Chapter on Acts That Necessitate Purification

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 14

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

Book 1, Chapter 14

Chapter on Acts That Necessitate Purification
29 hadiths · 3 commentaries
Hadith 1

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنِ اَلْعَمْرَكِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ هَلْ يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يَسْتَدْخِلَ اَلدَّوَاءَ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّيَ وَهُوَ مَعَهُ أَيَنْقُضُ اَلْوُضُوءَ قَالَ« لاَ يَنْقُضُ اَلْوُضُوءَ وَ لاَ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى يَطْرَحَهُ».

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from al-Amraki ibn Ali, from Ali ibn Ja'far, from his brother Imam Musa ibn Ja'far (a.s), said: I asked Imam (a.s) about a man - does it suffice for him to insert medicine into his body and then pray while it remains inside him? Does it invalidate his ablution? Imam (a.s) said: "It does not invalidate the ablution, but he should not pray until he has removed it."

Hadith 2

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ اَلْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ عَلَى طُهْرٍ فَيَأْخُذُ مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ أَوْ شَعْرِهِ أَ يُعِيدُ اَلْوُضُوءَ فَقَالَ« لاَ وَ لَكِنْ يَمْسَحُ رَأْسَهُ وَ أَظْفَارَهُ بِالْمَاءِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ فِيهِ اَلْوُضُوءَ فَقَالَ« إِنْ خَاصَمُوكُمْ فَلاَ تُخَاصِمُوهُمْ قُولُوا هَكَذَا اَلسُّنَّةُ».

Narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma'il, from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Ibn Muskan, from Muhammad al-Halabi, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), about a man who is in a state of ritual purity and then trims his nails or cuts his hair. Does he need to renew his ablution? Imam (a.s) replied: "No, but he should wipe his head and nails with water." I then said: "They claim that it necessitates ablution." Imam (a.s) responded: "If they argue with you, do not argue with them. Say, 'This is the Sunnah.'"

Hadith 3

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: اَلرَّجُلُ يَقْرِضُ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ بِأَسْنَانِهِ أَ يَمْسَحُهُ بِالْمَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ فِي اَلْحَدِيدِ».

Narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn al-Hasan, from Amro ibn Sa'id, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqa, from Ammar al-Sabati, from Abu Abdillah (a.s): He asked: "If a man bites off some of his hair with his teeth, should he wipe it with water before praying?" Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm; that ruling only applies to iron (cutting with metal)."

Commentary 1

قال محمد بن الحسن: ما تضمن الخبر الاول من انه يمسح الموضع بالماء محمول على الاستحباب دون الوجوب، يدل على ذلك

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan commented: “The content of the first narration, which mentions wiping the area with water, is understood as a recommendation rather than an obligation. Evidence for this interpretation follows (following hadith).”

Hadith 4

مَا رَوَاهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْأَعْرَجِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ آخُذُ مِنْ أَظْفَارِي وَ مِنْ شَارِبِي وَ أَحْلِقُ رَأْسِي أَفَأَغْتَسِلُ قَالَ« لاَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ غُسْلٌ» قُلْتُ فَأَتَوَضَّأُ قَالَ« لاَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ وُ ضُوءٌ» قُلْتُ فَأَمْسَحُ عَلَى أَظْفَارِيَ اَلْمَاءَ فَقَالَ« لاَ هُوَ طَهُورٌ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ مَسْحٌ.

Narrated from Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Ayyub ibn Nuh, from Safwan ibn Yahya, from Sa'id ibn Abdullah al-A'raj: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s): “If I trim my nails, my mustache, or shave my head, should I perform ghusl (ritual bathing)?” Imam (a.s) replied: "No, there is no need for ghusl." I then asked: “Should I perform wudu (ablution)?” Imam (a.s) said: "No, there is no need for wudu." I further asked: “Should I wipe water over my nails?” Imam (a.s) said: "No, it is already pure. There is no need to wipe it."

