Islam > Hadiths > Jurisprudence and juristic principles > No one of you should urinate in stagnant water then take a ritual bath with it
Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: "لا يَبُولَنَّ أحَدُكم في الماء الدَّائِم الذي لا يجْرِي، ثمَّ يَغتَسِل مِنه".
وفي رواية: "لا يغتسل أحدكُم في الماء الدَّائم وهو جُنُب".
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited Muslims from urinating in stagnant water, which is not running, because doing that would cause it to be polluted with impurities and microbes that the urine might be carrying. This, in turn, will harm those who use such water. In addition to that, the one who urinates in stagnant water may use it himself in taking a ritual bath. So, it is not logical to urinate in the water that he will, later on, use in purifying himself.
Moreover, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited the one in the state of major ritual impurity from taking a ritual bath in stagnant water, because that causes the water to be polluted with the filth and impurities of the ritual state.
Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Purification · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Rulings of Water · Ritual Bath