حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَی عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَا وَرَجُلَانِ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا وَرَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي أَسَدٍ أَحْسَبُ فَبَعَثَهُمَا عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَجْهًا وَقَالَ إِنَّکُمَا عِلْجَانِ فَعَالِجَا عَنْ دِينِکُمَا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ الْمَخْرَجَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَدَعَا بِمَائٍ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُ حَفْنَةً فَتَمَسَّحَ بِهَا ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ فَأَنْکَرُوا ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ الْخَلَائِ فَيُقْرِئُنَا الْقُرْآنَ وَيَأْکُلُ مَعَنَا اللَّحْمَ وَلَمْ يَکُنْ يَحْجُبُهُ أَوْ قَالَ يَحْجِزُهُ عَنْ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْئٌ لَيْسَ الْجَنَابَةَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 229
Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: Abdullah ibn Salamah said: I, accompanied by other two persons, one from us and the other from Banu Asad, called upon Ali. He sent them to a certain territory (on some mission) saying: You are sturdy and vigorous people; hence display your power for religion. He then stood and entered the toilet. He then came out and called for water and took a handful of it. Then he wiped (his hands) with it and began to recite the Quran. They were surprised at this (action). Thereupon he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out from the privy and taught us the Quran and took meat with us. Nothing prevented him; or the narrator said: Nothing prevented him from (reciting) the Quran except sexual defilement.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020