1. The Book of Purification and its Sunnah

'Abdullah bin Harith bin Jaz' Az-Zubaidi said:

"I am the first one who heard the Prophet say: 'No one among you should urinate facing towards the Qiblah,' and I am the first one who told the people of that."

It was narrated that Abu Ayyub Ansari said:

"The Messenger of Allah forbade the person who went to the Gha'it to face the Qiblah. He said: 'face towards the east or the west.'"

It was narrated that Ma'qil bin Abu Ma'qil Al-Asadi, who was a Companion of the Prophet, said:

"The Messenger of Allah forbade us from facing either of the two Qiblah when defecating or urinating."

It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

"Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated to me, that he bears witness that the Messenger of Allah forbade facing the Qiblah when defecating or urinating.'"

It was narrated that Jabir heard Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri say:

"The Messenger of Allah forbade me from drinking while standing and from urinating while facing the Qiblah."

'Abdullah bin 'Umar said:

"People say: 'When you sit to relieve yourself, do not face the Qiblah.' But one day I climbed up onto the roof of our house, and I saw the Messenger of Allah sitting on two bricks (to relieve himself), facing the direction of Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem)." This is a Hadith narrated by Yazid bin Harun.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah in his (constructed) toilet, facing towards the Qiblah." (Da'if) (One of the narrators) 'Eisa said: "I told that to Sha'bi, and he said: 'Ibn 'Umar spoke the truth. As for the words of Abu Hurairah, he said: "In the desert do not face the Qiblah nor turn one's back towa…

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"Mention was made in the presence of the Messenger of Allah of some people who did not like to face towards the Qiblah with their private parts. He said: 'I think that they do that. Turn my seat (in the toilet) to face the Qiblah.'" (Da'if) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"The Messenger of Allah forbade facing the Qiblah when urinating. But I saw him, one year before he died, facing the Qiblah (while urinating)."

It was narrated from 'Eisa bin Yazdad Al-Yamani that his father said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of you urinates, let him squeeze his penis three times (to remove the remaining urine drops)." (Da'if) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"The Prophet went out to urinate, and 'Umar followed him with water. He said: 'What is this, O 'Umar?' He said: 'Water.' He said: 'I have not been commanded to perform ablution every time I urinate. If I did that it would have become a Sunnah.'"

Abu Sa'eed Al-Himyari narrated that :

Mu'adh bin Jabal used to narrate something that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah had not heard, and he used to keep quiet about what they had heard. News of this report reached 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, and he said: "By Allah, I never heard the Messenger of Allah say this, and Mu'adh will put you …

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Beware of stopping to rest and praying in the middle of the road, for it is the refuge of snakes and carnivorous animals, and beware of relieving yourselves in the middle of the road, for this is an act that provokes curses.'"

Salim narrated from his father that:

The Prophet forbade praying in the middle of the road, or defecating there, or urinating.

It was narrated that Mugirah bin Shu'bah said:

"Whenever the Prophet went to relieve himself, he would go far away."

It was narrated that Anas said:

"I was with the Prophet on a journey. He went away to relieve himself, then he came and called for water and performed ablution."

It was narrated from Ya'la bin Murrah that:

When the Prophet went to relieve himself, he would go far away.

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Qurad said:

"I went for Hajj with the Prophet and he went far away to relieve himself."

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"We went out on a journey with the Messenger of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah would not relieve himself until he had disappeared and could not be seen by anyone."

It was narrated from Bilal bin Al-Harith Al-Muzani that:

When the Messenger of Allah wanted to relieve himself, he would go far away.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

The Prophet said: "Whoever uses stones to clean himself, let him use an odd number of stones. Whoever does that has done well, and whoever does not, there is no harm in it. Whoever uses a tooth stick should spit out (whatever he removes) and whoever removes (the particle of food) by dislodging it wi…

A similar report was narrated by 'Abdul-Malik bin As-Sabbah with a similar chain, with the additional words:

"Whoever applies kohl to his eyes, let him add it an odd number of times. Whoever does that has done well, and whoever does not, there is no harm in it. And whoever dislodges (a particle of food from between the teeth) by dislodging it with his tongue, let him swallow it."

It was narrated from Ya'la bin Murrah that his father said:

"I was with the Prophet on a journey, and he wanted to relieve himself. He said to me: 'Go to those two small date-palm trees and tell them: "The Messenger of Allah orders you to come together.'" So they came together and he concealed himself behind them, and relieved himself. Then he said to me: 'G…

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Ja'far said:

"The thing that the Prophet most liked to conceal himself behind when relieving himself was a hillock or a stand of date-palm trees."

