Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

I said to `Abida, “I have some of the hair of the Prophet (ﷺ) which I got from Anas or from his family.”
`Abida replied. “No doubt if I had a single hair of that it would have been dearer to me than the whole
world and whatever is in it.”

When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) got his head shaved, Abu- Talha was the first to take some of his hair.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If a dog drinks from the utensil of anyone of you it is essential to wash it seven
times.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “A man saw a dog eating mud from (the severity of)
thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled it) with water and kept
on pouring the water for the dog till it quenched its thirst. So Allah
approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise.”

My father said. “During the lifetime of Allah’s
Apostle, the dogs used to urinate, and pass through the mosques (come
and go), nevertheless they never used to sprinkle water on it (urine
of the dog.)”

I asked the Prophet (about the hunting dogs) and he replied, “If you let loose (with Allah’s name) your
tamed dog after a game and it hunts it, you may eat it, but if the dog eats of (that game) then do not eat
it because the dog has hunted it for itself.” I further said, “Sometimes I send my dog for hunting and
find another dog with it. He said, “Do not eat the game for you have mentioned Allah’s name only on
sending your dog and not the other dog.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If anyone of you goes to an open space for answering the call of nature he
should neither face nor turn his back towards the Qibla; he should either face the east or the west.”

This verse is: “Verily, those
who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent
down…)” (2:159). I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, ‘If a man performs
ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational
prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer)
and the (next) prayer till he offers it.

People say, “Whenever you sit for answering the call of nature, you should not face the Qibla or
Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem).” I told them. “Once I went up the roof of our house and I saw Allah’s
Apostle answering the call of nature while sitting on two bricks facing Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) (but
there was a screen covering him. ‘ (Fath-al-Bari, Page 258, Vol. 1).

The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place (near Baqi` at Medina) to answer
the call of nature at night. `Umar used to say to the Prophet (ﷺ) “Let your wives be veiled,” but Allah’s
Apostle did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam`a the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) went out at `Isha’ time and
she was a tall lady. `Umar addressed her and said, “I have recognized you, O Sauda.” He said so, as he
desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of veils by the Muslim women) may be
revealed. So Allah revealed the verses of “Al-Hijab” (A complete body cover excluding the eyes).