Chapter on Etiquettes of Acts That Require Purification
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 15
عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى اَلْعُبَيْدِيِّ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْحَمِيدِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ:« إِنَّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ قَضَاءَ اَلْحَاجَةِ وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ اَلْمَذْهَبِ ثُمَّ اِلْتَفَتَ يَمِيناً وَ شِمَالاً إِلَى مَلَكَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ« أَمِيطَا عَنِّي فَلَكُمَا اَللَّهُ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لاَ أُحْدِثَ حَدَثاً حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ إِلَيْكُمَا»».
Narrated by Muhammad ibn Isa Al-Ubaydi, from Al-Hasan ibn Ali, from Ibrahim ibn Abdul-Hamid:
I heard Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, say: "Indeed, Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام, whenever he intended to relieve himself, he would stand at the entrance of the restroom, then look to his right and left towards his two angels and say: 'Step aside from me, for you have from me a promise before Allah سبحانه وتعالى that I will not commit any act (requiring your recording) until I return to you.'"
- Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 1, p. 373
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tahdhīb