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Sunan Ibn Majah 420

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

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 420

Narrator:’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ قَعْنَبٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَرَادَةَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْحَوَارِيِّ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مَرَّةً مَرَّةً فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ هَذَا وَظِيفَةُ الْوُضُوءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏"‏ وُضُوءٌ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْهُ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا وُضُوءٌ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَهُ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ كِفْلَيْنِ مِنَ الأَجْرِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذَا وُضُوئِي وَوُضُوءُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِي ‏"

It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka'b that:

The Messenger of Allah called for water and performed ablution once. He said: "This is the minimum requirement of ablution' or he said: 'The ablution of one who, if he does not perform this ablution, Allah will not accept his prayer." Then he performed ablution washing each part twice, and he said: 'This is the ablution of one who, if he performs it, Allah will give him two shares of reward." Then he performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: 'This is my ablution and the ablution of the Messengers who were sent before me."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 420).

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

قَوْله ( هَذَا وَظِيفَة الْوُضُوء ) أَيْ الْقَدْر اللَّازِم فِي صِحَّته لَا يَصِحّ بِدُونِهِ فَلَوْ أَخَلَّ بِهِ فَلَمْ يَصِحّ قَوْله ( كِفْلَيْنِ ) بِكَسْرِ الْكَاف تَثْنِيَة كِفْل بِمَعْنَى الْحَظّ وَالنَّصِيب وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده زَيْد هُوَ الْعَمِّيّ ضَعِيف وَكَذَا الرَّاوِي عَنْهُ وَرَوَاهُ الْإِمَام أَحْمَد فِي مُسْنَده عَنْ أَبِي إِسْرَائِيل عَنْ زَيْد الْعَمِّيّ عَنْ نَافِع عَنْ اِبْن عُمَر نَحْوه وَزَيْد وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 420
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 420
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 420
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 420

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (165)هَذَا وَظِيفَةُ الْوُضُوءِ ، وُضُوءُ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْهُ لَمْ تُقْبَلْ لَهُ صَلَاةٌ . ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ مَرَّتَيْنِ ، وَقَالَ : هَذَا وُضُوءٌ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَهُ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ كِفْلَيْنِ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ . ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا ، وَقَالَ : هَذَا وُضُوئِي وَوُضُوءُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ قَبْلِي

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