1. The Book of Purification and its Sunnah

It was narrated from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that his father said:

"I heard the Messenger of Allah being asked about water in the wilderness that is frequented by beasts and predators. The Messenger of Allah said: "If the water reaches the amount of two Qullah, nothing can make it impure (Najis).'" (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated from 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that his father said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'If the water is the amount of two or three Qullah, nothing can make it impure (Najis).'" (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording.

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that:

The Prophet was asked about the water basins located between Makkah and Al-Madinah, which were visited by wild animals, dogs and donkeys, and about using them for means of purification. He said: "Whatever they (the animals) have carried in their bellies is for them, and whatever is left over is for us, and is pure."

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:

"We came to a pond in which there was the carcass of a donkey, so we refrained from using the water until the Messenger of Allah came to us and said: 'Water is not made impure by anything.' Then we drank from it and gave it to our animals to drink, and we carried some with us."

It was narrated that Abu Umamah Al-Bahili said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Water is not made impure by anything except that which changes its smell, taste and color.'"

It was narrated that Lubabah bint Harith said:

"Husain bin 'Ali urinated in the lap of the Prophet and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, give me your garment and put on another garment.' He said: 'Water should be sprinkled on the urine of a baby boy, and the urine of a baby girl should be washed away.'"

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"A baby boy was brought to the Prophet who then urinated on him. He sprinkled over it with water and did not wash it."

It was narrated that Umm Qais bint Mihsan said:

"I came to the Messenger of Allah with a son of mine who was not yet eating solid food, and he (the baby) urinated on him. He called for water and sprinkled it over (the urine)."

It was narrated from 'Ali that :

The Prophet said concerning the urine of a nursing infant: "Water should be sprinkled over the urine of a boy, and the urine of a girl should be washed." Abul-Hasan bin Salamah said: "Ahmad bin Musa bin Ma'qil narrated to us that Abul-Yaman Al-Misri said: 'I asked Shafi'i about the Hadith of the Pr…

Abu Samh said:

"I was a servant of the Prophet, and Hasan and Husain was brought to him and (the infant) urinated on his chest. They wanted to wash it, but the Messenger of Allah said: 'Sprinkle water on it, for the urine of a girl should be washed, but the urine of a boy should be sprinkled over with water.'"

It was narrated from Umm Kurz that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "The urine of a boy should be sprinkled over and the urine of a girl should be washed."

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that:

A Bedouin urinated in the mosque, and some of the people rushed at him. The Messenger of Allah said: "Do not interrupt him." Then he called for a bucket of water and poured it over (the urine).

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"A Bedouin entered the mosque when the Messenger of Allah was sitting there, and (the man) said: 'O Allah, forgive me and Muhammed, and do not forgive anyone else with us.' The Messenger of Allah smiled and said: 'You have placed restrictions on something that is vast.' Then the Bedouin turned away,…

It was narrated that Wathilah bin Asqa' said:

"A Bedouin came to the Prophet and said: 'O Allah, have mercy on me and Muhammed, and do not allow anyone else to share in your Mercy.' The Prophet said: 'You have placed restrictions on something that is vast, woe to you!' Then he (the Bedouin) spread his legs and urinated, and the Companions of th…

It was narrated that Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet, said:

"I am a woman whose hem is lengthy, and I may walk through a dirty place. The Messenger of Allah said: 'That which comes after it purifies it.'"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, we want to come to the mosque, but the path that we walk upon is impure." The Messenger of Allah said: "Some parts of the earth purify others."

It was narrated that a woman from (the tribe of) Banu 'Abdul-Ashhal said:

"I said to the prophet: 'Between the mosque and I there is a filthy path.' He said: 'After that is there a cleaner path?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'This is (a remedy) for that.'"

It was narrated from Abu Rafi' that :

Abu Hurairah was met by the Prophet in one of the streets of Al-Madinah when he was in a state of sexual impurity, so he slipped away. The Prophet missed him, so when he came (later on), he said: 'Where were you O Abu Hurairah?' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you met me when I was in a state of sex…

It was narrated that Hudhaifah said:

"The Prophet came out and met me when I was sexually impure, so I kept away from him. Then I had a bath and came to him. He said: 'What is the matter with you?' I said: 'I was sexually impure.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'The Muslim does not become impure.'"

It was narrated that 'Amr bin Maimun said:

"I asked Sulaiman bin Yasar about a garment which gets semen on it. 'Should I wash it off or wash the entire garment?' Sulaiman said: 'Aishah said: "Semen used to get on the garment of the Messenger of Allah and he would wash it off his garment, then he would go out to pray wearing that garment, and I could see the marks left on it by washing."

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"I often scraped it (semen) from the garment of the Messenger of Allah with my hand."

Hammam bin Harith narrated:

"A guest came and stayed with 'Aishah, and she ordered that he be given a yellow blanket of hers. He had a nocturnal emission on it, and he felt too shy to send it back to send it back to her when it had the traces of that emission on it, so he dipped it in water and then sent it to her. 'Aishah sai…

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"I remember when I found it (semen) on the garment of the Messenger of Allah and I scratched it off."

It was narrated from Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan that:

He asked his sister Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet: "Did the Messenger of Allah ever offered prayer in a garment in which he had sexual intercourse?" She said: "Yes, if there was nothing noxious on it."

