حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ کَثِيرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ کُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِکٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَی قَالَ کُنْتُ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ فَجَائَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّا نَکُونُ بِالْمَکَانِ الشَّهْرَ وَالشَّهْرَيْنِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَمْ أَکُنْ أُصَلِّي حَتَّی أَجِدَ الْمَائَ قَالَ فَقَالَ عَمَّارٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَمَا تَذْکُرُ إِذْ کُنْتُ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فِي الْإِبِلِ فَأَصَابَتْنَا جَنَابَةٌ فَأَمَّا أَنَا فَتَمَعَّکْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَکَرْتُ ذَلِکَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا کَانَ يَکْفِيکَ أَنْ تَقُولَ هَکَذَا وَضَرَبَ بِيَدَيْهِ إِلَی الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ نَفَخَهُمَا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ إِلَی نِصْفِ الذِّرَاعِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا عَمَّارُ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنْ شِئْتَ وَاللَّهِ لَمْ أَذْکُرْهُ أَبَدًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ کَلَّا وَاللَّهِ لَنُوَلِّيَنَّکَ مِنْ ذَلِکَ مَا تَوَلَّيْتَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 322
Abdur-Rahman bin Abza said: While I was with Umar, a man came to him and said: We live at a place (where water is not found) for a month or two (what should we do, if we are sexually defiled). Umar said: So far as I am concerned, I do not pray until I find water. Ammar said: Commanded of the faithful, do you not remember when I and you were among the camels (For tending them)? There we became sexually defiled. I rolled down on the ground. We then came to the Prophet ﷺ and I mentioned that to him. He said: It was enough for you to do so. Then he struck the ground with both his hands. He then blew over them and wiped his face and both hands by means of them up to half the arms. Umar said: Ammar, fear Allah. He said: Commander of the faithful, if you want, I will never narrate it. Umar said: Nay, by Allah, we shall turn you from that towards which you turned (i. e. you have your choice).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020