حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ دَخَلَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ الْمَسْجِدَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِمُحَمَّدٍ وَلَا تَغْفِرْ لِأَحَدٍ مَعَنَا فَضَحِکَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ لَقَدْ احْتَظَرْتَ وَاسِعًا ثُمَّ وَلَّی حَتَّی إِذَا کَانَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَشَجَ يَبُولُ فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ بَعْدَ أَنْ فَقِهَ فَقَامَ إِلَيَّ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي فَلَمْ يُؤَنِّبْ وَلَمْ يَسُبَّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدَ لَا يُبَالُ فِيهِ وَإِنَّمَا بُنِيَ لِذِکْرِ اللَّهِ وَلِلصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِسَجْلٍ مِنْ مَائٍ فَأُفْرِغَ عَلَی بَوْلِهِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 529
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "A Bedouin entered the Masjid when the Messenger of Allah was sitting there, an (the man) said: 'O Allah, forgive me and Muhammad, and do not forgive anyone else with us.' The Messenger of Allah smiled and said: 'You have placed restrictions on something that is vast.' Then the Bedouin turned away, went to a comer of the Masjid, spread his legs and began to urinate. After he had a better understanding, the Bedouin said: 'He got up and came to me, and may my father and mother be ransomed for him, he did not rebuke me nor revile me. He said: "This Masjid is not for urinating in. Rather it is built for the remembrance of Allah and prayer.'" Then he called for a large vessel of water and poured it over the place where he had urinated."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020