Sunan an-Nasa'i The Book of Purification

Sunan an-Nasa'i 71

Chapter: Men And Women Performing Wudu' Together

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 71

أَخْبَرَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، ح وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ

كَانَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَمِيعًا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

"Men and women used to perform Wudu' together during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 71, 342), Al-Bukhari (No. 193), Abu Dawud (No. 79), Ibn Majah (No. 381), Malik (No. 45) and Ahmad (No. 4251).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

( يَتَوَضَّئُونَ ) التَّذْكِير لِلتَّغْلِيبِ وَالِاجْتِمَاع قِيلَ كَانَ قَبْل الْحِجَاب وَقِيلَ بَلْ هِيَ الزَّوْجَات وَالْمَحَارِم وَاسْتَدَلُّوا بِهِ عَلَى جَوَاز اِسْتِعْمَال الْفَضْل لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى فَرَاغ الْمَرْأَة قَبْل الرَّجُل أَوْ الْعَكْس فَيُسْتَعْمَل كُلّ مِنْهُمَا فَضْل الْآخَر وَمِنْ هُنَا يُؤْخَذ التَّرْجَمَة الْآتِيَة مِنْ الْحَدِيث الَّذِي ذُكِرَ لِأَجْلِهَا.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 71
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari	The hadith	No. 71
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 71

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 193

"During the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) men and women used to perform ablution together."

كَانَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَمِيعًا‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 79

The males and females during the time of the Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam ) used to perform the ablution from one vessel together. The wordings "from one vessel" occur in the version of Musaddad.

الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ - مِنَ الإِنَاءِ الْوَاحِدِ جَمِيعًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 342

"Men and women used to perform Wudu' together during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)."

كَانَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَمِيعًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 381

"Men and women used to perform ablution from a single vessel during the time of the Messenger of Allah."

كَانَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muwatta Malik 45

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say that men and their wives used to do wudu together in the time of the Messenger of Allah.

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيَتَوَضَّئُونَ جَمِيعًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 4251

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَمِيعًا مِنْ إِنَاءٍ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Arabic only

Also reported by… (7)

التمهيد لابن عبد البر (2191)الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺمِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ
المنتقى من السنن المسندة (55)كَانَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ
تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (691)الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ، ﷺ ، يتَوَضَّئُونَ جَمِيعًا
جزء من حديث أبي بكر بن المقرئ (71)الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ ، يَذْهَبُ هَؤُلاءِ وَيَجِئُ هَؤُلاءِ
صحيح ابن خزيمة (212)الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ
عوالي مالك بن أنس لأبي أحمد الحاكم (57)كَانَ النِّسَاءُ وَالرِّجَالُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ
مسند ابن الجعد (2658)الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنَ الإِنَاءِ الْوَاحِدِ

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 80

We (men) and women during the life-time of the Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to perform ablution from one vessel. We all put our hands in it.

نَتَوَضَّأُ نَحْنُ وَالنِّسَاءُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ نُدْلِي فِيهِ أَيْدِيَنَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 78

My hands and the hands of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) alternated into one vessel while we performed ablution.

اخْتَلَفَتْ يَدِي وَيَدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْوُضُوءِ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Subayya al-Juhaniyya + 3 other versions

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 5537

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ الرِّجَالَ وَالنِّسَاءَ كَانُوا يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 5658

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كَانُوا يَتَوَضَّئُونَ جَمِيعًا قُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ زَمَنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6001

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ كَذَا قَالَ أَبِي كَانَ النِّسَاءُ وَالرِّجَالُ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ…

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 71

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"During the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) men and women used to perform ablution together."

The males and females during the time of the Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam ) used to perform the ablution from one vessel together. The wordings "from one vessel" occur in the version of Musaddad.

"Men and women used to perform Wudu' together during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)."

"Men and women used to perform ablution from a single vessel during the time of the Messenger of Allah."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say that men and their wives used to do wudu together in the time of the Messenger of Allah.

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We (men) and women during the life-time of the Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to perform ablution from one vessel. We all put our hands in it.

My hands and the hands of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) alternated into one vessel while we performed ablution.

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