Explanation of the Book of Purification-04
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The Shaykh : Then he said: "And from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Bulugh al-Maram 12 Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim."
This hadith is an instance of the rule we mentioned, which is what?
The student: Facilitation.
The Shaykh : Facilitation and the use of gentleness. He says: "An Arab man came". An Arab is a resident of the desert. The general characteristic of desert residents is ignorance, but we are pleased to tell you that now, praise be to Allah, they have much knowledge through the radio. They listen to the radio and understand the meanings, and they have become very aware. But in the beginning, they do not interact with people, especially the women and children among them. As for the elders who come to the cities, you find them selling their goods and walking around, and they have much ignorance. This Arab, a resident of the desert, entered the mosque. The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque was partly roofed and mostly open, a courtyard where tents were pitched, is that not so?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, the man entered the mosque and moved to a part of it, meaning to a side of the mosque, and began to urinate. By analogy to what?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : To the open land. In the open land, when does he need to sit and relieve himself? So he sat there and urinated. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) saw this as a great abomination, and it is indeed an abomination. They shouted at him and rebuked him for how he was committing this abomination. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who was given mercy and wisdom, stopped them, meaning he ordered them to refrain from that, because prohibition is a request to refrain, is that not so?
The student: In a manner of superiority.
The Shaykh : In a manner of superiority, with a specific form, he stopped them. He said: meaning: Do not cut off his urination, let him urinate, because cutting off urination is not an easy matter; it is difficult. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped them. When he finished urinating, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called them and ordered that a bucket of water be poured over the urine in order to purify it. When the place was purified, the cause was removed. The place was cleaned, so the impurity was removed and the cause was gone. Now, what remains for us is the matter of the Arab. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called the Arab and did not reprimand him, nor did he frown at him. Rather, he said to him: Then he explained to him why it was built? or as he said. The Arab was reassured, his chest opened up. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) rebuked him, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke to him with reasonable words that he understood and found reassuring. Mosques are not suitable for any harm or filth. So why was it built?
The student: For prayer.
The Shaykh : For prayer, remembrance of Allah, and recitation of the Qur'an, or as he said. The Arab’s chest opened up, and as the common people say, he relaxed, and he said: "O Allah, have mercy on me and on Muhammad, and do not have mercy on anyone with us" according to his natural disposition. Have mercy on me and on Muhammad, because Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not rebuke him or reprimand him, but rather spoke to him with gentle, reasonable, and understandable words. "And do not have mercy on anyone with us" Who is he referring to?
The student: The Companions.
The Shaykh : It appears that the first ones to be referred to are the Companions, because the Companions rebuked him. And yet, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not disapprove of him, because he knew that this did not come from hatred or dislike. But people rebuked him and wanted him to get up from his urination, so he was distressed and said this.
A Bedouin came and urinated in one corner of the mosque and the people shouted at him, but Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stopped them, and when he finished urinating, the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered for a bucket of water which was spilt over it
جاء أعرابيٌ فبال في طائفة المسجد فزجره الناس، فنهاهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فلما قضى بوله أمر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بذنوب من ماء، فأهريق عليهThis hadith is an instance of the rule we mentioned, which is what?
The student: Facilitation.
The Shaykh : Facilitation and the use of gentleness. He says: "An Arab man came". An Arab is a resident of the desert. The general characteristic of desert residents is ignorance, but we are pleased to tell you that now, praise be to Allah, they have much knowledge through the radio. They listen to the radio and understand the meanings, and they have become very aware. But in the beginning, they do not interact with people, especially the women and children among them. As for the elders who come to the cities, you find them selling their goods and walking around, and they have much ignorance. This Arab, a resident of the desert, entered the mosque. The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque was partly roofed and mostly open, a courtyard where tents were pitched, is that not so?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, the man entered the mosque and moved to a part of it, meaning to a side of the mosque, and began to urinate. By analogy to what?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : To the open land. In the open land, when does he need to sit and relieve himself? So he sat there and urinated. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) saw this as a great abomination, and it is indeed an abomination. They shouted at him and rebuked him for how he was committing this abomination. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who was given mercy and wisdom, stopped them, meaning he ordered them to refrain from that, because prohibition is a request to refrain, is that not so?
The student: In a manner of superiority.
The Shaykh : In a manner of superiority, with a specific form, he stopped them. He said:
Do not stop him
لا تزرموهIndeed, these mosques are not suitable for any harm or filth.
إنّ هذه المساجد لا يصلح فيها شيء من الأذى والقذرIndeed, they were built for prayer, remembrance of Allah, and recitation of the Qur'an.
إنّما بنيت للصّلاة وذكر الله وقراءة القرآنThe student: For prayer.
The Shaykh : For prayer, remembrance of Allah, and recitation of the Qur'an, or as he said. The Arab’s chest opened up, and as the common people say, he relaxed, and he said: "O Allah, have mercy on me and on Muhammad, and do not have mercy on anyone with us" according to his natural disposition. Have mercy on me and on Muhammad, because Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not rebuke him or reprimand him, but rather spoke to him with gentle, reasonable, and understandable words. "And do not have mercy on anyone with us" Who is he referring to?
The student: The Companions.
The Shaykh : It appears that the first ones to be referred to are the Companions, because the Companions rebuked him. And yet, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not disapprove of him, because he knew that this did not come from hatred or dislike. But people rebuked him and wanted him to get up from his urination, so he was distressed and said this.