Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ
رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَجُلاً يَتَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَ " لاَ تُسْرِفْ لاَ تُسْرِفْ "
It is narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah saw a man performing ablution, and he said: 'Do not be extravagant, do not be extravagant (in using water).'" (Maudu')
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 424).
Classical commentary
Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah
قَوْله ( لَا تُسْرِف ) مِنْ الْإِسْرَاف أَيْ لَا تُزِدْ عَلَى الْقَدْر الْمَعْرُوف فِي اِسْتِعْمَال الْمَاء وَهَذَا لَا يَسْتَلْزِم التَّحْدِيد فِي الْمَاء بَلْ الزِّيَادَة تَظْهَر بِالْقِيَاسِ إِلَى الْقَدْر الْمَعْرُوف وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده ضَعِيفٌ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَطِيَّة وَبَقِيَّةُ مُدَلِّسٌ.…
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Scholars’ grades
The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
|---|
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
Fabricated (mawdu‘)Mawdu |
The hadith |
No. 424 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 424 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH |
Fabricated (mawdu‘)Mawdu |
The hadith |
No. 424 |
