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Sahih al-Bukhari 3860 (Book 63, Hadith 85) #3688
Caring for the Environment

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught us to be mindful of the environment and not to leave behind any bones or animal dung as it is the food of Jinns.

Narrated Abu Huraira: That once he was in the company of the Prophet carrying a water pot for his ablution and for cleaning his private parts. While he was following him carrying it (ie the pot), the Prophet said, "Who is this?" He said, "I am Abu Huraira". The Prophet said, "Bring me stones in order to clean my private parts, and do not bring any bones or animal dung". Abu Huraira went on narrating: So I brought some stones, carrying them in the corner of my robe till I put them by his side and went away. When he finished, I walked with him and asked, "What about the bone and the animal dung?" He said, "They are of the food of Jinns. The delegate of Jinns of (the city of) Nasibin came to me--and how nice those Jinns were--and asked me for the remains of the human food. I invoked Allah for them that they would never pass by a bone or animal dung but find food on them".
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَدِّي، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَحْمِلُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ إِدَاوَةً لِوَضُوئِهِ وَحَاجَتِهِ، فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَتْبَعُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ ابْغِنِي أَحْجَارًا أَسْتَنْفِضْ بِهَا، وَلاَ تَأْتِنِي بِعَظْمٍ وَلاَ بِرَوْثَةٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِأَحْجَارٍ أَحْمِلُهَا فِي طَرَفِ ثَوْبِي حَتَّى وَضَعْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفْتُ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ مَشَيْتُ، فَقُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْعَظْمِ وَالرَّوْثَةِ قَالَ ‏"‏ هُمَا مِنْ طَعَامِ الْجِنِّ، وَإِنَّهُ أَتَانِي وَفْدُ جِنِّ نَصِيبِينَ وَنِعْمَ الْجِنُّ، فَسَأَلُونِي الزَّادَ، فَدَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ لَهُمْ أَنْ لاَ يَمُرُّوا بِعَظْمٍ وَلاَ بِرَوْثَةٍ إِلاَّ وَجَدُوا عَلَيْهَا طَعَامًا

TOPICS
environment  *  cleanliness  *  ablution  *  jinns

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your environment; take care not to leave behind anything which could be harmful; provide food for those in need even if they are different from you; show kindness towards others; take care of your surroundings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrated by Abu Huraira tells us about a time when he was accompanying the Prophet ﷺ and carrying a water pot for his ablution. The Prophet ﷺ asked who he was, and upon learning that it was Abu Huraira, asked him to bring stones in order to clean his private parts instead of bones or animal dung. When Abu Huraira asked why, the Prophet ﷺ explained that these were food for Jinns. He then went on to explain that a delegation from Nasibin had come asking for human leftovers, so he prayed that they would never pass by a bone or animal dung without finding something edible on them. This hadith teaches us about being mindful of our environment and not leaving behind anything which could be harmful or dangerous such as bones or animal dung which can attract wild animals and cause harm. It also teaches us about being kind towards others even if they are different from us such as Jinns, by providing them with food when needed.

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