What is Sunan Ibn Majah 254 about?

This hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah (Book of The Book of Purification and its Sunnah), narrated by It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:, states: ""We came to a pond in which there was the carcass of a donkey, so we refrained from using the water until the Messenger of Allah came to us and said: 'Water is not made impure by anything.' Then we dr…"

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This hadith is graded Da'if. The grade indicates the level of authenticity based on the chain of narration and content analysis.

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This hadith is from Sunan Ibn Majah, which contains 4,345 hadiths across 38 books. It is hadith number 254 in the Book of The Book of Purification and its Sunnah.

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Sunan Ibn Majah #254

The Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Da'if

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ طَرِيفِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا نَضْرَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى غَدِيرٍ فَإِذَا فِيهِ جِيفَةُ حِمَارٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَفَفْنَا عَنْهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ الْمَاءَ لاَ يُنَجِّسُهُ شَىْءٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَاسْتَقَيْنَا وَأَرْوَيْنَا وَحَمَلْنَا ‏.‏

"We came to a pond in which there was the carcass of a donkey, so we refrained from using the water until the Messenger of Allah came to us and said: 'Water is not made impure by anything.' Then we drank from it and gave it to our animals to drink, and we carried some with us."

Narrated by It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:

Context

In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ reassures his companions about the purity of water, even when it contains impurities like a dead animal. His statement that 'water is not made impure by anything' emphasizes the importance of water in purification rituals and reassures the community about their ablution practices.

Modern Application

Today, this hadith can inspire confidence in the practices of purification, encouraging individuals to maintain their rituals without fear of contamination, thus fostering a sense of spiritual cleanliness.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Purification (Wudu/Taharah) because it addresses the concept of water purity in relation to ablution.

Purification (Wudu/Taharah)