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Hadith about Method of Ablution

67 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 43 are translated into English.

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 46

The Prophet (๏ทบ) performed ablution and passed wet hands on his forelock, over the turban and over the two leather socks. [ Reported by Muslim].

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุงูŽู„ู’ู…ูุบููŠุฑูŽุฉู ุจู’ู†ู ุดูุนู’ุจูŽุฉู โ€- ุฑุถู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ โ€- { ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุงูŽู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูŽู‘ โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ุชูŽูˆูŽุถูŽู‘ุฃูŽ, ููŽู…ูŽุณูŽุญูŽ ุจูู†ูŽุงุตููŠูŽุชูู‡ู, ูˆูŽุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงูŽู„ู’ุนูู…ูŽุงู…ูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุฎูููŽู‘ูŠู’ู†ู.โ€ } ุฃูŽุฎู’ุฑูŽุฌูŽู‡ู ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู… ูŒ 1โ€ .โ€ โ€1 โ€- ุตุญูŠุญ.โ€ ุฑูˆุงู‡โ€ฆ

Narrated by Al-Mughฤซrah ibn Shuโ€˜bah + 7 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 37

Allahโ€™s Messenger (๏ทบ) said: โ€œWhen one of you wakes up from his sleep, he must blow of his nose three times, for the Satan spends the night inside oneโ€™s nostrilsโ€ [Agreed upon].

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ู‡ูุฑูŽูŠู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽ โ€- ุฑุถู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ โ€- ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-{ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุงูุณู’ุชูŽูŠู’ู‚ูŽุธูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏููƒูู…ู’ ู…ูู†ู’ ู…ูŽู†ูŽุงู…ูู‡ู ููŽู„ู’ูŠูŽุณู’ุชูŽู†ู’ุซูุฑู’ ุซูŽู„ูŽุงุซู‹ุง, ููŽุฅูู†ูŽู‘ ุงูŽู„ุดูŽู‘ูŠู’ุทูŽุงู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุจููŠุชู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุฎูŽูŠู’ุดููˆู…ูู‡ูโ€ฆ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 5 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 164

If anyone performs ablution like this ablution of mine and offers two Rak'ahs during which he does not think of anything else, Allah will forgive his past sins

Humrฤn, the freed slave of 'Uthmฤn ibn' Affฤn, reported that he saw 'Uthmฤn ibn' Affฤn asking (for water) to perform ablution, and he poured water from his vessel over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the water and rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting waterโ€ฆ

ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽูˆูŽุถูŽู‘ุฃูŽ ู†ูŽุญู’ูˆูŽ ูˆูุถููˆุฆููŠ ู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุตูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‰ ุฑูŽูƒู’ุนูŽุชูŽูŠู’ู†ูุŒ ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูุญูŽุฏูู‘ุซู ูููŠู‡ูู…ูŽุง ู†ูŽูู’ุณูŽู‡ูุŒ ุบูŽููŽุฑูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ู„ูŽู‡ู ู…ูŽุง ุชูŽู‚ูŽุฏูŽู‘ู…ูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุฐูŽู†ู’ุจูู‡ู โ€"

Narrated by Uthmฤn ibn โ€˜Affฤn + 20 other versions Explained

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

โ€˜Abdullฤh 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 thriceโ€ฆ

ุชูŽูˆูŽุถูŽู‘ุฃูŽ ููŽู…ูŽุถู’ู…ูŽุถูŽ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุงุณู’ุชูŽู†ู’ุซูŽุฑูŽ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุบูŽุณูŽู„ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌู’ู‡ูŽู‡ู ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู‹ุง ูˆูŽูŠูŽุฏูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู’ูŠูู…ู’ู†ูŽู‰ ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู‹ุง ูˆูŽุงู„ุฃูุฎู’ุฑูŽู‰ ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู‹ุง ูˆูŽู…ูŽุณูŽุญูŽ ุจูุฑูŽุฃู’ุณูู‡ู ุจูู…ูŽุงุกู ุบูŽูŠู’ุฑู ููŽุถู’ู„ู ูŠูŽุฏูู‡ู ูˆูŽุบูŽุณูŽู„ูŽ ุฑูุฌู’ู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุญูŽุชูŽู‘ู‰ ุฃูŽู†ู’ู‚ูŽุงู‡ูู…ูŽุง โ€.โ€

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn Zayd + 8 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 241a

Beware of negnot washing your heels properly, for not doing so can lead to them being burnt in the Hellfire! So, perform your ablution thoroughly

We returned with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) from Makkah to Madฤซnah, and when we came to some water on the way, some of the people were in a hurry at the time of the โ€˜Asr prayer and performed ablution hurriedly; and when we reached them, their heels wereโ€ฆ

ูˆูŽูŠู’ู„ูŒ ู„ูู„ุฃูŽุนู’ู‚ูŽุงุจู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุงุฑู ุฃูŽุณู’ุจูุบููˆุง ุงู„ู’ูˆูุถููˆุกูŽ โ€"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr + 10 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 158

The Prophet (may Allahโ€™s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts twice

The Prophet (may Allahโ€™s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts twice.

