[Machine] Abu Huraira used to follow the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to take care of his ablution and needs. One day, he caught up with the Prophet and asked, "Who is this?" Abu Huraira replied, "I am Abu Huraira". The Prophet said, "Give me some stones so I can clean myself, but do not bring me bones or dung". So, I brought him stones in my garment and placed them next to him. When he finished, he got up and I followed him. I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what about the bones and dung?" He replied, "A delegation of two tribes came to me and asked for provisions. I supplicated to Allah for them that they should not pass by any bones or dung without finding food on them". This was reported to us by Abu Hazim al-Abdawi al-Hafiz, Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Ismail al-Muqri, Abu al-Abbas Muhammad bin Hayyan al-Mazini from Basrah, who narrated from Abdullah bin Abdul Wahhab al-Hajabi, who narrated from Amr bin Yahya, from his grandfather Sa'id bin Amr, from Abu Huraira. Abu Huraira said, "I went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ carrying his water tools, and I caught up with him when he wanted to relieve himself. So, I reminded him of it indirectly".  

كَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَتْبَعُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِإِدَاوَةٍ لِوُضُوئِهِ وَحَاجَتِهِ وَقَالَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ أَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ ابْغِنِي أَحْجَارًا أَسْتَنْفِضْ بِهَا وَلَا تَأْتِنِي بِعَظْمٍ وَلَا رَوْثٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِأَحْجَارٍ فِي ثَوْبِي فَوَضَعْتُهَا إِلَى جَنْبِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ وَقَامَ تَبِعْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا بَالُ الْعَظْمِ وَالرَّوْثِ؟ فَقَالَ أَتَانِي وَفْدُ نَصِيبِينَ فَسَأَلُونِي الزَّادَ فَدَعَوْتُ اللهَ لَهُمْ أَنْ لَا يَمُرُّوا بِرَوْثَةٍ وَلَا بِعَظْمٍ إِلَّا وَجَدُوا عَلَيْهِ طَعَامًا 525 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْعَبْدَوِيُّ الْحَافِظُ أنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْمُقْرِئُ أنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ الْمَازِنِيُّ بِالْبَصْرَةِ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ الْحَجَبِيُّ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحْمِلُ إِدَاوَتِي فَأَدْرَكْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ الْحَاجَةَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] He heard Abdullah say, "The Prophet ﷺ went to relieve himself, and he ordered me to bring him three stones." He said, "So I found two stones and searched for the third but couldn't find it. So I took a piece of dung and brought it to the Prophet ﷺ . He took the two stones and threw the dung away, saying, 'This is impure.'"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْغَائِطَ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَالْتَمَسْتُ الثَّالِثَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَأَخَذْتُ رَوْثَةً وَأَتَيْتُ بِهَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ هَذَا رِكْسٌ  

[Machine] I went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for his need, and he said: "Bring me something to perform Istinja with, and do not obstruct me or go back." And this narration, if it is authentic, strengthens the narration of Abu Ishaq from Abdul Rahman ibn Al-Aswad, except that Laith ibn Abi Sulaim is weak.  

خَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ ايتِنِي بِشَيْءٍ أَسْتَنْجِي بِهِ وَلَا تُقَرِّبْنِي حَائِلًا وَلَا رَجِيعًا وَهَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةُ إِنْ صَحَّتْ تُقَوِّي رِوَايَةَ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ إِلَّا أَنَّ لَيْثَ بْنَ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ ضَعِيفٌ  

[Machine] I asked Alqamah, "Was Ibn Masood with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the Night of the Jinn?" Alqamah said, "I asked Ibn Masood and said, 'Did anyone of you witness the Night of the Jinn with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' He said, 'No, but we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a certain night, and we lost him. So we searched for him in the valleys and mountains, and we said, 'He was taken away or killed.' So we spent the night fearing that some people had captured him. When morning came, he appeared to us from the direction of Hira and said, 'We lost you and searched for you but did not find you, so I spent the night with some people.' He said, 'A caller from among the jinn came to me and I went with him, and I recited the Quran to them.' He then took us to see their tracks and the marks of their fires, and they asked him for provisions. He said, 'Every bone that mentions the name of Allah upon it will be enough for you as meat, and every dung will be enough for your animals.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not relieve yourselves with those two things, for they are the food of your brothers.'"  

