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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 553

Chapter: What was narrated concerning the period of wiping for residents and travelers

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 553

Narrator:Khuzayma ibn Thābit

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ خُزَيْمَةَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ

جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِلْمُسَافِرِ ثَلاَثًا وَلَوْ مَضَى السَّائِلُ عَلَى مَسْأَلَتِهِ لَجَعَلَهَا خَمْسًا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Khuzaimah bin Thabit said:

"The Messenger of Allah set a time limit for the traveler of three days, and if the questioner had persisted in asking, he would have made it five (days)."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 553).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَلَوْ مَضَى السَّائِل إِلَخْ ) أَيْ طَلَب الزِّيَادَة فِيهِ وَاسْتَمَرَّ عَلَى الطَّلَب يَجْعَلهَا خَمْسًا أَيْ زَادَ فِي مُدَّة مَسْح الْمُسَافِر وَهَذَا مَبْنِيّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْحَرَج مَدْفُوع فَلَوْ ذَكَرَ السَّائِل أَنَّ فِيهِ حَرَجًا عَلَى النَّاس لَدَفَعَ عَنْهُمْ ذَلِكَ بِالِازْدِيَادِ فِي الْمُدَّة وَذَكَرَ خَمْسًا لِأَنَّهُ أَوَّل وِتْر بَعْد الثَّلَاث فَالظَّاهِر أَنَّهُ يَزِيد إِلَيْهِ بَعْد الثَّلَاث.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 553
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 553
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 553
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 553

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I asked, “O Messenger of Allah, may I wipe over the Khuffain (leather socks)?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Yes”. I asked, “For one day?” He replied, “For one day”, I again asked, “And for two days?” He replied “For two day s too”. I again asked “And for three days” He replied, “Yes, as long as you…

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 552

"I asked 'Aishah about wiping over the leather socks and she said: 'Go to 'Ali and ask him, for he knows more about that than I do.' So I went to 'Ali and asked him about wiping. He said: 'The Messenger of Allah used to tell us that the resident could wipe for one day and one night, and the…

ـ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَمْسَحَ لِلْمُقِيمِ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً وَلِلْمُسَافِرِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ‏.‏

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"I asked 'Aishah about wiping over the Khuffs and she said: 'Go to 'Ali, for he knows more about that than I do.' So I went to 'Ali and asked him about wiping (over the Khuffs) and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to tell us to wipe (over the Khuffs) for one day and one night for the…

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