Hadith 5

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلرَّجُلُ يُقَلِّمُ أَظْفَارَهُ وَ يَجُزُّ شَارِبَهُ وَ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ شَعْرِ لِحْيَتِهِ وَ رَأْسِهِ هَلْ يَنْقُضُ ذَلِكَ وُضُوءَهُ فَقَالَ« يَا زُرَارَةُ كُلُّ هَذَا سُنَّةٌ وَ اَلْوُضُوءُ فَرِيضَةٌ وَ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ مِنَ اَلسُّنَّةِ يَنْقُضُ اَلْفَرِيضَةَ وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَيَزِيدُهُ تَطْهِيراً».

Narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Hammad ibn Isa, from Hariz, from Zurara: I asked Abu Ja'far (a.s): “If a man trims his nails, cuts his mustache, or takes something from the hair of his beard or head, does that invalidate his wudu (ablution)?” Imam (a.s) replied: "O Zurara, all of this is Sunnah, and wudu is a religious obligation. Nothing from the Sunnah invalidates the obligation. In fact, doing these acts increases one in purity."

Hadith 6

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَعْبَثُ بِذَكَرِهِ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ اَلْمَكْتُوبَةِ فَقَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ».

Narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Fadalah and Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), about a man who touches his private part during the obligatory prayer. Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm in it."

Hadith 7

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَخِيهِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ زُرْعَةَ عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَمَسُّ ذَكَرَهُ أَوْ فَرْجَهُ أَوْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ هُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي أَ يُعِيدُ وُضُوءَهُ قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ

Narrated from him, from his brother Al-Hasan, from Zur'ah, from Sama'ah: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), about a man who touches his private part, or his genitals, or below that while he is standing in prayer. Should he repeat his wudu (ablution)? Imam (a.s) said: “There is no harm in that. It is only a part of his body."

Hadith 8

عَنْهُ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« لاَ يُوجِبُ اَلْوُضُوءَ إِلاَّ غَائِطٌ أَوْ بَوْلٌ أَوْ ضَرْطَةٌ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهَا أَوْ فَسْوَةٌ تَجِدُ رِيحَهَا».

Narrated from him, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Umar ibn Udhaynah, from Zurarah: Abu Abdillah (a.s), said: "Wudu (ablution) is not obligatory except due to defecation, urination, a sound-breaking wind that is audible, or silent wind that has a noticeable odour."

Hadith 9

عَنْهُ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« إِنَّ اَلشَّيْطَانَ يَنْفُخُ فِي دُبُرِ اَلْإِنْسَانِ حَتَّى يُخَيَّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ رِيحٌ وَ لاَ يَنْقُضُ وُضُوءَهُ إِلاَّ رِيحٌ يَسْمَعُهَا أَوْ يَجِدُ رِيحَهَا».

Narrated from him, from Fadalah ibn Ayyub, from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar, who said that Abu Abdillah (a.s), said: Imam (a.s) said: "Indeed, Satan blows into the anus of a person until it seems to him that wind has exited, but his wudu (ablution) is not invalidated unless he hears the sound of the wind or detects its odor."

Hadith 10

سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْوَلِيدِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ أَجِدُ اَلرِّيحَ فِي بَطْنِي حَتَّى أَظُنُّ أَنَّهَا قَدْ خَرَجَتْ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ وُضُوءٌ حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ اَلصَّوْتَ أَوْ تَجِدَ اَلرِّيحَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ« إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ يَجِيءُ فَيَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ أَلْيَتَيِ اَلرَّجُلِ فَيَفْسُو لِيُشَكِّكَهُ

Narrated by Sa'd ibn Abdullah, from Al-Hasan ibn Ali, from Ahmad ibn Hilal, from Muhammad ibn Al-Walid, from Aban ibn Uthman, from Abdurrahman ibn Abi Abdullah, who said that Abu Abdillah (a.s), said: I said to Imam (a.s): "I feel wind in my stomach until I think that it has exited." Imam (a.s) replied: "You do not need to perform wudu unless you hear the sound or detect the odor." Then Imam (a.s) added: "Indeed, Iblis comes and sits between a man's buttocks and passes wind to cause him doubt."

