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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 403

Chapter: Rinsing the mouth and sniffing up water into the nostrils with one handful of water

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 403

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ مَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ غَرْفَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that:

The Messenger of Allah rinsed his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils from one scoop of water.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 403).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( مِنْ غَرْفَة وَاحِدَة ) جُوِّزَ فِي مِثْله فَتْح الْغَيْن وَضَمّهَا قِيلَ الْغَرْفَة بِالْفَتْحِ فِي الْأَصْل الْمَرَّة مِنْ الِاغْتِرَاف وَبِالضَّمِّ الْمَاء الْمَعْرُوف فِي الْيَد وَظَاهِر الْحَدِيث أَنَّهُ فَعَلَهُمَا جَمِيعًا مِنْ غَرْفَة وَاحِدَة فَقِيلَ فَعَلَهُ لِبَيَانِ الْجَوَاز وَالسُّنَّة أَنْ يَأْخُذ لِكُلِّ وَاحِد مَاء جَدِيدًا وَهُوَ مَذْهَب الْحَنَفِيَّة وَقِيلَ بَلْ قَدْ جَاءَ الْوَجْهَانِ فَهُمَا سُنَّتَانِ نَعَمْ الْأَوْلَى أَخْذ الْمَاء لِكُلِّ وَاحِد قِيَاسًا عَلَى سَائِر الْأَعْضَاء وَإِلَى هَذَا يَمِيل كَلَام الشَّافِعِيّ وَيَحْتَمِل أَنَّ الْمُرَاد فِي الْحَدِيث أَنَّهُ فَعَلَ كُلًّا مِنْهُمَا مِنْ غَرْفَة وَاحِدَة وَالْمَقْصُود بَيَان أَنَّهُ اِقْتَصَرَ عَلَى…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 403
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 403
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 403
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 403

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (90)تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ مَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ غَرْفَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ، وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ وَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ مَرَّةً ، وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَأُذُنَيْهِ مَرَّةً
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2644)تَوَضَّأَ فَتَمَضْمَضَ ، وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ غَرْفَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ
  • مسند الربيع بن حبيب (96)تَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ مِنْ غَرْفَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ

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