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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 419

Chapter: What was narrated concerning ablution by washing once, twice or thrice

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 419

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي مَرْحُومُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَطَّارُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْعَمِّيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَاحِدَةً وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ هَذَا وُضُوءُ مَنْ لاَ يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ صَلاَةً إِلاَّ بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثِنْتَيْنِ ثِنْتَيْنِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا وُضُوءُ الْقَدْرِ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا وَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا أَسْبَغُ الْوُضُوءِ وَهُوَ وُضُوئِي وَوُضُوءُ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمَنْ تَوَضَّأَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ عِنْدَ فَرَاغِهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فُتِحَ لَهُ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أَيِّهَا شَاءَ ‏"

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"The Messenger of Allah performed ablution washing each part once. He said: 'This is the ablution of the person from whom Allah will not accept his prayer without it.' Then he performed ablution washing each part twice, and he said: 'This is the ablution that Allah appreciates.' Then he performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: 'This is how ablution is performed properly, and this is my ablution and the ablution of the Close Friend of Allah, Ibrahim. Whoever performs ablution like this, then on completing it says: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu' (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammed is His servant and His Messenger), eight gates of Paradise will be opened to him and he may enter through whichever one he wants.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 419).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( هَذَا وُضُوء مَنْ لَا يَقْبَل اللَّه إِلَخْ ) كَانَ الْمُرَاد هَذَا وُضُوء مَنْ لَا يَحْصُل لَهُ بِوُضُوئِهِ سِوَى قَبُول الصَّلَاة شَيْء يُرِيد أَنَّ هَذَا الْوُضُوء لَا يَتَرَتَّب عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا قَبُول الصَّلَاة وَلَا يَحْصُل مِنْهُ لِصَاحِبِهِ أَجْر آخَر سِوَاهُ وَهَذَا يُعَارِض ظَاهِر إِطْلَاق أَحَادِيث إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهه خَرَجَتْ الْخَطَايَا فَلْيُتَأَمَّلْ قَوْله ( هَذَا وُضُوء الْقَدْر مِنْ الْوُضُوء ) أَيْ هَذَا مِنْ جِنْس الْوُضُوء وُضُوء الْقَدْر يُرِيد أَنَّهُ حَقِيق بِأَنْ يُضَاف إِلَى الْقَدْر بِفَتْحٍ فَسُكُون بِمَعْنَى الرُّتْبَة وَالشَّرَف يُقَال فُلَان لَهُ قَدْر عِنْد الْأَمِير أَيْ جَاه وَشَرَف لِإِفَادَةِ أَنَّ هَذَا الْوُضُوء لَهُ قَدَم عِنْد اللَّ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 419
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 419
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 419
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 419

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