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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 426

Chapter: What was narrated concerning performing ablution properly

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 426

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ سَالِمٍ أَبُو جَهْضَمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ

أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِإِسْبَاغِ الْوُضُوءِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"The Messenger of Allah commanded us to perform ablution properly."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 426) and Ahmad (No. 1956).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( أُمِرْنَا ) مَعَاشِر الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِلَى هَذَا يُشِير كَلَام الْمُصَنِّف وَالْأَمْر عَلَى هَذَا لِلنَّدَبِ أَوْ أَهْل الْبَيْت وَهَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَرَاهُ اِبْن عَبَّاس فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَذْكُر هَذَا الْحَدِيث فِي بَيَان مَا أُخِصَّ بِهِ أَهْل الْبَيْت كَمَا فِي النِّسَاء وَغَيْره وَالْأَمْر عَلَى هَذَا لِلْوُجُوبِ أَوْ النَّدْب الْمُؤَكَّد وَأَمَرَ غَيْرهمْ بِلَا تَأْكِيد فَظَهَرَ الْخُصُوص لَكِنَّ مُقْتَضَى هَذَا أَنْ يَذْكُر فُقَهَاء الْمَذَاهِب أَنَّ لِلْإِسْبَاغِ زِيَادَة خُصُوص بِأَهْلِ الْبَيْت قَوْله ( إِسْبَاغ الْوُضُوء ) أَيْ إِتْمَامه بِتَطْوِيلِ الْغُرَّة وَالتَّثْلِيث وَالدَّلْك.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 426
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 426
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 426
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 426

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  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (10503)أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِسْبَاغِ الْوُضُوءِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (11189)أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِسْبَاغِ الْوُضُوءِ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (181)الصَّفْقَةُ بِالصَّفْقَتَيْنِ رَبًّا ، وَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِسْبَاغِ الْوُضُوءِ

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أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نُسْبِغَ الْوُضُوءَ وَلاَ نَأْكُلَ الصَّدَقَةَ وَلاَ نُنْزِيَ الْحُمُرَ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ ‏.‏

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Abdullah ibn Ubaydullah said: I went to Ibn Abbas accompanying some youths of Banu Hashim. We said to one of them: Ask Ibn Abbas: Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite (the Qur'an) in the noon and afternoon prayers? He replied: No. People said to him: Perhaps he might recite the Qur'an quietly. He…

نُسْبِغَ الْوُضُوءَ وَأَنْ لاَ نَأْكُلَ الصَّدَقَةَ وَأَنْ لاَ نُنْزِيَ الْحِمَارَ عَلَى الْفَرَسِ ‏.‏

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