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Sahih al-Bukhari 3575 (Book 61, Hadith 84) #3416
Ablution with Limited Resources

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performing ablution with a small stone pot of water, which was enough for eighty men.

Narrated Humaid: Anas bin Malik said, "Once the time of the prayer became due and the people whose houses were close to the Mosque went to their houses to perform ablution, while the others remained (sitting there). A stone pot containing water was brought to the Prophet, who wanted to put his hand in it, but It was too small for him to spread his hand in it, and so he had to bring his fingers together before putting his hand in the pot. Then all the people performed the ablution (with that water)". I asked Anas, "How many persons were they". He replied, "There were eighty men".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ، سَمِعَ يَزِيدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَقَامَ مَنْ كَانَ قَرِيبَ الدَّارِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ يَتَوَضَّأُ، وَبَقِيَ قَوْمٌ، فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ بِمِخْضَبٍ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ، فَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ فَصَغُرَ الْمِخْضَبُ أَنْ يَبْسُطَ فِيهِ كَفَّهُ، فَضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي الْمِخْضَبِ، فَتَوَضَّأَ الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا‏.‏ قُلْتُ كَمْ كَانُوا قَالَ ثَمَانُونَ رَجُلاً‏.‏

TOPICS
ablution  *  water  *  prayer  *  alwudu  *  mai  *  salat  *  muhammad

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates an incident in which the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was leading a group of eighty people in prayer. When it came time to perform ablutions, there was only one small stone pot of water available for everyone to use. Despite this limitation, the Prophet showed that it was possible to perform ablutions with limited resources by putting his fingers together before dipping them into the pot. This hadith teaches us that we should be resourceful and make do with what we have even when faced with limited resources or difficult situations. It also shows us how important it is to take care of our environment and conserve resources whenever possible so that they can be shared among many people without running out too quickly.

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