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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Purification

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 39

Chapter: [What Has Been Related] About Going Between The Fingers

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 39

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، هُوَ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، مَوْلَى التَّوْأَمَةِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتَ فَخَلِّلْ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِ يَدَيْكَ وَرِجْلَيْكَ ‏"

Ibn Abbas narrated that :

Allah's Messenger said: "When performing Wudu go between the fingers of your hands and (toes of) your feet."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 39).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ) الْجَوْهَرِيُّ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الطَّبَرِيُّ نَزِيلُ بَغْدَادَ , ثِقَةٌ حَافِظٌ تُكُلِّمَ فِيهِ بِلَا حُجَّةٍ مِنْ الْعَاشِرَةِ ( قَالَ ثنا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ) الْأَنْصَارِيُّ أَبُو مُعَاذٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ نَزِيلُ بَغْدَادَ صَدُوقٌ لَهُ أَغَالِيطُ مِنْ كِبَارِ الْعَاشِرَةِ ( قَالَ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ) الْمَدَنِيُّ مَوْلَى قُرَيْشٍ صَدُوقٌ تَغَيَّرَ حِفْظُهُ لَمَّا قَدِمَ بَغْدَادَ وَكَانَ فَقِيهًا مِنْ السَّابِعَةِ كَذَا فِي التَّقْرِيبِ وَقَالَ فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ , قَالَ اِبْنُ مَعِينٍ مَا حَدَّثَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ , وَقَالَ فِي هَامِشِ الْخُلَاصَةِ نَقْلًا عَنْ التَّهْذِيبِ : وَمَا…

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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 AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 39
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 39
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 39
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 39

Other versions

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 406

Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s messenger as saying, “When you perform ablution let the water run between your fingers and your toes.” Tirmidhi transmitted it and Ibn Majah transmitted something similar. Tirmidhi said that this is a gharib tradition.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتَ فَخَلِّلْ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِ يَدَيْكَ وَرِجْلَيْكَ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ. وَرَوَى ابْنُ مَاجَهْ نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 35b

"He started with the front of his head, moved them (his hands) to the nape of his neck, and then returned them to the place where he started."

وَفِي لَفْظٍ: { بَدَأَ بِمُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ, حَتَّى ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى قَفَاهُ, ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا إِلَى اَلْمَكَانِ اَلَّذِي بَدَأَ مِنْهُ } 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- البخاري (185)‏، ومسلم (235)‏.‏

+ 10 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1243

I requested the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to talk to me about ablution. He said, "Perform the Wudu' well (by washing those parts of the body, such as the face, hands and feet beyond what is required, like washing the hands up to the upper-arm instead of the elbow). Cleanse the base of your fingers and…

وعن لقيط بن صبرة رضي الله عنه قال قلت يا رسول الله أخبرني عن الوضوء‏؟‏ قال‏"‏ ‏"‏أسبغ الوضوء، وخلل بين الأصابع، وبالغ في الاستنشاق، إلا أن تكون صائمًا‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبوداود، والترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Narrated by Laqīt ibn Sabira + 10 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 33

Uthman (rad) called for water to perform ablution. He washed palms of his hands three times, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water in his nose and then blew it out. He then washed his face three times. Thereafter he washed his right hand up to his elbow three times, then the left one likewise…

وَعَنْ حُمْرَانَ; { أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- دَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ, فَغَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ, ثُمَّ مَضْمَضَ, وَاسْتَنْشَقَ, وَاسْتَنْثَرَ, ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ, ثُمَّ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 236

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution; he rinsed his mouth thrice and blew water out of his nose thrice. He then washed his face thrice and his right and left forearms thrice, then he took more water and wiped over his head, and then he washed his feet until he cleaned them

‘Abdullāh ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) perform ablution; he rinsed his mouth thrice and blew water out of his nose thrice. He then washed his face thrice and his right and left forearms thrice…

تَوَضَّأَ فَمَضْمَضَ ثُمَّ اسْتَنْثَرَ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاَثًا وَيَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى ثَلاَثًا وَالأُخْرَى ثَلاَثًا وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ بِمَاءٍ غَيْرِ فَضْلِ يَدِهِ وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَنْقَاهُمَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd + 8 other versions Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1934

I saw `Uthman performing ablution; he washed his hands thrice, rinsed his mouth and then washed his nose, by putting water in it and then blowing it out, and washed his face thrice, and then washed his right forearm up to the elbow thrice, and then the left-forearm up to the elbow thrice, then…

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