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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 4 · Ablutions (Wudu')
Sahih

حَمْلِ الْعَنَزَةِ مَعَ الْمَاءِ فِي الاِسْتِنْجَاءِ

Carrying a short spear along with water for cleaning oneself (istinja)

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْخُلُ الْخَلاَءَ، فَأَحْمِلُ أَنَا وَغُلاَمٌ إِدَاوَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ، وَعَنَزَةً، يَسْتَنْجِي بِالْمَاءِ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ

Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the toilet, I and a boy would carry a leather vessel of water and a short spear. He would clean himself with the water.

Translator’s note: The short spear ('anazah) was used, among other things, as a marker (sutrah) set in the ground in front of the one praying.

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Wenn der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ den Abort betrat, trugen ich und ein Junge einen ledernen Wasserbehälter und einen kurzen Speer. Er reinigte sich mit dem Wasser.

Translator’s note: Der kurze Speer ('Anaza) wurde unter anderem beim Gebet als Abgrenzung (Sutra) vor dem Betenden in den Boden gesteckt.

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Resûlullah ﷺ helâya girdiğinde ben ve bir genç, su dolu bir matara ile bir anaze taşırdık. O, su ile istincâ ederdi.

Translator’s note: Anaze: ucu demirli kısa mızrak; namaz kılarken önüne sütre olarak dikilirdi.

Further routes of narration

تَابَعَهُ النَّضْرُ وَشَاذَانُ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ.

Note by the compiler

الْعَنَزَةُ عَصًا عَلَيْهِ زُجٌّ.

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا خَرَجَ لِحَاجَتِهِ أَجِيءُ أَنَا وَغُلاَمٌ مَعَنَا إِدَاوَةٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ. يَعْنِي يَسْتَنْجِي بِهِ.

    Anas ibn Malik reported: When the Prophet ﷺ went out to relieve himself, I would come along with a boy, and we had a leather vessel of water with us. He means: he would clean himself with it.

  • كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا خَرَجَ لِحَاجَتِهِ تَبِعْتُهُ أَنَا وَغُلاَمٌ مِنَّا مَعَنَا إِدَاوَةٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ.

    Anas ibn Malik reported: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to relieve himself, I and a boy from among us would follow him, and we had a leather vessel of water with us.

  • كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا خَرَجَ لِحَاجَتِهِ تَبِعْتُهُ أَنَا وَغُلاَمٌ وَمَعَنَا عُكَّازَةٌ أَوْ عَصًا أَوْ عَنَزَةٌ وَمَعَنَا إِدَاوَةٌ، فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ نَاوَلْنَاهُ الإِدَاوَةَ.

    Anas ibn Malik reported: When the Prophet ﷺ went out to relieve himself, I and a boy would follow him, and we would have with us an iron-tipped staff or a stick or a short spear, and we would have with us a leather vessel of water. When he …

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAnas bin Malik† 93 AH · Basra'Ata'a bin Abi Maymuna† 131 AH · BasraShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraMuhammad bin Ja'far Ghandar† 194 AH · Basraal-Nadr bin Shumayl al-Maazni† 204 AH · Khurasanal-'Aswad bin 'Amir Shadhan† 208 AH · BaghdadMuhammad bin Bashar Bindar† 252 AH · Basraal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
  • Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)
Chain as a list

Main chain

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ

    d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Ata'a bin Abi Maymunaعَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ

    d. 131 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  4. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةُ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  5. Muhammad bin Ja'far Ghandarمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ

    d. 194 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. Muhammad bin Bashar Bindarمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ

    d. 252 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler

Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)

Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.

  1. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةَ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  2. d. 204 AH · Khurasan · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

Corroborating narration (mutābaʿa)

Another narrator transmitted the same text as well and corroborates this part of the chain.

  1. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةَ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  2. al-'Aswad bin 'Amir Shadhanَشَاذَانُ

    d. 208 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation