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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 148

Chapter: Washing The Feet

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 148

Narrator:Al-Mustawrid ibn Shaddād

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ، عَنِ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ يَدْلُكُ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ بِخِنْصَرِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated Al-Mustawrid ibn Shaddad:

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) rubbing his toes with his little finger when he performed ablution.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 148).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( يَدْلُك ) : مِنْ بَاب نَصَرَ , وَفِي رِوَايَة اِبْن مَاجَهْ يُخَلِّل بَدَل يَدْلُك. وَالْحَدِيث فِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى غَسْل الرِّجْلَيْنِ , لِأَنَّ الدَّلْك لَا يَكُون إِلَّا بَعْد الْغَسْل. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ : هَذَا حَدِيث غَرِيب لَا نَعْرِفهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيث اِبْن لَهِيعَةَ. هَذَا آخِر كَلَامه. وَابْن لَهِيعَةَ يُضَعَّف فِي الْحَدِيث. قُلْت : اِبْن لَهِيعَةَ لَيْسَ مُتَفَرِّدًا بِهَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة بَلْ تَابَعَهُ اللَّيْث بْن سَعْد وَعَمْرو بْن الْحَرْث أَخْرَجَهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ وَأَبُو بِشْر الدُّولَابِيّ وَالدَّارَقُطْنِيّ فِي غَرَائِب مَالِك مِنْ طَرِيق اِبْن وَهْب عَنْ الثَّلَاثَة وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْن الْقَطَّان.…

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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. 148
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 148
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 148
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 148

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 407

Al-Mustaurid b. Shaddad said that he saw God’s messenger rubbing his toes with his little finger when he performed ablution. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَن الْمُسْتَوْرد بن شَدَّاد قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ يُدَلِّكُ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ بِخِنْصَرِهِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه

Narrated by Al-Mustawrid ibn Shaddād

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  • شرح السنة (213)إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ يَدْلُكُ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ بِخِنْصَرِهِ

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"He started with the front of his head, moved them (his hands) to the nape of his neck, and then returned them to the place where he started."

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1243

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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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 33

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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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 ‏.‏

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