Hadith 11

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلسِّنْدِيِّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ قَالَ: سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ بِي جُرْحاً فِي مَقْعَدَتِي فَأَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ أَسْتَنْجِي ثُمَّ أَجِدُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ اَلنَّدَى وَاَلصُّفْرَةَ تَخْرُجُ مِنَ اَلْمَقْعَدَةِ فَأُعِيدُ اَلْوُضُوءَ قَالَ« أَنْقَيْتَ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ« لاَ وَ لَكِنْ رُشَّهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَ لاَ تُعِدِ اَلْوُضُوءَ».

Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahboub narrated from Ali ibn al-Sindi, from Safwan, who said: A man asked Abu al-Hasan (a.s) while I was present. He said: "I have a wound at my anus (perianal). I perform ablution (wudu) and then clean myself, but afterward, I notice moisture and yellowish discharge coming out of the wound. Should I repeat the ablution?" Abu al-Hasan (a.s) asked: "Did you clean it properly?" The man replied: "Yes." Abu al-Hasan (a.s) said: "No, do not repeat the ablution. Simply sprinkle it with water, and you do not need to repeat the ablution."

Hadith 12

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلرَّازِيِّ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عُمَرَ مَوْلَى اَلْأَنْصَارِ: أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يُصَافِحَ اَلْمَجُوسِيَّ فَقَالَ« لاَ» فَسَأَلَهُ أَ يَتَوَضَّأُ إِذَا صَافَحَهُمْ قَالَ« نَعَمْ إِنَّ مُصَافَحَتَهُمْ تَنْقُضُ اَلْوُضُوءَ».

Abu Abdullah al-Razi narrated from al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Hamzah, from Saif ibn Amira, from Isa ibn Umar, the servant of the Ansar: He (Narrator) asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about whether it is permissible for a man to shake hands with a Magian (Zoroastrian). Abu Abdullah (a.s) replied: "No." Then he asked: "Should he perform ablution (wudu) if he shakes hands with them?" Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: "Yes, shaking hands with them invalidates the ablution."

Commentary 2

قال محمد بن الحسن: هذا الخبر محمول على وضوء اليد وذلك قد يسمى وضوءا على ما بيناه لانه متى صافح المسلم الكافر وجب عليه غسل يده على ما بيناه.

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan commented: “This narration should be understood as referring to washing the hand, which is sometimes called "ablution." As we have explained, whenever a Muslim shakes hands with a disbeliever, it is obligatory for him to wash his hand, as clarified previously.”

Hadith 13

وَ رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:« إِذَا كَانَ اَلرَّجُلُ يَقْطُرُ مِنْهُ اَلْبَوْلُ وَ اَلدَّمُ إِذَا كَانَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ اِتَّخَذَ كِيساً وَ جَعَلَ فِيهِ قُطْناً ثُمَّ عَلَّقَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَدْخَلَ ذَكَرَهُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ اَلصَّلاَتَيْنِ اَلظُّهْرِ وَ اَلْعَصْرِ يُؤَخِّرُ اَلظُّهْرَ وَ يُعَجِّلُ اَلْعَصْرَ بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَتَيْنِ وَ يُؤَخِّرُ اَلْمَغْرِبَ وَ يُعَجِّلُ اَلْعِشَاءَ بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَتَيْنِ وَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي اَلصُّبْحِ».

Narrated by Hariz, from Abu Abdullah (a.s): Imam (a.s) said: "If a man experiences continuous dripping of urine or blood while in prayer, he should prepare a pouch, place cotton inside it, then tie it around himself and insert his private part into it. Then he should pray, combining the two prayers of Dhuhr and Asr by delaying Dhuhr and hastening Asr, with one Adhan and two Iqamahs. Similarly, he should delay Maghrib and hasten Isha with one Adhan and two Iqamahs. He should also follow this method for Fajr (morning prayer)."

Hadith 14

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ سَدِيرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رُبَّمَا بُلْتُ فَلاَ أَقْدِرُ عَلَى اَلْمَاءِ وَ يَشْتَدُّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ« إِذَا بُلْتَ وَ تَمَسَّحْتَ فَامْسَحْ ذَكَرَكَ بِرِيقِكَ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ شَيْئاً فَقُلْ هَذَا مِنْ ذَاكَ».

