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Sunan Abi Dawud 76 (Book 1, Hadith 76) #20367
Cleanliness and Moderation in Islam

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's teachings on cleanliness and how it is not necessary to be overly concerned with it.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: Dawud ibn Salih ibn Dinar at-Tammar quoted his mother as saying that her mistress sent her with some pudding (harisah) to Aisha who was offering prayer. She made a sign to me to place it down. A cat came and ate some of it, but when Aisha finished her prayer, she ate from the place where the cat had eaten. She stated: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: It is not unclean: it is one of those who go round among you. She added: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing ablution from the water left over by the cat.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ صَالِحِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ التَّمَّارِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، أَنَّ مَوْلاَتَهَا، أَرْسَلَتْهَا بِهَرِيسَةٍ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ رضى الله عنها فَوَجَدْتُهَا تُصَلِّي فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَىَّ أَنْ ضَعِيهَا فَجَاءَتْ هِرَّةٌ فَأَكَلَتْ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَتْ أَكَلَتْ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَكَلَتِ الْهِرَّةُ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِنَجَسٍ إِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنَ الطَّوَّافِينَ عَلَيْكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ بِفَضْلِهَا
TOPICS
cleanliness  *  moderation  *  ablution  *  cat  *  taharah  *  wudu  *  harisah

QUICK LESSONS:
Take reasonable precautions for maintaining cleaniness , Strive for moderation in all aspects of life .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of cleanliness in Islam. It teaches us that we should not be overly concerned with cleanliness as long as we are taking reasonable precautions. The Prophet Muhammad was seen performing ablution from water left over by a cat, which shows that he was not overly concerned with cleanliness but still took reasonable precautions to maintain it. This hadith also teaches us moderation in our approach to life; we should neither be too lax nor too strict when dealing with matters related to our faith or daily life. We should take a balanced approach and strive for moderation in all aspects of our lives.

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