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Sunan Abu Dawud 56

Chapter: Using The Siwak When Praying The (Voluntary) Night Prayer

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 56

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يُوضَعُ لَهُ وَضُوءُهُ وَسِوَاكُهُ فَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تَخَلَّى ثُمَّ اسْتَاكَ ‏.‏

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

Ablution water and tooth-stick were placed by the side of the Prophet (ﷺ). When he got up during the night (for prayer), he relieved himself, then he used the tooth-stick.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 56).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَضُوءُهُ ) : بِفَتْحِ الْوَاو , أَيْ مَاء يَتَوَضَّأ بِهِ ( تَخَلَّى ) : أَيْ قَضَى حَاجَته. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَفِي إِسْنَاده بَهْز بْن حَكِيم بْن مُعَاوِيَة , وَفِيهِ مَقَال.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 56
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 56
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 56
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 56

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