Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 7

كِتَاب التَّيَمُّمِ

The Book of Tayammum (Rubbing Hands and Feet with Dust)

15 hadith · 9 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابٌ:(1) Chapter.22- بَابُ إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدْ مَاءً وَلاَ تُرَابًا:(2) Chapter. What to do if neither water nor earth is available.33- بَابُ التَّيَمُّمِ فِي الْحَضَرِ:(3) Chapter. The performance of Tayammun by a non-traveller (is permissible).44- بَابُ الْمُتَيَمِّمُ هَلْ يَنْفُخُ فِيهِمَا:(4) Chapter. Can a person blow off the dust from his hands in performing Tayammum (before passing them over his face).55- بَابُ التَّيَمُّمُ لِلْوَجْهِ وَالْكَفَّيْنِ:(5) Chapter. Tayammum is for the hands and the face.66- بَابُ الصَّعِيدُ الطَّيِّبُ وَضُوءُ الْمُسْلِمِ، يَكْفِيهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ:(6) Chapter. Clean earth is sufficient for a Muslim as a substitute for water for ablution (if he does not find water).77- بَابُ إِذَا خَافَ الْجُنُبُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ الْمَرَضَ أَوِ الْمَوْتَ أَوْ خَافَ الْعَطَشَ، تَيَمَّمَ:(7) Chapter. A Junub can perform Tayammum if he is afraid of disease, death or thirst.88- بَابُ التَّيَمُّمُ ضَرْبَةٌ:(8) Chapter. Tayammum with one light stroke (on the earth).99- بَابٌ:(9) Chapter.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 334خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ ، حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْبَيْدَاءِ أَوْ بِذَاتِ الْجَيْشِ انْقَطَعَ عِقْدٌ لِي ، فَأَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ(the wife of the Prophet) We set out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on one of his journeys till we reached Al- Baida' or Dhatul-Jaish, a necklace of mine was broken (and lost). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stayed there to search fo5 narratorsBukhari · 335أُعْطِيتُ خَمْسًا لَمْ يُعْطَهُنَّ أَحَدٌ قَبْلِي ، نُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ مَسِيرَةَ شَهْرٍ ، وَجُعِلَتْ لِي الْأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُورًا ، فَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَدْرَكَتْهُ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْيُصَلِّ ، وَأُحِلَّتThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I have been given five things which were not given to any one else before me. -1. Allah made me victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey. -2. The ear7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 336أَنَّهَا اسْتَعَارَتْ مِنْأَسْمَاءَ قِلَادَةً فَهَلَكَتْ ، فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا ، فَوَجَدَهَا ، فَأَدْرَكَتْهُمُ الصَّلَاةُ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ فَصَلَّوْا ، فَشَكَوْا ذَلAisha said, "I borrowed a necklace from Asma' and it was lost. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent a man to search for it and he found it. Then the time of the prayer became due and there was no water. They prayed (without abl5 narratorsBukhari · 337أَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ نَحْوِ بِئْرِ جَمَلٍ ، فَلَقِيَهُ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْجِدَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) came from the direction of Bir Jamal. A man met him and greeted him. But he did not return back the greeting till he went to a (mud) wall and wiped his face and hands with its dust (performed Tayammum) an6 narratorsBukhari · 338إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ هَكَذَا ، فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَفَّيْهِ الْأَرْضَ وَنَفَخَ فِيهِمَا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِA man came to `Umar bin Al-Khattab and said, "I became Junub but no water was available." `Ammar bin Yasir said to `Umar, "Do you remember that you and I (became Junub while both of us) were together on a journey and you7 narratorsBukhari · 339وَضَرَبَ شُعْبَةُ بِيَدَيْهِ الْأَرْضَ ، ثُمَّ أَدْنَاهُمَا مِنْ فِيهِ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ(on the authority of his father who said) 'Ammar said so (the above Statement). And Shu'ba stroked lightly the earth with his hands and brought them close to his mouth (blew off the dust) and passed them over his face an16 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 340حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ عُمَرَ ، وَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارٌ : كthat while he was in the company of 'Umar, 'Ammar said to 'Umar, "We were in a detachment and became Junub and I blew the dust off my hands (performed the rolling over the earth and prayed.)"7 narratorsBukhari · 341حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَمَّارٌ لِعُمَرَ :`Ammar said to `Umar "I rolled myself in the dust and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, 'Passing dusted hands over the face and the backs of the hands is sufficient for you.' "7 narratorsBukhari · 342حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارٌ : وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .As above.7 narratorsBukhari · 343فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) stroked the earth with his hands and then passed them over his face and the backs of his hands (while demonstrating Tayammum).8 narratorsBukhari · 344كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَإِنَّا أَسْرَيْنَا حَتَّى كُنَّا فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ ، وَقَعْنَا وَقْعَةً وَلَا وَقْعَةَ أَحْلَى عِنْدَ الْمُسَافِرِ مِنْهَا ، فَمَا أَيْقَظَنَا إِلOnce we were traveling with the Prophet (ﷺ) and we carried on traveling till the last part of the night and then we (halted at a place) and slept (deeply). There is nothing sweeter than sleep for a traveler in the last p5 narratorsBukhari · 345إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدِ الْمَاءَ لَا يُصَلِّي ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : لَوْ رَخَّصْتُ لَهُمْ فِي هَذَا كَانَ إِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدُهُمُ الْبَرْدَ ، قَالَ : هَكَذَا يَعْنِي تَيَمَّمَ وَصَلَّىAbu Musa said to 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, "If one does not find water (for ablution) can he give up the prayer?" 'Abdullah replied, "If you give the permission to perform Tayammum they will perform Tayammum even if water wa6 narrators