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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 145

Chapter: Parting One's Fingers Through The Beard

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 145

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، - يَعْنِي الرَّبِيعَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ زَوْرَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ فَأَدْخَلَهُ تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ فَخَلَّلَ بِهِ لِحْيَتَهُ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَكَذَا أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏"

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed ablution, he took a handful of water, and, putting it under his chin, made it go through his beard, saying: Thus did my Lord command me.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 145).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( حَنَكِهِ ) : بِفَتْحِ الْمُهْمَلَة وَالنُّون : مَا تَحْت الذَّقَن مِنْ الْإِنْسَان وَغَيْره وَجَمْعه أَحْنَاك ( وَقَالَ ) : لِمَنْ حَضَرَهُ ( هَكَذَا أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي ) : أَيْ أَمَرَنِي بِتَخْلِيلِهَا , وَفِي بَعْض نُسَخ الْكِتَاب بَعْد قَوْله : هَكَذَا أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي هَذِهِ الْعِبَارَة : قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالْوَلِيد بْن زُرْوَان رَوَى عَنْهُ حَجَّاج بْن حَجَّاج وَأَبُو الْمُلَيْح الرَّقِّيّ. اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ الْمُنَاوِيُّ : يَقْتَضِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُخَلِّل بِكَفٍّ وَاحِدَة , لَكِنْ فِي رِوَايَة لِابْنِ عَدِيّ خَلَّلَ لِحْيَته بِكَفَّيْهِ. اِنْتَهَى وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عُثْمَان بْن عَفَّانَ أَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ مِنْ حَدِيث عَامِر بْن شَقِيق عَنْ أَبِي…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 145
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 145
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 145

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 408

Anas said that when God’s messenger performed ablution he took a handful of water, and putting it under his chin, made it go through his beard, saying, “Thus did my Lord command me.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ فَأَدْخَلَهُ تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ فَخَلَّلَ بِهِ لحيته وَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا أَمرنِي رَبِّي» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (222)إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ ، فَأَدْخَلَهُ تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ ، فَخَلَّلَ بِهِ لِحْيَتَهُ ، وَقَالَ : هَكَذَا أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
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  • شرح السنة (214)إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ ، فَأَدْخَلَهُ تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ ، فَخَلَّلَ بِهِ لِحْيَتَهُ ، وَقَالَ : هَكَذَا أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي

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