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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 327

Chapter: The Tayammum

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 327

Narrator:Ammār ibn Yāsir

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَزْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ التَّيَمُّمِ فَأَمَرَنِي

ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً لِلْوَجْهِ وَالْكَفَّيْنِ ‏.‏

'Ammar b. Yasir said:

I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about tayammum. He commanded me to strike only one stroke (i.e. the strike the ground) for (wiping) the face and the hands.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 327).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَأَمَرَنِي ضَرْبَة وَاحِدَة لِلْوَجْهِ وَالْكَفَّيْنِ ) : فِيهِ دَلِيل صَرِيح عَلَى الِاقْتِصَار فِي التَّيَمُّم عَلَى الْوَجْه وَالْكَفَّيْنِ بِضَرْبَةِ وَاحِدَة , وَأَنَّ مَا زَادَ عَلَى الْكَفَّيْنِ لَيْسَ بِضَرُورِيٍّ , وَهَذَا الْقَوْل قَوِيّ مِنْ حَيْثُ الدَّلِيل. قَالَ اِبْن دَقِيق الْعِيد : فِيهِ دَلِيل لِمَنْ قَالَ بِالِاكْتِفَاءِ بِضَرْبَةٍ وَاحِدَة لِلْوَجْهِ وَالْيَدَيْنِ , وَمَذْهَب الشَّافِعِيّ : أَنَّهُ لَا بُدّ مِنْ ضَرْبَتَيْنِ , ضَرْبَة لِلْوَجْهِ وَضَرْبَة لِلْيَدَيْنِ , وَقَدْ وَرَدَ فِي الضَّرْبَتَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا يُقَاوِم هَذَا الْحَدِيث فِي الصِّحَّة وَلَا يُعَارَض مِثْله بِمِثْلِهِ اِنْتَهَى. وَقَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ فِي الْمَعَالِم : ذَهَبَ جَمَاعَة مِنْ أَهْ…

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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. 327
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 327
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 327

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 132

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 348

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a person sitting aloof and not praying with the people. He asked him: “O so-and-so, what prevented you from offering the prayer with the people?” He replied: “O Messenger of Allah, I am ritually impure and there is no water.” In response, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “You should use clean earth, and that will be sufficient for you.”

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 368a

It was sufficient for you to do this with your hands." Then, he struck the ground once with his hands, then wiped the right hand with the left one, the back side of his hands and his face

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 332

Clean earth is ablution for the Muslim, even up to ten years. Then when if you find water, wash your skin with it, for that is better

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