أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ بَکْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقِيَهُ فِي طَرِيقٍ مِنْ طُرُقِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ فَانْسَلَّ عَنْهُ فَاغْتَسَلَ فَفَقَدَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا جَائَ قَالَ أَيْنَ کُنْتَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّکَ لَقِيتَنِي وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ فَکَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُجَالِسَکَ حَتَّی أَغْتَسِلَ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يَنْجُسُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 272
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم met him in one of the streets of Al-Madinah while he was Junub, so he slipped away from him and performed Ghusl. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم noticed he was not there, and when he came he said: ‘Where were you, Abu Hurairah?’ He said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, you met us but I was Junub, and I did not want to sit in your presence until I had performed Ghusl.’ He said: ‘Subhan Allah! The believer is not made impure (Najis).” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020