ุชูŽูˆูŽุถูŽู‘ุฃูŽ ู…ูŽุฑูŽู‘ุชูŽูŠู’ู†ู ู…ูŽุฑูŽู‘ุชูŽูŠู’ู†ูโ€.โ€

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn Zayd + 3 other versions Explained

Authentic Bulugh al-Maram 41

Two-thirds of a Mudd were brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he began rubbing his arm

โ€˜Abdullฤh ibn Zayd reported that two-thirds of a Mudd were brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he began rubbing his arm.

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฒูŽูŠู’ุฏู โ€- ุฑุถู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ โ€- { ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุงูŽู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูŽู‘ โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ุฃูŽุชูŽู‰ ุจูุซูู„ูุซูŽูŠู’ ู…ูุฏูู‘, ููŽุฌูŽุนูŽู„ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏู’ู„ููƒู ุฐูุฑูŽุงุนูŽูŠู’ู‡ู } ุฃูŽุฎู’ุฑูŽุฌูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุฏู, ูˆูŽุตูŽุญูŽู‘ุญูŽู‡ู ุงูุจู’ู†ู ุฎูุฒูŽูŠู’ู…ูŽุฉ ูŽ 1โ€ .โ€ โ€1 โ€-โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn Zayd Explained

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 92

This is how the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution

โ€˜Abd Khayr reported: โ€˜Ali ibn Abi Tฤlib (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us after he had prayed. He asked for water and we said: "What is he going to do with the water as he has (already) prayed? He only wants to teach us." A container of water and a basin were brought to him. He poured someโ€ฆ

ููŽุฃูุชููŠูŽ ุจูุฅูู†ูŽุงุกู ูููŠู‡ู ู…ูŽุงุกูŒ ูˆูŽุทูŽุณู’ุชู ููŽุฃูŽูู’ุฑูŽุบูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฅูู†ูŽุงุกู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽุฏูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ููŽุบูŽุณูŽู„ูŽู‡ูŽุง ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู‹ุง ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุชูŽู…ูŽุถู’ู…ูŽุถูŽ ูˆูŽุงุณู’ุชูŽู†ู’ุดูŽู‚ูŽ ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู‹ุง ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ูƒูŽููู‘ ุงู„ูŽู‘ุฐููŠ ูŠูŽุฃู’ุฎูุฐู ุจูู‡ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุงุกูŽ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุบูŽุณูŽู„ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌู’ู‡ูŽู‡ู ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู‹ุงโ€ฆ

Narrated by Ali + 4 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 157

The Prophet (may Allahโ€™s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts once

The Prophet (may Allahโ€™s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts once.

ุชูŽูˆูŽุถูŽู‘ุฃูŽ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู…ูŽุฑูŽู‘ุฉู‹ ู…ูŽุฑูŽู‘ุฉู‹โ€.โ€

Narrated by Ibn โ€˜Abbฤs Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 186

and performed ablution like that of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in front of them

I witnessed 'Amr ibn Abi Hasan asking 'Abdullah ibn Zayd about the ablution of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), so he asked for a vessel of water and performed ablution like that of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in front of them. He poured waterโ€ฆ

ููŽุฃูŽูƒู’ููŽุฃูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽุฏูู‡ู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุชูŽู‘ูˆู’ุฑูุŒ ููŽุบูŽุณูŽู„ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู‹ุงุŒ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุฃูŽุฏู’ุฎูŽู„ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏูŽู‡ู ูููŠ ุงู„ุชูŽู‘ูˆู’ุฑูุŒ ููŽู…ูŽุถู’ู…ูŽุถูŽ ูˆูŽุงุณู’ุชูŽู†ู’ุดูŽู‚ูŽ ูˆูŽุงุณู’ุชูŽู†ู’ุซูŽุฑูŽ ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซูŽ ุบูŽุฑูŽููŽุงุชูุŒ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุฃูŽุฏู’ุฎูŽู„ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏูŽู‡ู ููŽุบูŽุณูŽู„ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌู’ู‡ูŽู‡ู ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซู‹ุงุŒ ุซูู…ูŽู‘โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn Zayd Explained

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