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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 38

Chapter: The Objects With Which It Is Prohibited To Purify Oneself

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 38

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

أَنْ نَتَمَسَّحَ بِعَظْمٍ أَوْ بَعْرٍ ‏.‏

Narrated Jabir b. 'Abd Allaah:

The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) forbade us to use a bone or dung for wiping.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 38) and Ahmad (No. 14172, 14591).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( نَتَمَسَّح ) : أَيْ نَسْتَنْجِي ( أَوْ بَعْر ) : الْبَعْر مَعْرُوف وَهُوَ مِنْ كُلّ ذِي ظِلْف وَخُفّ وَالْجَمْع الْأَبْعَار مِثْل السَّبَب وَالْأَسْبَاب , وَبَعَرَ ذَلِكَ الْحَيَوَانُ بَعْرًا مِنْ بَاب نَفَعَ. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 38
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (263) The hadith No. 38
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 38

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (483)أَنْ نَتَمَسَّحَ بِعَظْمٍ أَوْ بَعْرٍ

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 39

A deputation of the jinn came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: O Muhammad, forbid your community to cleans themselves with a bone or dung or charcoal, for in them Allah has provided sustenance for us. So the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade them to do so.

يَسْتَنْجُوا بِعَظْمٍ أَوْ رَوْثَةٍ أَوْ حُمَمَةٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى جَعَلَ لَنَا فِيهَا رِزْقًا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

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