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صحیح ابن حبان
Sahih Ibn Hibban
كِتَابُ الطَّهَارَةِ
Book of Purification
باب الاستطابة - ذكر خبر قد يوهم غير المتبحر في صناعة العلم أنه مضاد لخبر حذيفة الذي ذكرناه
Relieving oneself: A narration that may mislead the unskilled into thinking it contradicts Hudhayfah's narration
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Hadith Number: 1430
اخبرنا عمران بن موسى بن مجاشع ، قال: حدثنا عثمان بن ابي شيبة ، قال: حدثنا شريك ، عن المقدام بن شريح ، عن ابيه ، عن عائشة ، قالت:" من حدثك ان نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يبول قائما فكذبه، انا رايته يبول قاعدا" . قال ابو حاتم رضي الله عنه: هذا خبر قد يوهم غير المتبحر في صناعة الحديث انه مضاد لخبر حذيفة الذي ذكرناه، ليس كذلك، لان حذيفة راى المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم يبول قائما عند سباطة قوم خلف حائط، وهي في ناحية المدينة، وقد ابنا السبب في فعله ذلك، وعائشة لم تكن معه في ذلك الوقت، إنما كانت تراه في البيوت يبول قاعدا، فحكت ما رات، واخبر حذيفة بما عاين، وقول عائشة فكذبه، ارادت: فخطئه، إذ العرب تسمي الخطا كذبا.
Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Whoever tells you that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to urinate standing up, then declare him a liar, because I always saw him urinating while sitting. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This narration has caused confusion for the one who does not have expertise in the knowledge of hadith, and he thought that it contradicts the narration transmitted from Sayyiduna Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him), which we have mentioned earlier. However, this is not the case, because Sayyiduna Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) urinating by a wall near a heap of garbage, and this was at the outskirts of Madinah Munawwarah, and we have already explained the reason for this action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was not with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at that time. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) urinating while sitting at home, so she narrated what she had seen, but Sayyiduna Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated what he had seen. Therefore, Lady Aisha’s (may Allah be pleased with her) statement, "declare him a liar," means that you should consider him mistaken, because sometimes the Arabs use the word "lie" (kathib) to mean "mistake."


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