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Muwatta Malik 123

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وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَتَيَمَّمُ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ ‏.‏ وَسُئِلَ مَالِكٌ كَيْفَ التَّيَمُّمُ وَأَيْنَ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ فَقَالَ يَضْرِبُ ضَرْبَةً لِلْوَجْهِ وَضَرْبَةً لِلْيَدَيْنِ وَيَمْسَحُهُمَا إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to do tayammum up to his elbows.

Malik was asked about how tayammum was done and what parts were covered and he said, "Strike the ground once for the face and once for the arms and wipe them to the elbows."

Reported by Malik (No. 123).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) وَهَذَا كَمَا قَالَ أَنَّ حُكْمَ التَّيَمُّمِ ضَرْبَةٌ لِلْوَجْهِ وَضَرْبَةٌ لِلْيَدَيْنِ وَقَالَ عَطَاءٌ ضَرْبَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لِلْوَجْهِ وَالْيَدَيْنِ وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى صِحَّةِ الْقَوْلِ الْأَوَّلِ أَنَّ هَذِهِ طَهَارَةٌ فَشُرِعَ فِيهَا اسْتِئْنَافُ الطَّهُورِ لِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ كَالْوُضُوءِ وَإِنَّمَا يُجْزِئُ فِي الْيَدَيْنِ ضَرْبَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لِأَنَّ الطُّهْرَ فِي الْيَدِ الْيُمْنَى إنَّمَا يُفْعَلُ بِالْيَدِ الْيُسْرَى خَاصَّةً وَالطُّهْرَ فِي الْيَدِ الْيُسْرَى إنَّمَا يُفْعَلُ بِالْيَدِ الْيُمْنَى خَاصَّةً فَجَعَلَ لِكُلِّ يَدٍ طَهَارَةً بِيَدٍ لَيْسَ يُبَاشِرُهَا تَطَهُّرُ عُضْوٍ آخَرَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اسْتِئْنَافِ طُهُورٍ ( فَرْعٌ ) فَإِنْ اقْتَصَرَ عَلَى ضَرْبَةٍ وَاحِد…

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