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Sunan Abu Dawud 124

Chapter: The Manner of The Prophet's Wudu'

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 124

Narrator:Mu‘āwiyah

حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَزْهَرِ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ فَرْوَةَ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ

، تَوَضَّأَ لِلنَّاسِ كَمَا رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَوَضَّأُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ رَأْسَهُ غَرَفَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَتَلَقَّاهَا بِشِمَالِهِ حَتَّى وَضَعَهَا عَلَى وَسَطِ رَأْسِهِ حَتَّى قَطَرَ الْمَاءُ أَوْ كَادَ يَقْطُرُ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ مِنْ مُقَدَّمِهِ إِلَى مُؤَخَّرِهِ وَمِنْ مُؤَخَّرِهِ إِلَى مُقَدَّمِهِ ‏.‏

AbulAzhar al-Mughirah ibn Farwah and Yazid ibn AbuMalik reported:

Mu'awiyah performed ablution before the people, as he saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he took a handful of water and poured it with his left hand over the middle of his head so much so that drops of water came down or almost came down. Then he wiped (his head) from its front to its back and from its back to its front.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 124, 125).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مُؤَمَّل ) : كَمُحَمَّدٍ ( لِلنَّاسِ ) : أَيْ بِحَضْرَةِ النَّاس لِتَعْلِيمِهِمْ ( فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ) : مُعَاوِيَة ( غَرْفَة ) : بِفَتْحِ الْغَيْن مَصْدَر وَبِالضَّمِّ اِسْم لِلْمَغْرُوفِ , أَيْ مَلَأ الْكَفّ ( فَتَلَقَّاهَا ) : التَّلَقِّي الْأَخْذ أَيْ أَخْذ الْغَرْفَة ( حَتَّى وَضَعَهَا ) : أَيْ الْغَرْفَة ( عَلَى وَسَط رَأْسه ) : بِفَتْحِ السِّين لِأَنَّهُ اِسْم ( مِنْ مُقَدَّمه ) : أَيْ مِنْ مُقَدَّم رَأْسه وَهُوَ النَّاصِيَة ( إِلَى مُؤَخَّره ) : وَهُوَ الْقَفَا ( وَمِنْ مُؤَخَّره إِلَى مُقَدَّمه ) : أَيْ ثُمَّ عَادَ مِنْ الْقَفَا إِلَى النَّاصِيَة. وَالْحَدِيث فِيهِ أَخْذ الْمَاء بِالْيُسْرَى , وَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ الْجُمْلَة فِي رِوَايَة عَلِيّ بْن بَحْر عَنْ الْوَلِيد بْن مُسْلِم بِال…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 124
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan Lighairihi The hadith No. 124
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 124
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 124

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (246)تَوَضَّأَ لِلنَّاسِ كَمَا رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ رَأْسَهُ غَرَفَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَتَلَقَّاهَا بِشِمَالِهِ حَتَّى وَضَعَهَا عَلَى وَسَطِ رَأْسِهِ حَتَّى قَطَرَ الْمَاءُ أَوْ كَادَ يَقْطُرُ ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ مِنْ مُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ إِلَى مُؤَخَّرِهِ ، وَمِنْ مُؤَخَّرِه

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