Narrated by Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Hanan ibn Sudayr: He (Narrator) said: I heard a man asking Abu Abdullah (a.s): "Sometimes I urinate and cannot find water, and this causes me great distress." Abu Abdullah (a.s), replied: "If you urinate and clean yourself, then wipe your private part with your saliva. If you later feel anything, say: 'This is from that.'"

Hadith 15

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يَمَسُّ بَاطِنَ دُبُرِهِ قَالَ« نَقَضَ وُضُوءَهُ وَ إِنْ مَسَّ بَاطِنَ إِحْلِيلِهِ فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُعِيدَ اَلْوُضُوءَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ قَطَعَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَ يُعِيدُ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ إِنْ فَتَحَ إِحْلِيلَهُ أَعَادَ اَلْوُضُوءَ وَ أَعَادَ اَلصَّلاَةَ».

Narrated by Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Amr ibn Sa’id, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqa, from Ammar ibn Musa, from Abu Abdullah (a.s): Imam (a.s) was asked about a man who performs ablution and then touches the inside of his anus. Imam (a.s) replied: "His ablution is invalidated. If he touches the inside of his urethra, he must repeat the ablution. If he was in prayer, he must interrupt the prayer, perform ablution again, and repeat the prayer. And if he opens his urethra, he must repeat the ablution and the prayer."

Hadith 16

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ اَلْوَشَّاءِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يُدْخِلُ يَدَهُ فِي أَنْفِهِ فَيُصِيبُ خَمْسَ أَصَابِعِهِ اَلدَّمُ قَالَ« يُنَقِّيهِ وَ لاَ يُعِيدُ اَلْوُضُوءَ».

Narrated by Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Washsha’: I heard Abu al-Hasan (a.s), say that Abu Abdullah (a.s), used to say regarding a man who inserts his hand into his nose and finds blood on five of his fingers: "He should clean it, and he does not need to repeat the ablution."

Hadith 17

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُخْرَجُ بِهِ الْقُرُوحُ لَا تَزَالُ تَدْمِي، كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي؟ قَالَ: يُصَلِّي وَإِنْ كَانَتِ الدِّمَاءُ تَسِيلُ.

Narrated by Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub, from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Safwan, from al-Ala, from Muhammad, from one of the Imams (a.s): I asked Imam (a.s) about a man who has sores that continue to bleed - how should he pray? Imam (a.s) said: "He should pray even if the blood is flowing."

Hadith 18

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَ يَنْقُضُ اَلرُّعَافُ وَ اَلْقَيْءُ وَ نَتْفُ اَلْإِبْطِ اَلْوُضُوءَ فَقَالَ« وَ مَا تَصْنَعُ بِهَذَا فَهَذَا قَوْلُ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ لَعَنَ اَللَّهُ اَلْمُغِيرَةَ وَ يُجْزِيكَ مِنَ اَلرُّعَافِ وَ اَلْقَيْءِ أَنْ تَغْسِلَهُ وَ لاَ تُعِيدَ اَلْوُضُوءَ».

Narrated by Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Uthman ibn Isa, from Abu Hilal: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), whether nosebleed, vomiting, and plucking armpit hair invalidate wudu. Imam (a.s) said: “What do you have to do with this? This is the saying of Mughira ibn Sa'id - may Allah (swt) curse Mughira. It is sufficient for you, in the case of nosebleed and vomiting, to wash it off, and you do not need to repeat the wudu.”

Hadith 19

وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَخَذَهُ تَقْطِيرٌ مِنْ فَرْجِهِ إِمَّا دَمٌ وَ إِمَّا غَيْرُهُ قَالَ« فَلْيَصْنَعْ خَرِيطَةً وَ لْيَتَوَضَّأْ وَ لْيُصَلِّ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ بَلاَءٌ اُبْتُلِيَ بِهِ فَلاَ يُعِيدَنَّ إِلاَّ مِنَ اَلْحَدَثِ اَلَّذِي يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ».

