from Umar, Ali, Ibn Umar, Zayd ibn Thabit, Sahl ibn Sa'd (35), Anas, Abu Hurayrah, and Urwah. Hudhayfah reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came to a trash heap (36) belonging to some people and urinated while standing. Recorded by al-Bukhari and others (37). Perhaps the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, did that to demonstrate permissibility, and he only did it once (38). It is also possible that he was in a place where he could not sit down. It has also been said that he did so because of an ailment in his hamstrings. The hamstring is the part under the knee of any animal.
Section: It is recommended that one does not raise his garment until he draws close to the ground, based on what Abu Dawud (39) narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that he would not raise his garment when he wished to relieve himself until he drew close to the ground. This is also because it is more concealing for him, and thus it is preferable.
Section: It is not permissible to urinate in the path of the people, nor at a water source, nor in a shade that people benefit from, based on what Mu'adh narrated, saying: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Beware of the three things that bring curses: relieving oneself at water sources, on main roads, and in shaded places." Recorded by Abu Dawud (40). The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
(35) Abu al-Abbas Sahl ibn Sa'd ibn Malik al-Ansari al-Sa'idi, the Companion. He was the last of the Companions to die in Medina. There is a disagreement regarding whether his death was in the year 88 or 91 AH. He was born five years before the Hijra. Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 1/252-253. (36) Al-subatah: sweepings/trash. (37) Recorded by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on Urinating While Standing and Sitting, from the Book of Ablution. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/66. And Muslim in: The Chapter on Wiping Over the Leather Socks (Khuffayn), from the Book of Purification. Sahih Muslim 1/228. And Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on Urinating While Standing, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/6. And al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on the Concession Regarding Urinating While Standing, from the Chapters on Purification. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/30. And al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on the Concession Regarding Moving Close When Relieving Oneself, and the Chapter on the Concession Regarding Urinating While Standing in the Open Desert, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba 1/21, 26. And Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding Urinating While Standing, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/111. And al-Darimi in: The Chapter on Urinating While Standing, from the Book of Purification. Sunan al-Darimi 1/171. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 5/382, 402. (38) Missing from the original manuscript. (39) In: The Chapter on How to Uncover When Relieving Oneself, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/4. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on Concealment When Relieving Oneself, from the Chapters on Purification. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/31. (40) In: The Chapter on the Places Where the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, Forbade Urinating, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/6. It was also recorded by Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on the Prohibition of Relieving Oneself on Main Roads, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/119. Imam Ahmad also narrated a similar report from Ibn Abbas; see: Al-Musnad 1/229.
