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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Purification

Sunan an-Nasa'i 78

Chapter: Saying Bismillah When Performing Wudu'

Authentic chain 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 78

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، وَقَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ طَلَبَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَضُوءًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ هَلْ مَعَ أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ مَاءٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي الْمَاءِ وَيَقُولُ ‏"‏ تَوَضَّئُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَرَأَيْتُ الْمَاءَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصَابِعِهِ حَتَّى تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْ عِنْدِ آخِرِهِمْ ‏

It was narrated that Anas said:

"Some of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) were looking for (water for) Wudu'. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Do any of you have water?' He put his hand in the water and said: 'Perform Wudu' in the Name of Allah.' I saw the water coming out from between his fingers until they had all performed Wudu'." Thabit said: "I said to Anas: 'How many did you see?' He said: 'About seventy.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 78).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( تَوَضَّئُوا بِسْمِ اللَّه ) أَيّ مُتَبَرِّكِينَ أَوْ مُبْتَدِئِينَ بِهِ أَوْ قَائِلِينَ هَذَا اللَّفْظ عَلَى أَنَّ الْجَارّ وَالْمَجْرُور أُرِيدَ بِهِ لَفْظه وَعَلَى كُلّ تَقْدِير يَحْصُل الْمَطْلُوب وَعَدَلَ عَنْ الْحَدِيث الْمَشْهُور بَيْنهمْ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَة وَهُوَ لَا وُضُوء لِمَنْ لَمْ يَذْكُر اِسْم اللَّه عَلَيْهِ لِمَا فِي إِسْنَاده مِنْ التَّكَلُّم ( حَتَّى تَوَضَّئُوا مِنْ عِنْد آخِرهمْ ) أَيْ تَوَضَّئُوا كُلّهمْ حَتَّى وَصَلَتْ النَّوْبَة إِلَى الْآخِر فَمِنْ بِمَعْنَى إِلَى وَقِيلَ كَلِمَة مِنْ لِلِابْتِدَاءِ وَالْمَعْنَى تَوَضَّئُوا وُضُوءًا نَاشِئًا مِنْ عِنْد آخِرهمْ وَكَوْن الْوُضُوء نَشَأَ مِنْ آخِرهمْ فِي وَصْف التَّوَضُّؤ يَسْتَلْزِم حُصُول الْوُضُوء لِلْكُل…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 78
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 78
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 78

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (82)هَلْ مَعَ أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ مَاءً ؟ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي الْمَاءِ ، وَيَقُولُ : تَوَضَّؤُوا بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ الْمَاءَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ حَتَّى تَوَضَّؤُوا مِنْ عِنْدِ آخِرِهِمْ

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