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Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Abdullah ibn al-Arqam used to lead his companions in prayer. The time for prayer came one day and he went to relieve himself. When he returned, he said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If you wish to defecate, you should do so before the prayer

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، ان عبد الله بن الارقم، كان يوم اصحابه فحضرت الصلاة يوما فذهب لحاجته ثم رجع فقال اني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " اذا اراد احدكم الغايط فليبدا به قبل الصلاة