"عَن ابْن مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: خَرَجَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ لِحَاجته فَقَالَ: الْتَمِسْ لىَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْجَارٍ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْن وَرَوثَةٍ، فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَتَرَكَ الرَّوْثَةَ، وَقَالَ: إِنَّهَا رجْسٌ. ائْتِنى بحَجَرٍ".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Tirmidhī, Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Bazzār, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, BayhaqīThe 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."
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْغَائِطَ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلاَثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَالْتَمَسْتُ الثَّالِثَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَأَخَذْتُ رَوْثَةً فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ هَذَا رِكْسٌ وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ
"Messenger of Allah went out to relieve himself. So he said: 'Bring me tree stones.'" He said, "So I came with two stones and a piece of dung. So he took the two stones, and left the dung. He said: 'It is Riks (a degenerative or filthy thing)."
خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ الْتَمِسْ لِي ثَلاَثَةَ أَحْجَارٍ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ
"The Prophet ﷺ wanted to defecate, and he told me to bring him three stones. I found two stones and looked for a third, but I could not find any, so I picked up a piece of dung and brought them to the Prophet ﷺ. He took the two stones and three away the dung and said: "This is Riks." Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai') said: Riks is the food of the jinn.
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْغَائِطَ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلاَثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَالْتَمَسْتُ الثَّالِثَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَأَخَذْتُ رَوْثَةً فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ هَذِهِ رِكْسٌ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرِّكْسُ طَعَامُ الْجِنِّ
"The Messenger of Allah went to the toilet and said: 'Bring me three stones.' So I brought him two stones and a piece of dung. He took the two stones and threw the dung away, saying: 'It is impure.'"
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَى الْخَلاَءَ فَقَالَ ائْتِنِي بِثَلاَثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ هِيَ رِجْسٌ
"Messenger of Allah went out to relieve himself. So he said: 'Bring me tree stones.'" He said, "So I came with two stones and a piece of dung. So he took the two stones, and left the dung. He said: 'It is Riks (a degenerative or filthy thing)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 17)
خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَ لِي الْتَمِسْ لِي ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْجَارٍ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ
"The Prophet ﷺ wanted to defecate, and he told me to bring him three stones. I found two stones and looked for a third, but I could not find any, so I picked up a piece of dung and brought them to the Prophet ﷺ. He took the two stones and three away the dung and said: "This is Riks." Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai') said: Riks is the food of the jinn. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 42)
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْغَائِطَ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَلَمْ أَجِدِ الثَّالِثَ فَأَخَذْتُ رَوْثَةً فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ هَذِهِ رِكْسٌ
"The Messenger of Allah went to the toilet and said: 'Bring me three stones.' So I brought him two stones and a piece of dung. He took the two stones and threw the dung away, saying: 'It is impure.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 314)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَى الْخَلَاءَ وَقَالَ ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَالْتَمَسْتُ فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَلَمْ أَجِدِ الثَّالِثَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ
[AI] "The prophet ﷺ went to relieve himself and commanded Ibn Mas'ood to bring him three stones. He brought him two stones and a dry piece of dung. The prophet ﷺ threw away the dung and said, 'It is impure, bring me a stone.'"
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ذَهَبَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَأَمَرَ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَجَاءَهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَبِرَوْثَةٍ فَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ ائْتِنِي بِحَجَرٍ
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ emerged and I was with him. He said to me, "Seek out three stones for me." He said, "I found two stones and a piece of dung." He said, "I brought them to him, so he took the two stones and discarded the dung, saying, 'This is filth.'
بَرَزَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَقَالَ لِي الْتَمِسْ لِي ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْجَارٍ قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُ لَهُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةً قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ هَذِهِ رِكْسٌ
أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِلْحَاجَةِ فَقَالَ ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَأَتَاهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ كَذَا قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ
قَالَ أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ يَتَبَرَّزَ قَالَ ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَالْتَمَسْتُ فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةً فَأَمْسَكَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَطَرَحَ الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ went to fulfill his need and ordered Ibn Masood to bring him three stones. He came back with two stones and a piece of dung, and he threw the dung and said, "This is filth, bring me a stone."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ذَهَبَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَأَمَرَ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَجَاءَ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «هَذِهِ رِكْسٌ ائْتِنِي بِحَجَرٍ»
[AI] I was with the Prophet ﷺ on the Night of the Jinn and he said to me, "Find three stones for me." So, I found two stones and a piece of dung for him. He took the two stones and cast away the dung, saying, "This is filth."
كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالَ لِي «الْتَمِسْ لِي ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْجَارٍ» فَوَجَدْتُ لَهُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةً فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «هَذَا رِكْسٌ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ went to relieve himself and said, "Bring me three stones so that I can perform Istinja with them." So I brought him two stones and some animal dung. He took the two stones and discarded the dung, saying, "It is impure."
خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْغَائِطِ فَقَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ أَسْتَنْجِي بِهَا» فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَمَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ»
[AI] I accompanied the Prophet ﷺ to pick out some stones, and he instructed me to bring him three stones. So, I brought him two stones and a piece of dung. He took the two stones and threw away the dung, saying, "This is worthless."
انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لِيَتَبَرَّزَ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَطَرَحَ الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «هَذَا رِكْسٌ»
[AI] "I accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he commanded me to bring him three stones. So, I brought him two stones and a piece of animal dung. He took the two stones and discarded the piece of dung, saying, 'Indeed, it is impure.'"
انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَطَرَحَ الرَّوْثَةَ قَالَ «إِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Bring me three stones." He then performed ablution but did not touch water. So I brought him two stones and some dung. He said, "Throw away the dung, as it is impure."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ» فَتَوَضَّأَ وَلَمْ يَمَسَّ مَاءً فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَقَالَ «أَلْقِ الرَّوْثَةَ؛ فَإِنَّهَا رِكْسٌ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bring me three stones." So I brought him two stones and a donkey's dung. He took the two stones and threw away the dung, saying, "Indeed, it is impure."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ائْتِنِي بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ» فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةِ حِمَارٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّهَا رِجْسٌ»
"The Prophet ﷺ wanted to defecate, and he told me to bring him three stones. I found two stones and looked for a third, but I could not find any, so I picked up a piece of dung and brought them to the Prophet ﷺ. He took the two stones and three away the dung and said: "This is Riks." Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai') said: Riks is the food of the jinn. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 42)
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْغَائِطَ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَوَجَدْتُ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَالْتَمَسْتُ الثَّالِثَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَأَخَذْتُ رَوْثَةً فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ «هَذِهِ رِكْسٌ»
"The Messenger of Allah went to the toilet and said: 'Bring me three stones.' So I brought him two stones and a piece of dung. He took the two stones and threw the dung away, saying: 'It is impure.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 314)
أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِحَجَرَيْنِ وَرَوْثَةٍ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ ايتِنِي بِحَجَرٍ
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." (Using translation from Bukhārī 156)
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْغَائِطَ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَهُ بِثَلَاثَةِ أَحْجَارٍ فَوَجَدْتُ حَجَرَيْنِ وَالْتَمَسْتُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَأَخَذْتُ رَوْثَةً فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ الْحَجَرَيْنِ وَأَلْقَى الرَّوْثَةَ وَقَالَ هَذِهِ رِكْسٌ
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