Narrated by Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, from Uthman ibn Isa, from Sama’ah: I asked Imam (a.s) about a man who experiences discharge from his private part, whether it is blood or something else. Imam (a.s) said: “Let him make a pouch, perform wudu, and pray. This is only a trial he has been afflicted with, so he should not repeat (his prayer) except due to an event that necessitates wudu (other than this).”

Hadith 20

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلدُّمَّلِ يَكُونُ فِي اَلرَّجُلِ فَيَنْفَجِرُ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ قَالَ« يَمْسَحُهُ وَ يَمْسَحُ يَدَهُ بِالْحَائِطِ أَوْ بِالْأَرْضِ وَ لاَ يَقْطَعُ اَلصَّلاَةَ».

Narrated by Ali ibn Khalid, from Ahmad ibn al-Hasan, from Amr ibn Sa’id, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar al-Sabati, from Abu Abdillah (a.s): I asked Imam (a.s) about a boil that bursts while a man is in prayer. Imam (a.s) said: “He should wipe it and wipe his hand on the wall or the ground, and he does not interrupt his prayer.”

Hadith 21

عَنْهُ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ابْنِ مِسْكَانَ عَنْ لَيْثِ الْمُرَادِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: الرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ بِهِ الدَّمَامِيلُ وَالْقُرُوحُ فَجِلْدُهُ وَثِيَابُهُ مَمْلُوءَةٌ دَمًا وَقَيْحًا، وَثِيَابُهُ بِمَنْزِلَةِ جِلْدِهِ؟ قَالَ: يُصَلِّي فِي ثِيَابِهِ وَلَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا يَغْسِلُهَا.

Narrated by al-Abbas, from Abdullah ibn al-Mughirah, from Ibn Miskan, from Laith al-Muradi: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s): “A man has boils and sores, and his skin and clothes are covered with blood and pus. Are his clothes regarded as part of his skin?” Imam (a.s) said: “He should pray in his clothes, and there is nothing upon him, nor does he need to wash them.”

Hadith 22

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُبْدُوسٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ اَلْمُفَضَّلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ لَيْثٍ اَلْمُرَادِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْمَرْعَفِ يَرْعُفُ زَوَالَ اَلشَّمْسِ حَتَّى يَذْهَبَ اَللَّيْلُ قَالَ« يُومِئُ إِيمَاءً بِرَأْسِهِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ» وَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اِسْتَفْرَغَهُ بَطْنُهُ قَالَ« يُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ».

Narrated by Ahmad ibn Abdus, from al-Husayn ibn Ali, from al-Mufaddal ibn Salih, from Laith al-Muradi, from Abu Abdillah (a.s): I asked Imam (a.s) about a person who has a nosebleed (continuously) from midday until the night passes. Imam (a.s) said: “He should signal with his head (as a gesture) during each prayer.” And Imam (a.s) said: regarding a man who has severe diarrhea, Imam (a.s) said: “He should also signal with his head.”

Hadith 23

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ اَلْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلْأَعْلَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْحِجَامَةِ أَ فِيهَا وُضُوءٌ قَالَ« لاَ وَ لاَ يَغْسِلُ مَكَانَهَا لِأَنَّ اَلْحَجَّامَ مُؤْتَمَنٌ إِذَا كَانَ يُنَظِّفُهُ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ صَبِيّاً صَغِيراً».

Narrated by Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal, from Ali ibn Ya'qub al-Hashimi, from Marwan ibn Muslim, from Abdul-A'la, from Abu Abdillah (a.s): I asked Imam (a.s) about cupping - does it require ablution? Imam (a.s) said: “No, and he does not need to wash the area because the cupper is entrusted, provided he cleans it properly and is not a young boy.”

Hadith 24

وَ بِهَذَا اَلْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ اَلْحُرِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَصَابَهُ دَمٌ سَائِلٌ قَالَ« يَتَوَضَّأُ وَ يُعِيدُ» قَالَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ سَائِلاً تَوَضَّأَ وَ بَنَى قَالَ« وَ يُصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ بَيْنَ اَلصَّفَا وَ اَلْمَرْوَةِ».

