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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 166

Chapter: Splashing Water (On The Private Parts)

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 166

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، - هُوَ الثَّوْرِيُّ - عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، أَوِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

إِذَا بَالَ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَيَنْتَضِحُ ‏.‏

Narrated Hakam ibn Sufyan ath-Thaqafi:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) urinated, he performed ablution and sprinkled water on private parts of the body.

Abu Dawud said: A group of scholars agreed with Sufyan upon this chain of narrators. Some have mentioned the name of Sufyan b. al-Hakam, and others al-Hakam b. Sufyan.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 166).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ سُفْيَان بْن الْحَكَم الثَّقَفِيّ أَوْ الْحَكَم بْن سُفْيَان الثَّقَفِيّ ) : هُوَ تَرَدُّدٌ بَيْن اِسْمَيْنِ وَالْمُسَمَّى وَاحِد ( وَيَنْتَضِح ) : قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ فِي مَعَالِم السُّنَن : الِانْتِضَاح هَاهُنَا الِاسْتِنْجَاء بِالْمَاءِ , وَكَانَ مِنْ عَادَة أَكْثَرِهِمْ أَنْ يَسْتَنْجُوا بِالْحِجَارَةِ لَا يَمَسُّونَ الْمَاء , وَقَدْ يُتَأَوَّل الِانْتِضَاح أَيْضًا عَلَى رَشّ الْفَرْج بِالْمَاءِ بَعْد الِاسْتِنْجَاء لِيَدْفَع بِذَلِكَ وَسْوَسَةَ الشَّيْطَان اِنْتَهَى كَلَامه. وَذَكَرَ النَّوَوِيّ عَنْ الْجُمْهُور أَنَّ هَذَا الثَّانِي هُوَ الْمُرَاد هَاهُنَا. قُلْت وَهَذَا هُوَ الْحَقّ وَبِهِ فَسَّرَ الْجَوْهَرِيّ كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ. وَفِي جَامِع الْأُصُول الِانْتِضَاح رَشّ الْمَاء…

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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. 166
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 166
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 166

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