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Sahih al-BukhariAblutions (Wudu')

Sahih al-Bukhari 192

Chapter: The passing of wet hands over the head once only (while performing ablution)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 192

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn Zayd

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ أَبِي حَسَنٍ سَأَلَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ زَيْدٍ عَنْ وُضُوءِ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَعَا بِتَوْرٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ، فَتَوَضَّأَ لَهُمْ،

فَكَفَأَ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ثَلاَثًا، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ، فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ، وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلاَثًا بِثَلاَثِ غَرَفَاتٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ، فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاَثًا، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ، فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ، فَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِيَدَيْهِ وَأَدْبَرَ بِهِمَا، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ فَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ‏.‏

Narrated `Amr bin Yahya:

My father said, "I saw `Amr bin Abi Hasan asking `Abdullah bin Zaid about the ablution of the Prophet. `Abdullah bin Zaid asked for an earthenware pot containing water and performed ablution in front of them. He poured water over his hands and washed them thrice. Then he put his (right) hand in the pot and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice with three handfuls of water Again he put his hand in the water and washed his face thrice. After that he put his hand in the pot and washed his forearms up to the elbows twice and then again put his hand in the water and passed wet hands over his head by bringing them to the front and then to the back and once more he put his hand in the pot and washed his feet (up to the ankles.)"

Narrated Wuhaib:

That he (the Prophet (ﷺ) in narration 191 above) had passed his wet hands on the head once only.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 192, 191), Muslim (No. 235a, 235b) and Ahmad (No. 15850).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( فَدَعَا بِتَوْرٍ مِنْ مَاء ) كَذَا لِلْأَكْثَرِ , ولِلْكُشْمِيهَنِيّ " فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ " وَلَمْ يَذْكُر التَّوْر. قَوْله : ( فَكَفَأَهُ ) أَيْ : أَمَالَهُ , وَلِلْأَصِيلِيِّ " فَأَكْفَأَهُ " وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ النَّقْل أَنَّهُمَا بِمَعْنًى. قَوْله ( فَأَقْبَلَ بِيَدِهِ ) كَذَا هُنَا بِالْإِفْرَادِ , وَلِلْكُشْمِيهَنِيِّ بِالتَّثْنِيَةِ. قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْب ) أَيْ : بِإِسْنَادِهِ الْمَذْكُور وَحَدِيثه , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَتْ طَرِيق مُوسَى هَذِهِ فِي بَاب غَسْل الرِّجْلَيْنِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ , وَذَكَرَ فِيهَا أَنَّ مَسْح الرَّأْس مَرَّة , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ نَقْل الْخِلَاف فِي اِسْتِحْبَاب الْعَدَد فِي مَسْح الرَّأْس فِي بَاب الْوُضُوء ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا فِي الْكَلَام عَلَى حَد…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 191

(on the authority of his father) `Abdullah bin Zaid poured water on his hands from a utensil containing water and washed them and then with one handful of water he rinsed his mouth and cleaned his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. He repeated it thrice. He, then, washed his hands…

أَفْرَغَ مِنَ الإِنَاءِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ أَوْ مَضْمَضَ، وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ كَفَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثًا، فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، وَمَسَحَ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 235a

It was said to him (by people): Perform for us the ablution (as it was performed) by the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him). He ('Abdullah b. Zaid) called for a vessel (of water), and poured water from it on his hands and washed them three times. Then he inserted his hand (in the vessel)…

تَوَضَّأْ لَنَا وُضُوءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ فَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَكْفَأَ مِنْهَا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَاسْتَخْرَجَهَا فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ كَفٍّ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 235b

This hadith is narrated by Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of transmitters, but there is no mention of ankles.

وَحَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، - هُوَ ابْنُ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْكَعْبَيْنِ ‏.‏

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 15850

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُمَارَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ أَبِي وَخَلَفُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd Arabic only

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  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (472)فَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ فَأَكْفَأَ مِنْهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا ثَلاثًا ثَلاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَاسْتَخْرَجَهَا فَمَضْمَضَ ، وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ كَفٍّ وَاحِدٍ ، قَالَ : فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَاسْتَخْرَجَهَا فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاثًا ، ثُمَّ أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فَاسْتَ

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Uthman (rad) called for water to perform ablution. He washed palms of his hands three times, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water in his nose and then blew it out. He then washed his face three times. Thereafter he washed his right hand up to his elbow three times, then the left one likewise…

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تَوَضَّأَ فَمَضْمَضَ ثُمَّ اسْتَنْثَرَ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاَثًا وَيَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى ثَلاَثًا وَالأُخْرَى ثَلاَثًا وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ بِمَاءٍ غَيْرِ فَضْلِ يَدِهِ وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَنْقَاهُمَا ‏.‏

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