Umdatul Ahkaam Translation

I. T​ HE BOOK OF AT-TAHARA (PURIFICATION) 

 

1. It is narrated that Umar ibnul Khattab (may Allah be pleased with 
him) said: “I heard Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be 
upon him) saying: ‘The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions 
and every person will get the reward according to what he has 
intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His messenger, then 
his emigration was for Allah and His messenger. And whoever 
emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, then his 
emigration was for what he emigrated for.” Related by Al-Bukhari in 
the book of Revelation No. 1 and Abu Dawud in the book of Divorce 
No. 1882. 

 

2. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased 
with him) that Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be 
upon him) said: “Allah does not accept the prayer of anyone of you if 
he does Haddath (passes wind) till he performs the ablution (anew).” 
Related by Al-Bukhari in the book of Tricks No. 6440, Muslim in the 
book of purification No. 330 and At-Tirmidhi in his collection named 
As-Sunnan No. 71 

 

3. It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr ibnul As, Abu 
Hurayrah, and Aisha (may Allah be pleased with all of them) that 
Allah's messenger ( peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Save your 
heels from the hellfire." Related by Al-Bukhari in the book of Wish 
no. 160, Muslim in the book of purification no. 354 

 

 

 

4. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased 
with him) that Allah's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be 
upon him) said: "If anyone of you performs ablution he should put 
water in his nose and then blow it out and whoever cleans his private 
parts with stones should do so with an odd number. And whoever 
wakes up from his sleep should wash his hands before putting them 
in the water for ablution, because nobody knows where his hands 
were during his sleep." 

 

5. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased 
with him) that Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be 
upon him) said: “You should not pass urine in stagnant water which 
is not flowing and then wash in it.” 

 

6. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased 
with him) that Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be 
upon him) said: “If a dog drinks from the utensil of anyone of you it is 
essential to wash it seven times” and as for the narration reported by 
Imam Muslim, it is as follows: “... the first of them with sand.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. And in another narration Abdullah ibn Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased 
with him) reported that Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be 
upon him) said: “When the dog licks the utensil, wash it seven times, and 
at the eighth time rub it with earth.” 

 

8. It is narrated on the authority of Humran (the slave of Uthman) (may Allah 
be pleased with him): “I saw Uthaman ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased 
with him) asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was brought) he 
poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right 
hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by 
putting water in it and then blowing it out. Then he washed his face and 
forearms up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his head and 
washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, Allah’s messenger 
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘If anyone performs 
ablution like that of mine and offers a two rak’ah prayer during which he 
does not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his 
past sins will be forgive.”” 

 

9. Amr ibn Yahya Al Mazni narrated that his father said: "I saw Amr ibn Abu 
Hasan asking Abdullah ibn Zaid about the ablution of the prophet ( peace 
and blessings of Allah be upon him). Abdullah ibn Zaid asked for an 
earthenware pot containing water and in front of them performed ablution 
like that of the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He 
poured water from the pot over his hand and washed his hands thrice and 
then he put his hands in the pot and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose 
by putting water in it and then blowing it out with three handfuls of water. 
Again he put his hand in the water and washed his face thrice and washed 
his forearms up to the elbows thrice; and then put his hands in the water 
and then passed them over his head head by bringing them to the front and 
then to the rear of the head once, and then he washed his feet up to the 
ankles."  

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. It​ is narrated that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The 
prophet ( peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to like to 
start from the right side, while putting on his shoes, combing his 
hair, cleaning or washing himself and on doing anything else." 

 

11.Nu’aym Al-Mujmir narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may 
Allah be pleased with him) that the prophet (peace and blessings of 
Allah be upon him) said: “On the day of resurrection, my Ummah 
would come with bright faces and bright hands and feet from the 
trace of ablution and whoever can increase the radiance of his face 
(and that of his hands and legs) should do so.” 

 

12.There is another wording of this hadith reported by Imam Muslim: 
“The radiance of the believer would be as much as the places where 
ablution reaches.” 

 

 

 

 

 

The Chapter of Istitabah (The Etiquette of Answering the Call of Nature) 

 

13.​ It is narrated on the authority of Anas Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased 
with him) that whenever the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon 
him) went to answer the call of nature, he used to say: “Allahumma inni 
a’udhu bika minal khub’thi wal khabaa’ith - O Allah, I seek refuge with you 
from all offensive and wicked things (evil deeds and evil spirits). 

 

14.  It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be 
pleased with him) that Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be 
upon him) said: “While defecating neither face nor turn your back to the 
qiblah, but face either east or west.”  

