The narrations of this entire section were recorded by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah. Abdullah ibn Ja'far said: "The most beloved thing the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used for cover while answering the call of nature was a high mound or a cluster of date palms." Recorded by Ibn Majah.
Section: It is recommended that one seeks a soft place for his urine so that it does not splash back onto him. Abu Musa said: "I was with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, one day, and he wished to urinate, so he went to a soft patch of ground at the base of a wall, urinated, and then said: 'If one of you wishes to urinate, he should seek out a place for it.'"
It is recommended to urinate while sitting, so that it does not splash onto one. Ibn Mas'ud said: "It is an act of roughness to urinate while standing." Sa'd ibn Ibrahim did not accept the testimony of someone who urinated while standing. Aisha said: "Whoever tells you that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to urinate while standing, do not believe him; he never used to urinate except while sitting." Al-Tirmidhi said: "This is the most authentic report on the subject." A concession regarding this has also been narrated.
= And al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Moving Away When He Wished to Relieve Himself According to the Madhhab, from the Chapters on Purification. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/37. And Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on Moving Away to Relieve Oneself in Open Terrain, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/120. And al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on Moving Away When Wishing to Relieve Oneself, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba min al-Sunan 1/21. And al-Darimi in: The Chapter on Going to Relieve Oneself, from the Book of Purification. Sunan al-Darimi 1/169. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 4/224, 237. There is also a report in this chapter from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Qurad, recorded by al-Nasa'i in the aforementioned location and by Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 3/443. (28) 'Ha'ish al-nakhl' means a dense, clustered group of palm trees. (29) In: The Chapter on Searching for a Place for Excrement and Urine, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/123. It was also recorded by Muslim in: The Chapter on What Is Used for Cover While Relieving Oneself, from the Book of Menstruation. Sahih Muslim 1/269. And al-Darimi in: The Chapter on Shielding Oneself When Relieving Oneself, from the Book of Purification. Sunan al-Darimi 1/169. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 1/204, 205. (30) 'Al-damth' is soft, easy ground. (31) In MS (m): "yatabawwal". (32) Recorded by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on A Man Seeking a Place for His Urine, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/1. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 4/396, 399. (33) Sa'd ibn Ibrahim ibn Sa'd al-Zuhri al-'Awfi, judge of Wasit, died in the year 201 AH. Al-'Ibar 1/336. (34) Recorded by al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on the Prohibition of Urinating While Standing, from the Chapters on Purification. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/27. And al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on Urinating in the House While Sitting, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba min al-Sunan 1/27. And Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on Urinating While Sitting, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/112. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 6/136, 192, 213.
