PURIFICATION SECTION · 14 – PLACES WHERE URINATION IS PROHIBITED
25 – Abū Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Beware of the two things that bring about a curse.” They asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what are those two things?” The Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: “Relieving oneself on people’s pathways and in their shade.” [46]
EXPLANATION
The worst among people are those who harm others. Since roads are places where everyone passes, those who relieve themselves there cause disgust to every passerby and make them utter bad words. For this reason, urinating on roads is among the acts that bring about a curse. Shades are also blessings from which everyone benefits and rests beneath. Those who relieve themselves in the shade cause everyone who wishes to rest there to feel disgust and utter bad words and curses. What a pitiful state it is that it is difficult to find a road that has not been soiled, a spring that has not been polluted, or a shade that has not been urinated in. Not only our children, but even our elders do this. Especially in picnic areas, the springs are unbearable due to the smell of alcohol from drunkards and broken bottles, and the shades are unbearable due to the stench. We must avoid such disgraceful acts and protect ourselves from being cursed. The term “lāʿinayn” (the two that bring about a curse): Since they cause a curse, they are metaphorically called “those that curse.” Also, although “lāʿin” is an active participle, it is used in the sense of “accursed.” Since people curse those who do these two things, the curse is attributed to these two acts. (Bezl’ül-Mechūd, vol. 1, p. 68)
26 – It is narrated from Muʿādh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Beware of three places that bring about a curse: relieving oneself in water channels, in the middle of the road, and in the shade.” [47]
EXPLANATION
The word “mawārid” in the text of the hadith is the plural of “mawrid.” Mawrid means a watercourse. This noble hadith warns against relieving oneself in water channels, streams, rivers, and brooks.