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Jami at-Tirmidhi 121 — The Believer Is Not Defiled
What Has Been Related About Shaking Hands With The Junub Person
Believer Is Not Defiled Hadith: Janabah and Dignity
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 121
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 121
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَقِيَهُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ قَالَ فَانْبَجَسْتُ أَىْ فَانْخَنَسْتُ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ فَقَالَ " أَيْنَ كُنْتَ أَوْ أَيْنَ ذَهَبْتَ " . قُلْتُ إِنِّي كُنْتُ جُنُبًا . قَالَ " إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ لاَ يَنْجُسُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رَخَّصَ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي مُصَافَحَةِ الْجُنُبِ وَلَمْ يَرَوْا بِعَرَقِ الْجُنُبِ وَالْحَائِضِ بَأْسًا . وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ فَانْخَنَسْتُ يَعْنِي تَنَحَّيْتُ عَنْهُ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet Met Him While He Was Junub. He Said: "[So I Slipped Away From Him - Meaning:] I Withdrew - To Perform Ghusl. Then He Returned, So He Said: 'Where Have You Been?' Or: 'Where Did You Go?' I Replied: 'I Was Junub.' So He Said: 'Indeed The Believer Is Not Defiled.'''
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 121In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 121English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 121
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 121
This Hadith teaches a clear point about janabah and personal dignity. Abu Hurairah met the Prophet while he was junub, so he quietly withdrew and performed ghusl. When he returned, the Prophet asked where he had gone. Abu Hurairah explained that he had been in a state of janabah. The Prophet then said that the Muslim, or believer, is not defiled. The main lesson is simple: janabah is a state that requires ghusl, but it does not make the person dirty in their worth or human contact. The wording also shows that purification is taken seriously, while shame is not allowed to turn it into harshness.
What we learn from this hadith
- Janabah requires ghusl, but it does not make a Muslim personally defiled.
- A person may care about purity without treating themselves as untouchable.
- The Prophet corrected Abu Hurairah with gentle and clear words.
