Abu Al-Tiyah narrates from a tall, dark-skinned man that he came to Basra with Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him). Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) replied to him in writing that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was once going along when he reached near soft ground beside a garden and urinated there. He said: Among the Children of Israel, when any person urinated and a little urine touched his body, he would cut off that part with scissors. And he said: When any of you intends to urinate, he should look for soft ground.