[Machine] I heard Abu al-Hakam talking more than once about Shahr ibn Hawshab, who said, "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us in Quba', he said, 'Certainly, Allah has praised you in regard to purification. Would you like me to inform you how?' He was referring to His statement, "In it are men who love to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who purify themselves." (Quran 9:108) They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we find the command of istinja (cleansing with water after relieving oneself) written for us in the Torah.'"  

سَمِعْتُ سَيَّارًا أَبَا الْحَكَمِ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيْنَا يَعْنِي قُبَاءً قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ أَثْنَى عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الطُّهُورِ خَيْرًا أَفَلَا تُخْبِرُونِي؟ قَالَ يَعْنِي قَوْلَهُ {فِيهِ رِجَالٌ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَتَطَهَّرُوا وَاللهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُطَّهِّرِينَ} [التوبة 108] قَالَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا نَجِدُهُ مَكْتُوبًا عَلَيْنَا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ الِاسْتِنْجَاءُ بِالْمَاءِ