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Sunan Abu Dawud 120

Chapter: The Manner of The Prophet's Wudu'

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 120

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn Zayd

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، أَنَّ حَبَّانَ بْنَ وَاسِعٍ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ الْمَازِنِيَّ، يَذْكُرُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ وُضُوءَهُ وَقَالَ

وَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ بِمَاءٍ غَيْرِ فَضْلِ يَدَيْهِ وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَنْقَاهُمَا ‏.‏

Habban b. Wasi’ reported on the authority of his father who heard ‘Abd Allah b. Zaid al-Asim al-Mazini say that he saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performing ablution. He then described his ablution saying:

He wiped his head with water which was not what was left over after washing his hands (i.e. he wiped his head with clean water); then he washed his feet until he cleansed them.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 120), Muslim (No. 236), At-Tirmidhi (No. 35), Ahmad (No. 15845, 15862, 15864, 15872) and Ad-Darimi (No. 703).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih Muslim 236

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَنَّ حَبَّان ) : بِفَتْحِ الْحَاء الْمُهْمَلَة وَبِالْمُوَحَّدَةِ الْمُشَدَّدَة ( حَدَّثَهُ ) : أَيْ حَبَّان حَدَّثَ عَمْرًا ( أَنَّ أَبَاهُ ) : وَهُوَ وَاسِع ( حَدَّثَهُ ) : أَيْ اِبْنه حَبَّان ( بِمَاءٍ غَيْر فَضْل يَدَيْهِ ) : أَيْ مَسَحَ الرَّأْس بِمَاءٍ جَدِيد لَا بِبَقِيَّةٍ مِنْ مَاء يَدَيْهِ , أَيْ لَمْ يَقْتَصِر عَلَى بَلَل يَدَيْهِ , وَلَا يُسْتَدَلّ بِهَذَا عَلَى أَنَّ الْمَاء الْمُسْتَعْمَل لَا تَصِحّ الطَّهَارَة بِهِ لِأَنَّ هَذَا إِخْبَار عَنْ الْإِتْيَان بِمَاءٍ جَدِيد لِلرَّأْسِ وَلَا يَلْزَم مِنْ ذَلِكَ اِشْتِرَاطه. قَالَهُ النَّوَوِيّ. وَفِي سُبُل السَّلَام : وَأَخْذ مَاء جَدِيد لِلرَّأْسِ هُوَ أَمْر لَا بُدّ مِنْهُ , وَهُوَ الَّذِي دَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْأَحَادِيث. اِنْتَه…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 120
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (236) The hadith No. 120
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 120

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 236

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution; he rinsed his mouth thrice and blew water out of his nose thrice. He then washed his face thrice and his right and left forearms thrice, then he took more water and wiped over his head, and then he washed his feet until he cleaned them

‘Abdullāh ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) perform ablution; he rinsed his mouth thrice and blew water out of his nose thrice. He then washed his face thrice and his right and left forearms thrice…

تَوَضَّأَ فَمَضْمَضَ ثُمَّ اسْتَنْثَرَ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاَثًا وَيَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى ثَلاَثًا وَالأُخْرَى ثَلاَثًا وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ بِمَاءٍ غَيْرِ فَضْلِ يَدِهِ وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَنْقَاهُمَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd Explained

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 35

he saw the Prophet performing Wudu, and that he wiped his head with water that was not left over from his hands.

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ حَبَّانَ بْنِ وَاسِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 415

‘Abdallah b. Zaid said that he saw the Prophet perform ablution, and that he wiped his head with water which was not what was left over after washing his hands, [i.e. clean water]. Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Muslim transmitted it with additions.

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ: أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ وَأَنَّهُ مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ بِمَاءٍ غَيْرِ فَضْلِ يَدَيْهِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَرَوَاهُ مُسلم مَعَ زَوَائِد

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I requested the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to talk to me about ablution. He said, "Perform the Wudu' well (by washing those parts of the body, such as the face, hands and feet beyond what is required, like washing the hands up to the upper-arm instead of the elbow). Cleanse the base of your fingers and…

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Uthman (rad) called for water to perform ablution. He washed palms of his hands three times, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water in his nose and then blew it out. He then washed his face three times. Thereafter he washed his right hand up to his elbow three times, then the left one likewise…

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