Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to his wives, “You are allowed to go out to answer the call of nature. ”

I went up to the roof of Hafsa’s house for some job and I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) answering the call of
nature facing Sham (Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon regarded as one country) with his back
towards the Qibla. (See Hadith No. 147).

Once I went up the roof of our house and saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) answering the call of nature while
sitting over two bricks facing Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem). (See Hadith No. 147).

Whenever Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy used to
accompany him with a tumbler full of water. (Hisham commented, “So that he might wash his private
parts with it.)”

Whenever Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy from us used to
go behind him with a tumbler full of water.

Whenever Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy used to carry a
tumbler full of water (for cleaning the private parts) and a short spear (or stick).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whenever anyone of you drinks water, he should not breathe in the drinking
utensil, and whenever anyone of you goes to a lavatory, he should neither touch his penis nor clean his
private parts with his right hand.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whenever anyone of you makes water he should not hold his penis or clean his
private parts with his right hand. (And while drinking) one should not breathe in the drinking utensil .”

I followed the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was going out to answer the call of nature. He used not to look this
way or that. So, when I approached near him he said to me, “Fetch for me some stones for ‘ cleaning
the privates parts (or said something similar), and do not bring a bone or a piece of dung.” So I
brought the stones in the corner of my garment and placed them by his side and I then went away from
him. When he finished (from answering the call of nature) he used, them .

The Prophet (ﷺ) went out to answer the call of nature and asked me to bring three stones. I found two
stones and searched for the third but could not find it. So took a dried piece of dung and brought it to
him. He took the two stones and threw away the dung and said, “This is a filthy thing.”