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Sunan Abu Dawud 189

Chapter: Not Performing Wudu' FRom [Food Which Had Been Cooked] Over Fire

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 189

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ

أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَتِفًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ‏.‏

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a shoulder (of goat's meat) and after wiping his hand with a cloth on which he was sitting, he got up and prayed.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 189) and Ibn Majah (No. 488).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( بِمِسْحٍ ) : بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم الْبَلَاس وَهُوَ كِسَاء مَعْرُوف ( فَصَلَّى ) : مِنْ غَيْر وُضُوء جَدِيد وَالْحَدِيث فِيهِ ثَلَاث مَسَائِل : الْأُولَى عَدَم اِنْتِقَاض الْوُضُوء مِمَّا مَسَّتْهُ النَّار , الثَّانِيَة جَوَاز أَدَاء الصَّلَاة بَعْد الْأَكْل بِغَيْرِ الْمَضْمَضَة , الثَّالِثَة جَوَاز مَسْح الْيَد بَعْد الطَّعَام وَأَنَّ غَسْلهَا لَيْسَ بِضَرُورِيٍّ. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ اِبْن مَاجَهْ.…

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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. 189
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 189
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 189

Other versions

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 324

Ibn ‘Abbas said that God's messenger ate a shoulder, and after wiping his hand with a cloth on which he was sitting, he got up and prayed. Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَن ابْن عَبَّاس قَالَ: أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتِفًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَده بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد وَابْن مَاجَه وَأحمد

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Also reported by… (5)
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (11581)أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتِفًا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (5389)أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتِفًا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى 28886
  • صحيح ابن حبان (1184)أَكَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَتِفًا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2324)أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَتِفًا ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (510)أَكَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَتِفًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى

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