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Sunan Abu Dawud 165

Chapter: How Should One Wipe

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 165

Narrator:Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ مَرْوَانَ، وَمَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، - قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ - أَخْبَرَنَا ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ رَجَاءِ بْنِ حَيْوَةَ، عَنْ كَاتِبِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ وَضَّأْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ

فَمَسَحَ أَعْلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ وَأَسْفَلَهُمَا ‏.‏

Narrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah:

I poured water while the Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution in the battle of Tabuk. He wiped over the upper part of the socks and their lower part.

Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Thawr did not hear this tradition from Raja'.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 165).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيد ) : بْن مُسْلِم أَبُو الْعَبَّاس الدِّمَشْقِيّ عَالِم الشَّام , قَالَ الْحَافِظ : هُوَ مَشْهُور مُتَّفَق عَلَى تَوْثِيقه فِي نَفْسه , وَإِنَّمَا عَابُوا عَلَيْهِ كَثْرَة التَّدْلِيس وَالتَّسْوِيَة. قَالَ الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ : كَانَ الْوَلِيد يَرْوِي عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ أَحَادِيث عِنْده عَنْ شُيُوخ ضُعَفَاء عَنْ شُيُوخ ثِقَات قَدْ أَدْرَكَهُمْ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ , فَيُسْقِط الْوَلِيد الضُّعَفَاء وَيَجْعَلهَا عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ الثِّقَات. اِنْتَهَى ( عَنْ كَاتِب الْمُغِيرَة ) : وَاسْم كَاتِب الْمُغِيرَة وَرَّاد كَمَا وَقَعَ التَّصْرِيح بِذَلِكَ فِي رِوَايَة اِبْن مَاجَهْ. وَأَمَّا قَوْل الْبَيْهَقِيِّ فِي الْمَعْرِفَة : وَضَعَّفَ الشَّافِعِيّ فِي الْقَدِيم حَدِيث الْم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 165
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 165
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 165
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 165

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The Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution and passed wet hands on his forelock, over the turban and over the two leather socks. [ Reported by Muslim].

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If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe over the under parts of the leather socks than the upper, but I have seen Allah’s Messenger (rad) wiping over the upper parts of his leather socks. [Reported by Abu Da’ud with good Isnad (chain of narrators)].

وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { لَوْ كَانَ اَلدِّينُ بِالرَّأْيِ لَكَانَ أَسْفَلُ اَلْخُفِّ أَوْلَى بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ أَعْلَاهُ, وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَمْسَحُ عَلَى ظَاهِرِ…

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بَالَ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وَمَسَحَ عَلَى خُفَّيْهِ ‏.‏

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