Narrated by Ayyub ibn al-Hurr, from Ubayd ibn Zurarah: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), about a man who is affected by flowing blood. Imam (a.s) said: “He should perform ablution and repeat the prayer. And if it is not flowing, he should perform ablution and continue from where he left off.” Imam (a.s) said: “This applies even between Safa and Marwah.”

Commentary 3

قال محمد بن الحسن: معنى قوله عليه السلام يتوضأ أي يغسل الموضع على ما بيناه فيما مضى.

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan commented: “The meaning of His (a.s) statement, peace be upon him, ‘he should perform ablution,’ refers to washing the affected area, as explained previously.

Hadith 25

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ أَكَلَ لَحْماً أَوْ سَمَكاً هَلْ لَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَغْسِلَ يَدَهُ قَالَ« نَعَمْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَبَنٌ لَمْ يُصَلِّ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَ يَدَهُ وَ يَتَمَضْمَضَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُصَلِّي وَ قَدْ أَكَلَ اَللَّحْمَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَغْسِلَ يَدَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَبَناً لَمْ يُصَلِّ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَ يَدَهُ وَ يَتَمَضْمَضَ».

Narrated by Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Mahbub, from Ahmad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali, from Amr ibn Sa'id, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar al-Sabati: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), about a man who performed ablution and then ate meat or fish. I asked: “Can he pray without washing his hands?” Imam (a.s) said: “Yes. But if he drank milk, he should not pray until he washes his hands and rinses his mouth. And the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family, used to pray after eating meat without washing his hands. However, if he drank milk, he would not pray until he washed his hands and rinsed his mouth.”

Hadith 26

عَنْهُ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْوُضُوءِ مِمَّا غَيَّرَتِ اَلنَّارُ فَقَالَ« لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ فِيهِ وُضُوءٌ وَ إِنَّمَا اَلْوُضُوءُ مِمَّا يَخْرُجُ لَيْسَ مِمَّا يَدْخُلُ».

Narrated by Ya'qub ibn Yazid, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Umar ibn Udhaynah, from Bukayr ibn A'yan: I asked Abu Ja'far (a.s), about performing ablution due to something that has been altered by fire (cooked food). Imam (a.s) said: “There is no ablution required for it. Ablution is only required for what comes out, not for what goes in.”

Hadith 27

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اَلنَّضْرِ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ هَلْ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنَ اَلطَّعَامِ أَوْ شُرْبِ اَللَّبَنِ أَلْبَانِ اَلْبَقَرِ وَ اَلْإِبِلِ وَ اَلْغَنَمِ وَ أَبْوَالِهَا وَ لُحُومِهَا قَالَ« لاَ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهُ».

Narrated by Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id, from Al-Nadr, from Hisham ibn Salim, from Sulayman ibn Khalid: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), whether ablution is required after eating food or drinking the milk of cows, camels, and sheep, or after consuming their urine or meat. Imam (a.s) said: “No, ablution is not required for it.”

Hadith 28

اَلْعَيَّاشِيُّ أَبُو اَلنَّضْرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نُصَيْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« صَاحِبُ اَلْبَطَنِ اَلْغَالِبِ يَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَيُتِمُّ مَا بَقِيَ».

Narrated by Al-‘Ayyashi Abu Al-Nadr, who said that Muhammad ibn Nusayr reported from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn, from Ja‘far ibn Bashir, from Abdullah ibn Bukayr, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja‘far (a.s): Imam (a.s) said: “The one who suffers from excessive discharge (due to illness) should perform ablution, then return to his prayer and complete what remains of it.”

Hadith 29

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نُصَيْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنْ تَقْطِيرِ اَلْبَوْلِ قَالَ« يَجْعَلُ خَرِيطَةً إِذَا صَلَّى».

Narrated by Muhammad ibn Nusayr, who said that Muhammad ibn Isa reported from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Hammad, from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (a.s): Imam (a.s) was asked about the issue of urine dribbling (incontinence). Imam (a.s) said: "He should use a pouch when he prays."