It was narrated that Abu Darda' said:

"The Messenger of Allah came out to us with water dripping from his head, and he led us in prayer wearing a single garment, placing its one end on the right shoulder, and the other end on the other shoulder. When he finished praying, 'Umar bin Khattab said to him: 'O Messenger of Allah, did you lead…

It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah said:

"A man asked the Prophet whether he could perform prayer in a garment in which he had intercourse with his wife. He said: 'Yes, unless he sees something on it, in which case he should wash it.'"

It was narrated that Hammam bin Harith said:

"Jarir bin 'Abdullah urinated, then he performed ablution and wiped over his leather socks. Someone asked him: 'Do you do this?' He said: 'Why shouldn't I? I saw the Messenger of Allah doing this.'" Ibrahim (who narrated it from Hammam) said: "They were pleased by the Hadith of Jarir because he accepted Islam after the revelation of Ma'idah."

It was narrated from Hudhaifah that:

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and wiped over his leather socks.

It was narrated from 'Urwah bin Mughirah bin Shu'bah from his father Mughirah bin Shu'bah, that:

The Messenger of Allah went out to relieve himself, and Mughirah followed him with a vessel of water. When he finished relieving himself, he performed ablution and wiped over his leather socks.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that:

He saw Sa'd bin Malik wiping over his leather socks and said: "Is it you doing this?" They both went to 'Umar and Sa'd said to 'Umar: "Give my brother's son a verdict regarding wiping over leather socks." 'Umar said: "We used to wipe over our leather socks when we were with the Messenger of Allah an…

'Abdul-Muhaimin bin 'Abbas bin Sahl As-Sa'idi narrated from his father, from his grandfather:

"The Messenger of Allah wiped over his leather socks and he ordered us to wipe over the leather socks."

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

"I was with the Messenger of Allah on a journey, and he said: 'Is there any water?' He performed ablution and wiped over his leather socks, then he joined the army and led them (in prayer)."

It was narrated from Abu Buraidah from his father that:

An-Najashi gave the Prophet a gift of a pair of plain black leather socks. He put them on, then he (performed ablution and) wiped over them.

It was narrated from Mughirah bin Shu'bah that:

The Messenger of Allah wiped over the top and the bottom of the leather socks.

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"The Messenger of Allah passed by a man who was performing ablution and washing his leather socks. He gestures with his hand, (and said): 'Rather I have been commanded to wipe them.' The Messenger of Allah gestured with his hand like this, from the tips of the toes to the base of the shin, tracing l…

It was narrated that Shuraih bin Hani' said:

"I asked 'Aishah about wiping over the leather socks and she said: 'Go to 'Ali and ask him, for he knows more about that than I do.' So I went to 'Ali and asked him about wiping. He said: 'The Messenger of Allah used to tell us that the resident could wipe for one day and one night, and the traveler…

It was narrated that Khuzaimah bin Thabit said:

"The Messenger of Allah set a time limit for the traveler of three days, and if the questioner had persisted in asking, he would have made it five (days)."

It was narrated from Khuzaimah bin Thabit that:

The Prophet said: "Three days." I think he said, "And three nights during which the traveler may wipe over his leather socks."

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"They said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What about the purification of the leather socks?' He said: 'For the traveler it is three days and nights, and for the resident it is one day and one night.'"

It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakrah, from his father, that:

The Prophet granted a concession to travelers: "If a traveler performed ablution and put on leather socks, then he performed a fresh ablution, he could wipe over the leather socks for three days and nights; the resident could do so for one day and one night."

It was narrated from Ubayy bin 'Imarah, in whose house the Messenger of Allah performed prayer facing both prayer direction, that :

He said to the Messenger of Allah: "Can I wipe over my leather socks?" He said: "Yes." He said: "For one day?" He said: "For two days?" He said: "For three?" And so on, until the number reached seven. He (the Prophet) said: "For as long as you see fit."

It was narrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani that:

He came to 'Umar bin Khattab from Egypt. 'Umar said: "How long has it been since you have taken off your leather socks?" He said: "From one Friday to the next." He said: "You have acted in accordance with the Sunnah."

It was narrated from Mughirah bin Shu'bah that:

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and wiped over his socks and his sandals.

It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari that:

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and wiped over his socks and his sandals.

It was narrated from Bilal that:

The Messenger of Allah wiped over his leather socks and his head cover (i.e., over the Imamah).

It was narrated from Ja'far bin 'Amr that his father said:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah wiping over his leather socks and turban."

It was narrated that Abu Muslim, the freed slave of Zaid bin Suhan, said:

"I was with Salman, and he saw a man removing his leather socks for ablution. Salman said to him" 'Wipe over your leather socks and your head cover, and your forehead, for I saw the Messenger of Allah wiping over his leather socks and head cover.'"

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution, wearing a Qatari turban. He put his hand beneath the turban and wiped the front part of his head, and he did not take the turban off."

It was narrated that 'Ammar bin Yasir said:

"Aishah dropped a necklace and stayed behind to look for it. Abu Bakr went to 'Aishah and got angry with her for keeping the people waiting. Then Allah revealed the concession allowing dry ablution, so we wiped our arms up to the shoulders. Abu Bakr went to 'Aishah and said: 'I did not know that you…

It was narrated that 'Ammar said:

"We did dry ablution with the Messenger of Allah, (wiping our arms) up to our shoulders."