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Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 1.109b
Purity of the Body, Clothes and Place
Such objects should be clean of physical impurities as much as possible. If one can not remove them, he may pray with the
impurities present and does not have to repeat the prayer later. Concerning bodily purity, Anas related that the Prophet upon
whom be peace, said, "Stay clean of urine, as the majority of punishment in the grave is due to it." This is related by ad-
Daraqutni, who said it is hassan.
Reported 'Ali, I used to have a great deal of prostatic fluid flowing, so I asked a man to ask the Prophet about it (as I was shy
to ask him, due to my relationship with him through his daughter). He asked him and the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said,
"Make ablution and wash your penis." (Related by al-Bukhari and others.)
'Aishah also related that the Messenger of Allah said to women with a prolonged flow of blood, "Wash the blood from yourself
and pray . "
Concerning purity of clothing, we have the following: Says Allah, "And purify your raiment" (al-Muddathir 4). Jabir ibn Sumrah
reported that he heard a man ask the Prophet, "May I pray in the same clothes that I had on during intercourse with my wife?"
He said, "Yes, but if you see some stains on it, you must wash it." This hadith is related by Ahmad and Ibn Majah. Its
narrators are trustworthy. Reported Mu'awiyyah, "I asked Umm Habibah, 'Did the Prophet pray in the same clothes that he
wore when he had intercourse?' She said, 'Yes, if there were no stains on it."'(Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and
Ibn Majah.) Abu Sa'eed reported that the Prophet removed his shoes and the people behind him did likewise. When he
finished the prayer, he asked, "Why did you remove your shoes?" They said, "We saw you remove yours." He said, "Gabriel
came to me and informed me that there was some filth on them. Therefore, when one of you comes to the mosque, he
should turn his shoes over and examine them. If one finds any dirt on them, he should rub them against the ground and pray
with them on." The hadith is related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, al-Hakim, Ibn Hibban and Ibn Khuzaimah. The latter grades it as
sahih.
This hadith shows that if one enters the mosque (with his shoes on) and is unaware of some impurity or has forgotten it, and
he suddenly remembers it during the prayer, he must try to remove it and proceed with the prayer. He does not have to
repeat it later on.
Concerning the purity of the place where one is praying, Abu Hurairah said, "A bedouin stood and urinated in the mosque.
The people got up to grab him. The Prophet said, 'Leave him and pour a container full of water over his urine. You have been
raised to be easy on the people, not to be hard on them." (Related by "the group," except for Muslim.)
Commenting on this subject, ash-Shaukani says, "If what has been produced of proof is firmly established, then one would
know that it is obligatory to have one's clothes free of impurities. Whoever prays and has impurities on his clothing has left
one of the obligations of the prayer. But his prayer would not be voided." In ar-Raudhat an-Nabiyyah it states, "The majority of
scholars are of the opinion that it is obligatory to purify three things: the body, the clothes, and the place of prayer. Some are
of the opinion that this is a condition for the soundness of the prayer, and others say that it is just a sunnah. The truth of the
matter is that it is obligatory. Whoever intentionally prays with impurities on his clothing has left one of the obligations (of the
prayer), but the prayer is still valid."
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 1.6b
Types of impurities
Najasah refers to impure substances that the Muslim must avoid and wash off if they should happen to contaminate his
clothes, body and so on. Says Allah in the Qur'an, "Purify your raiment" (alMudathar 4); and, "Allah loves those who repent
and who purify themselves" (al-Baqarah 222). The Messenger of Allah also said, "Purity is half of the faith."
RAIN:
2:19 - Or (another similitude) is that of a rain-laden cloud from the sky; in it are zones of darkness
and thunder and lightning they press their fingers in their ears to keep out the stunning
thunder-clap the while they are in terror of death. But Allah is ever round the rejecters of
Faith! 39
39 A wonderfully graphic and powerful simile applying to those who reject Faith. In their self-sufficiency they are
undisturbed normally. But what happens when a great storm breaks over them? They cover their ears against
thunder-claps and the lightning nearly blinds them. They are in mortal fear, but God encompasses them around -
even them, for He at all times encompasses all. He gives them rope. In the intervals of deafening noise and blinding
flashes, there are moments of steady light and these creatures take advantage of them, but again they are plunged
into darkness. Perhaps they curse; perhaps they think that the few moments of effective light are due to their own
intelligence! How much wiser would they be if they humbled themselves and sought the light of God! (2.19)
2:22 - Who has made the earth your couch and the heaven your canopy; and sent down rain from
the heavens; and brought forth therewith fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto
Allah when ye know (the truth). 41
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