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"The Messenger of Allah turned towards a mountain pass and urinated, until I took pity on him because of the way he parted his legs when he urinated."

It was narrated from Abu Sa`eed al-Khudri that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "No two people should converse while relieving themselves, each of them looking at the private parts of the other, for Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, hates that." (Da'if) Other chains with similar wording.

It was narrated from Jabir that:

The Messenger of Allah forbade urinating into standing water.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'No one among you should urinate into standing water.'"

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'No one among you should urinate into standing water.'"

It was narrated that `Abdur-Rahman bin Hasanah said:

"The Messenger of Allah came out to us holding a small shield in his hand. He put it down, then he sat down and urinated towards it. Some of the people said: 'Look at him, he urinates like a woman!' The Prophet heard that and said: 'Woe to you! Do you not know what happened to one of the children of…

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"The Messenger of Allah passed by two new graves, and he said: 'They are being punished, but they are not being punished for anything major. One of them was heedless about preventing urine from getting on his clothes, and the other used to walk about spreading malicious gossip.'"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Most of the torment of the grave is because of urine.'"

Bahr bin Marrar narrated that his grandfather Abu Bakrah said:

"The Messenger of Allah passed by two graves, and he said: 'They are being punished but they are not being punished for anything major. One of them is being punished because of urine, and the other is being punished because of backbiting.'"

It was narrated that Muhajir bin Qunfudh bin (Umair) bin Jud'an said:

"I came to the Prophet when he was performing ablution and greeted him with the Salam, but he did not return (the greeting). When he had finished his ablution he said: 'Nothing prevented me from returning your greeting but the fact that I need to have ablution.'" (Da'if) Another chain with similar …

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"A man passed by the Prophet while he was urinating, and greeted him with the Salam, but he did not return the greeting. While he finished, he struck the ground with his palms and did dry ablution (Tayammum), then he returned the greeting."

It was narrated from Jabir bin `Abdullah that:

"A man passed by the Prophet while he was urinating, and greeted him by the Salam. The Messenger of Allah said to him: "If you see me in this situation, do not greet me with the Salam, for if you do that I will not respond to you.'"

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"A man passed by the Prophet while he was urinating and greeted him with the Salam, and he did not return the greeting."

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"I never saw the Messenger of Allah come out of the toilet without first (cleansing himself) with water."

Abu Sufyan said:

"Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, Jabir bin 'Abdullah, and Anas bin Malik told me that when this Verse: "In it (the mosque) are men who love to clean and to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure." was revealed, the Messenger of Allah said: 'O Ansar! Allah has praised you fo…

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:

The Prophet used to wash his private parts three times. Ibn 'Umar said: "We did that and we found it to be healing and a means of purification."

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The (following) was revealed about the people of Quba': 'In it (the mosque) are men who love to clean and purify themselves. And Allah loves those who make themselves clean and pure.'" He said: 'They used to clean themselves with water (after urinating), and this Verse was revealed concerning them.'"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

The Prophet relieved himself, then he cleaned himself (with water) from a pot made of brass, then he wiped his hand on the ground. Another chain with similar wording.

Ibrahim bin Jarir narrated from his father that :

The Prophet of Allah entered a thicket and relieved himself, then Jarir brought him a small water skin from which he cleansed himself, then he wiped his hand in the dirt.

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"The Prophet commanded (us) to tie up our water skins and cover our vessels."

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"I used to cover three vessels for the Messenger of Allah at night: A vessel (of water) for his ablution, a vessel for his tooth stick and a vessel for his drink."

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"The Messenger of Allah never entrusted his purification to anyone nor his charity that he had given to anyone; he would be the one to take care of these matters himself."

It was narrated that Abu Razin said:

'I saw Abu Hurairah hitting his forehead with his hand and saying: "O people of Iraq! Do you claim that I would tell a lie against the Messenger of Allah so that it may be more convenient for you and a sin upon me?' I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'If a dog licks the vessel of anyone of you, let him wash it seven times.'"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "If a dog licks the vessel of anyome of you, let him wash it seven times."

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that:

The Messenger of Allah said: 'If a dog licks a vessel, wash it seven times and rub it with dust the eight times."

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'If a dog licks the vessel of anyone of you, let him wash it seven times.'"