سَأَلْتُ عَلْقَمَةَ هَلْ كَانَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ؟ قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ أَنَا سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ شَهِدَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَفَقَدْنَاهُ فَالْتَمَسْنَاهُ فِي الْأَوْدِيَةِ وَالشِّعَابِ فَقُلْنَا اسْتُطِيرَ أَوِ اغْتِيلَ فَبِتْنَا بِشَرِّ لَيْلَةٍ بَاتَ بِهَا قَوْمٌ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا إِذَا هُوَ جَاءَ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِرَاءَ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَدْنَاكَ فَطَلَبْنَاكَ فَلَمْ نَجِدْكَ فَبِتْنَا بِشَرِّ لَيْلَةٍ بَاتَ بِهَا قَوْمٌ قَالَ أَتَانِي دَاعِي الْجِنِّ فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَهُ فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ بِنَا فَأَرَانَا آثَارَهُمْ وَآثَارَ نِيرَانِهِمْ وَسَأَلُوهُ الزَّادَ فَقَالَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ ذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ يَقَعُ فِي أَيْدِيكُمْ أَوْفَرَ مَا يَكُونُ لَحْمًا وَكُلُّ بَعْرَةٍ عَلَفٌ لِدَوَابِّكُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسْتَنْجُوا بِهِمَا فَإِنَّهُمَا طَعَامُ إِخْوَانِكُمْ  

A deputation of the jinn came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: O Muhammad, forbid your community to cleans themselves with a bone or dung or charcoal, for in them Allah has provided sustenance for us. So the Prophet ﷺ forbade them to do so. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 39)   

قَدِمَ وَفْدُ الْجِنِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا مُحَمَّدُ انْهَ أُمَّتَكَ أَنْ يَسْتَنْجُوا بِعَظْمٍ أَوْ رَوْثَةٍ أَوْ حُمَمَةٍ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ جَعَلَ لَنَا فِيهَا رِزْقًا قَالَ فَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited using a bone, dung, or animal excrement for istinja. Ali ibn Rabah is reported to have heard it but there is weakness in the chain of narration, and Allah knows best. In this matter, there is also a narration from Abu Uthman ibn Sanaa al-Khuzai and Abdul Rahman ibn Rafi al-Tanukhi, both narrating from Ibn Masood, but neither of them mention the use of animal excrement.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ يُسْتَنْجَى بِعَظْمِ حَائِلٍ أَوْ رَوْثَةٍ أَوْ حُمَمَةٍ عَلِيُّ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ لَمْ يَثْبُتْ سَمَاعُهُ مِنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَالْأَوَّلُ إِسْنَادٌ شَامِيُّ غَيْرُ قَوِيٍّ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَنَةَ الْخُزَاعِيِّ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ التَّنُوخِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِمَا ذِكْرُ الْحُمَمَةِ  

[Machine] "He heard Jabir bin Abdullah saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from using bones or dung for rubbing or cleaning ourselves."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَتَمَسَّحَ بِعَظْمٍ أَوْ بَعْرٍ  

Shayban al-Qatbani reported that Maslamah ibn Mukhallad made Ruwayfi' ibn Thabit the governor of the lower parts (of Egypt). He added: We travelled with him from Kum Sharik to Alqamah or from Alqamah to Kum Sharik (the narrator doubts) for Alqam. Ruwayfi' said: Any one of us would borrow a camel during the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ from the other, on condition that he would give him half the booty, and the other half he would retain himself. Further, one of us received an arrowhead and a feather, and the other an arrow-shaft as a share from the booty. He then reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You may live for a long time after I am gone, Ruwayfi', so, tell people that if anyone ties his beard or wears round his neck a string to ward off the evil eye, or cleanses himself with animal dung or bone, Muhammad has nothing to do with him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 36)   

إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَأْخُذُ نِضْوَ أَخِيهِ عَلَى أَنَّ لَهُ النِّصْفَ مِمَّا يَغْنَمُ وَلَنَا النِّصْفَ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا لَيَطِيرُ لَهُ النَّصْلُ وَالرِّيشُ وَلِلْآخَرِ الْقِدْحُ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا رُوَيْفِعُ لَعَلَّ الْحَيَاةَ سَتَطُولُ بِكَ بَعْدِي فَأَخْبِرِ النَّاسَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ عَقَدَ لِحْيَتَهُ أَوْ تَقَلَّدَ وَتَرًا أَوِ اسْتَنْجَى بِرَجِيعِ دَابَّةٍ أَوْ عَظْمٍ فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا مِنْهُ بَرِيءٌ