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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 167

Chapter: Splashing Water (On The Private Parts)

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 167

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

بَالَ ثُمَّ نَضَحَ فَرْجَهُ ‏.‏

A man from Thaqif on the authority of his father reported:

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) urinate, and he sprinkled water on the private parts of his body.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 167).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( بَالَ ثُمَّ نَضَحَ فَرْجه ) : أَيْ بَالَ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ نَضَحَ فَرْجه كَمَا فِي عَامَّة الرِّوَايَات , وَهَذَا حَدِيث فِيهِ اِخْتِصَار.…

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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. 167
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 167
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 167

Other versions

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (695)بَالَ ، ثُمَّ نَضَحَ فَرْجَهُ
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (564)بَالَ ثُمَّ نَضَحَ فَرْجَهُ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (235)بَالَ ثُمَّ نَضَحَ فَرْجَهُ

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وَعَن زيد بن حَارِثَة عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ أَتَاهُ فِي أَوَّلِ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ فَعَلَّمَهُ الْوُضُوءَ وَالصَّلَاةَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ أَخَذَ غُرْفَةً مِنَ…

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