2/30. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 284a — Cleaning Urine From the Mosque With Water
The obligation to wash away urine and other impurities if they result in the Masjid, and the ground may be purified with water with no need to scrub it
Bedouin Urinated in the Mosque Hadith and Cleaning With Water
Sahih Muslim : 284a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 284a
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ - عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا، بَالَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " دَعُوهُ وَلاَ تُزْرِمُوهُ " . قَالَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَعَا بِدَلْوٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَصَبَّهُ عَلَيْهِ .
Anas Narrated from:
A Bedouin urinated in the mosque. Some of the persons stood up (to reprimand him or to check him from doing so), but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Leave him alone; don't interrupt him. He (the narrator) said: And when he had finished, he called for a bucket of water and poured it over.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 284aIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 125USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 557
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 284a
This hadith shows a calm response to a difficult situation in the mosque. Anas reports that a Bedouin urinated in the mosque. Some people stood up, likely to stop or correct him, but the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said to leave him alone and not interrupt him. When the man finished, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called for a bucket of water and poured it over the place. The main search phrase is Bedouin urinated in mosque hadith. Related terms include mosque cleanliness hadith and cleaning urine with water hadith. The text teaches patience in handling the moment and then cleaning the affected place with water. It does not add any long speech in this version.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told the people not to interrupt the man while he was urinating.
- After the man finished, water was poured over the affected place.
- The hadith shows a calm way to handle a sudden problem in the mosque.
