Source: HadeethEnc.com, English v1.25.0
Arabic text
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنه قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْخُلُ الْخَلَاءَ، فَأَحْمِلُ أَنَا وَغُلَامٌ نَحْوِي إِدَاوَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ وَعَنَزَةً فَيَسْتَنْجِي بِالْمَاءِ.
Translation
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered the privy, a servant and I used to carry a waterskin and a pointed staff, and he would cleanse himself with water.
Explanation
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that he and a servant of similar age would follow the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when he went to relieve himself. They would carry a stick with a pointed end like a spearhead, which he would insert in the ground to hang a covering as a screen for his privacy or as a Sutrah (barrier) for his prayer, and would carry as well a small leather vessel filled with water. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) finished relieving himself, one of them would hand him the water vessel, and he would cleanse himself with it.
Benefits
- A Muslim arranges his cleaning supplies beforehand when relieving himself, to avoid having to move and get dirty afterward.
- Concealing one's ‘Awrah (private parts) while relieving oneself, so that no one may see it, because looking at ‘Awrah is forbidden. Thus, he (the Prophet) would fix the stick in the ground and drape a covering garment over it as a screen.
- Teaching Islamic manners to children and raising them upon these values, so they may inherit them.
Explanation: العربية
يخبر أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه أنه كان هو وخادم مقارب لسِنِّهِ يَتْبعان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا خرج لقضاء حاجته، يحملان معهما عصًا لها سنان مثل سنان الرمح ليجعلها سترة يعلق عليها شيء ساتر أو سترة لصلاته، ويحملان معهما أيضًا إناء صغير من جلد مملوءًا بالماء، فإذا فرغ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من قضاء حاجته ناوله أحدهما الإناء، فيستنجي بالماء.
- استعداد المسلم بطَهوره عند قضاء الحاجة؛ لئلا يُحْوِجَه إلى القيام فيتلوّث.
- حفظ العورة عند قضاء الحاجة عن أن ينظر إليها أحد؛ لأن النظر إلى العورة محرم، فكان يركز العصا في الأرض وينصب عليها الثوب الساتر.
- تعليم الأبناء الآداب الإسلامية وتربيتهم عليها؛ ليتوارثوها.