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Sunan Ibn Majah 3261

Chapter: Ablution (washing hands) when eating

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3261

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَاعِدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْجَزَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ الْمَكِّيُّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْغَائِطِ فَأُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ آتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ قَالَ ‏

"‏ أُرِيدُ الصَّلاَةَ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to toilet, then food was brought. A man said:

“O Messenger of Allah, are you not going to perform ablution?” He said: ‘Am I going to pray?’

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3261).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( بِوُضُوءٍ ) بِفَتْحِ وَاو مَاء الْوُضُوء ( أُرِيد الصَّلَاة ) إِنْكَارًا عَلَيْهِ بِأَنَّ الْوُضُوء عِنْد الصَّلَوَات وَنَحْوهَا وَأَمَّا الطَّعَام فَيَكْفِي عِنْده غَسْل الْيَدَيْنِ وَهُوَ أَيْضًا لَيْسَ بِوَاجِبٍ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده مَقَال لِأَنَّ صَاعِدَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ لَمْ أَرَ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ لَا بِجَرْحٍ وَلَا بِتَوْثِيقٍ وَجَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ شَيْخٌ وَقَالَ النَّسَائِيُّ صَالِح وَذَكَرَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ فِي الثِّقَات وَبَاقِي رِجَال الْإِسْنَاد عَلَى شَرْط الصَّحِيحَيْنِ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3261
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3261
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3261
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3261

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4209

Ibn ‘Abbas told that when food was presented to the Prophet or, his coming out from the privy and he was asked whether they should bring him water for ablution, he replied, “I have been commanded to perform ablution only when I get up for prayer.” Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it, and…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلَاءِ فَقُدِّمَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا: أَلَا نَأْتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ؟ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 6 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 374b

We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he had come out of the privy. Food was presented to him. It was said to him (by the Companions around him): Wouldn't you perform ablution? Upon this he said: Why, am I to say prayer that I should perform ablution?

فَجَاءَ مِنَ الْغَائِطِ وَأُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَلاَ تَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لِمَ أَأُصَلِّي فَأَتَوَضَّأَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sahih Muslim 374c

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went to the privy and when he came back, he was presented with food. It was said to him; Messenger of Allah, wouldn't you perform ablution. He said: Why, am I to say prayer?

ذَهَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْغَائِطِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قُدِّمَ لَهُ طَعَامٌ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ تَوَضَّأُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لِمَ أَلِلصَّلاَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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