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Jami at-Tirmidhi 142 — Relieve Yourself Before Prayer
What Has Been Related About When Standing For The Prayer, And One Of You Finds That He Has To Relieve Himself, [Then Let Him Relieve Himself First].
Hadith About Relieving Oneself Before Salah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 142
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 142
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَرْقَمِ، قَالَ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ فَقَدَّمَهُ وَكَانَ إِمَامَ قَوْمِهِ وَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَوَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْخَلاَءَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْخَلاَءِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَثَوْبَانَ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَرْقَمِ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . هَكَذَا رَوَى مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْحُفَّاظِ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَرْقَمِ . وَرَوَى وُهَيْبٌ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَرْقَمِ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالتَّابِعِينَ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ أَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ قَالاَ لاَ يَقُومُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَهُوَ يَجِدُ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْغَائِطِ وَالْبَوْلِ . وَقَالاَ إِنْ دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَوَجَدَ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلاَ يَنْصَرِفْ مَا لَمْ يَشْغَلْهُ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ وَبِهِ غَائِطٌ أَوْ بَوْلٌ مَا لَمْ يَشْغَلْهُ ذَلِكَ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ .
Abdullah bin AI-Arqam Narrated from:
Hisham bin Urwah narrated from his father, (Urwah) from Abdullah bin AI-Arqam. : He (Urwah) Said: "While Standing For The Prayer He (Abdullah Bin Al-Arqam) Took A Man By The Hand Leading Him Forward, He (Abdullah) Was In Front Of The People, And He Said: 'I Heard Allah'S Messenger Say: "When Standing For The Prayer And One Of You Finds That He Has To Relieve Himself Then Let Him Relieve Himself First."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 142In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 142English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 142
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 142
This hadith about relieving oneself before salah teaches that prayer should not be started while a person is distracted by the need to use the toilet. Abdullah bin Al-Arqam was leading the people, but when prayer was ready and he needed to relieve himself, he brought another man forward. He then quoted the Prophet: when prayer is established and one of you finds that he needs to relieve himself, he should begin with that need first. The point is clear: salah needs attention and calm. The narration shows that removing a strong bodily distraction can help a person stand before Allah with better focus.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person who needs to relieve himself should do so before prayer.
- Prayer should be entered with calm and attention.
- An imam may appoint someone else when he has a valid need.
- The hadith links bodily comfort with better focus in salah.
