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Sunan an-Nasai 321 (Book 1, Hadith 322) #14928
Purifying with Earth

SUMMARY: The Prophet saw a man who was not praying with the people and asked him why. The man said he was Junub and had no water, to which the Prophet replied that earth would suffice for purification.

It was narrated that Abu Raja' said: "I heard 'Imran bin Husain (say) that the Prophet saw a man who was by himself and did not pray with the people. He said: 'O So and so, what kept you from praying with the people?' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have become Junub and there is no water'. He said: 'You should use earth for that will suffice you'."
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَى رَجُلاً مُعْتَزِلاً لَمْ يُصَلِّ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا فُلاَنُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَصَابَتْنِي جَنَابَةٌ وَلاَ مَاءَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَلَيْكَ بِالصَّعِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْفِيكَ

TOPICS
purification  *  earth  *  water  *  taharah  *  turab  *  maaa  *  junub

QUICK LESSONS:
Use earth as an alternative when there is no access to other means of purification . Pray regularly with others in order stay connected spiritually & morally .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about purifying oneself when there is no access to water. It was narrated by Abu Raja' that he heard 'Imran bin Husain say that the Prophet saw a man who was not praying with the people and asked him why. The man said he was Junub and had no water, to which the Prophet replied that earth would suffice for purification. This teaches us an important lesson about how we can still be purified even if we do not have access to water or other means of purification. We can use earth as an alternative in such cases as it will still be sufficient for us to become pure again. This hadith also shows us how important it is for us to pray regularly with others in order to stay connected spiritually and morally with our community of believers.

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