in standing water, that is not flowing, then wash in it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 282bIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 123USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 555
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 282b
This report from Hammam b. Munabbih gives a clear wording from Abu Huraira from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. It says not to urinate in standing water, meaning water that is not flowing, and then wash in it. The main search term is non flowing water hadith, and related terms include standing water in Islam and hadith about water cleanliness. This version explains the meaning of standing water by adding that it is not flowing. The teaching is direct and practical. It protects water from being spoiled by a person's own action before using it. The text does not discuss running water or other cases, so the explanation stays with non-flowing water.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not urinate in standing water that is not flowing.
- Do not then wash in that same water.
- The wording helps explain standing water as water that does not flow.