  

15.  It is reported that Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with 
him) said: “I went up to the roof of Hafsah’s house (may Allah be pleased 
with her) for some job and I saw Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of 
Allah be upon him) answering the call of nature facing Ash-Sham with his 
back towards the qiblah.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.  It is narrated that Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) 
said: “Whenever Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon 
him) went to answer the call of nature, I along with another boy used to 
accompany him with a tumbler full of water and an Anzah (a short 
spear-headed stick). 

 

17. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Qatadah - Al Harith ibn Rib’i Al 
Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the prophet (peace and 
blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “None of you should hold his private 
parts with his right hand while urinating, or wipe (clean) himself with his 
right hand and should not breathe into the vessel (from which he drinks).” 

 

18. It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be 
pleased with him) that the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon 
him) once passed by two graves and said, “These two people are being 
tortured but not for a major sin. One of them never saved himself from 
being soiled with his urine, while the other used to go about making false 
malicious statements. 

 

 

 

 

 

The Chapter of Siwak (Tooth Stick) 

 

19. It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased 
with him) that Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon 
him) said: “If I had not found it hard for my Ummah, I would have ordered 
them to clean their teeth with a siwak for every prayer.” 

 

20. It is narrated that Hudhaifah ibnul Yaman (may Allah be pleased with 
him) said: “Whenever the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon 
him) got up at night, he used to clean his mouth with a siwak.” 

 

21.  It is narrated that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: 
“Abdur-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) entered 
upon the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while I was 
supporting the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on my 
chest. Abdur-Rahman had a fresh siwak and he was cleaning his teeth with 
it. Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) looked at 
it, so I took the siwak, cut it (chewed it with my teeth), and then gave it to 
the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who cleaned his 
teeth with it. I had never seen Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings be 
upon him cleaning his teeth in a better way. After finishing the brushing 
of his teeth, he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) lifted his hand or 
his finger and said thrice, “O Allah! Let me be with the highest 
companion,” and then died. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to 
say, “He died while his head was resting between my chest and chin.” 

 

 

 

 

22.  It is narrated that Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I 
came to the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and saw 
him carrying a siwak in his hand and cleansing his teeth, saying, “U’ U”, as 
if he was retching while the siwak was in his mouth.” 

 

The Chapter of Wiping over the Khuff (leather Socks) 

 

23. It is narrated that Al-Mughirah Ibn Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased 
with him) said: “Once I was in the company of the Prophet (peace and 
blessings of Allah be upon him) on a journey and I dashed to take off his 
Khuffs. He ordered me by saying: ‘Leave them as I had put them on after 
performing ablution. So he passed his wet hands on them.’” 

 

24. It was narrated that Hudhaifah ibn-Yaman (may Allah be pleased 
with him) said: “Once I was in the company of the Prophet (peace and 
blessings of Allah be upon him) and he went to answer the call of nature. 
Then he performed ablution and passed wet hands over his khuffs.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Chapter of Al-Madhi 

 

25. It is narrated that Ali ibn Abi Talid (may Allah be pleased with him) 
said: “I used to get emotional urethral discharges frequently and felt shy to 
ask Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) because 
of my relationship with his daughter. So I requested Al-Miqdad Ibn 
Al-Aswad to ask the prophet about it. Al-Miqdad asked him (peace and 
blessings of Allah be upon him) and he (peace and blessings of Allah be 
upon him) replied: ‘He should wash his organ (penis) and perform 
ablution.’” 

As for the narration reported by Al-Bukhari, it is as follows: “Wash your 
organ (penis) and perform ablution.” 

Another narration of Muslim reads: “Perform ablution and wash your 
organ (penis).” 

 

26. Abbad ibn Tamim reported from Abdullah bin Zaid bin Asim Al 
Mazni (may Allah be pleased with them) that Allah’s messenger (peace and 
blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked about the person who imagined 
he passed wind during the prayer. Allah’s messenger (peace and blessings 
of Allah be upon him) replied. “He should not leave his prayers unless he 
hears a sound or smells something.” 

 

27. Umm Qais bint Mihsin Al Asdiyah narrated that she brought her 
young son, who had not started eating (ordinary food) to Allah’s messenger 
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who took him and made him sit 
in his lap. The child urinated on the garment of the prophet (peace and 

blessings of Allah be upon him), so he asked for water and poured it over 
the soiled (area) and did not wash it. 

 

28.  A’isha (the mother of the faithful believers,may Allah be pleased with 
her) narrated that a child was brought to Allah’s messenger (peace and 
blessings of Allah be upon him) and the child urinated on the garment of 
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The prophet 
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked for water and poured it 
over this soiled place. 

As for the narration reported by Muslim, it is as follows: “...and 
sprinkled it, but he did not wash it.” 

 

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