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Jami at-Tirmidhi 147 — Ease and Mercy in Teaching
What Has Been Related About Urine That Touches The Ground
Hadith About Making Things Easy in Islam
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 147
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 147
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ دَخَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَالِسٌ فَصَلَّى فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي وَمُحَمَّدًا وَلاَ تَرْحَمْ مَعَنَا أَحَدًا . فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لَقَدْ تَحَجَّرْتَ وَاسِعًا " . فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ بَالَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَسْرَعَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَهْرِيقُوا عَلَيْهِ سَجْلاً مِنْ مَاءٍ أَوْ دَلْوًا مِنْ مَاءٍ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُمْ مُيَسِّرِينَ وَلَمْ تُبْعَثُوا مُعَسِّرِينَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A Bedouin Entered The Masjid While The Prophet Was Sitting. He Prayed, Then When He Was Finished, He Said: 'O Allah! Have Mercy Upon Me And Muhammad, And Do Not Have Mercy On Anyone Along With Us.' The Prophet Turned, Towards Him And Said: 'You Have Restricted Something That Is Unrestricted.' It Was Not Long Before He Was Urinating In The Masjid. So The People Rushed To Him. But Prophet Said: 'Pour A Bucket Of Water Over It - Or - A Tumbler Of Water Over It.' Then He Said: 'You Have Been Sent To Make Things Easy (For The People); You Have Not Been Sent To Make Things Difficult For Them.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 147In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 147English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 147
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 147
This hadith about making things easy in Islam shows the Prophet’s calm teaching. A Bedouin made a narrow dua, asking mercy only for himself and Muhammad. The Prophet corrected him by saying he had restricted something wide. Soon after, the man urinated in the masjid. The people rushed toward him, but the Prophet told them to pour water over the place. Then he said: you have been sent to make things easy, not difficult. The hadith combines mercy, wise correction, and practical cleaning. It is one of the clearest narrations about gentle teaching and dealing with mistakes without making the situation worse.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mercy should not be narrowed in a selfish way.
- Mistakes should be corrected with calm and wisdom.
- Impurity in the masjid was cleaned by pouring water over it.
- The Prophet taught people to make things easy, not hard.
