Ablution (Wudu)
In another narration by al-Bukhari and Muslim: "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
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated Abdullah bin ‘Amr (rad) regarding the description of the ablution:
“Then he (Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)) wiped his head, inserted his index finger in his ears and wiped the exterior of his ears with thumbs”. [Reported by Abu Da’ud and An-Nasa’i and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih (sound)].
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فِي صِفَةِ اَلْوُضُوءِ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِرَأْسِهِ وَأَدْخَلَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ اَلسَّبَّاحَتَيْنِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَمَسَحَ بِإِبْهَامَيْهِ ظَاهِرَ أُذُنَيْهِ أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated Abu Huraira (rad):
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When one of you wakes up from his sleep, he must blow of his nose three times, for the Satan spends the night inside one’s nostrils” [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اِسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ مَنَامِهِ فَلْيَسْتَنْثِرْ ثَلَاثًا فَإِنَّ اَلشَّيْطَانَ يَبِيتُ عَلَى خَيْشُومِهِ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1
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Narrated Abu Huraira (rad):
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When one of you wakes up from his sleep, he must not put his hand in a utensil till he washed it three times, for he does not know where his hand was (while he slept)”.
[Agreed upon. This is Muslim’s version].
وَعَنْهُ إِذَا اِسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ فَلَا يَغْمِسُ يَدَهُ فِي اَلْإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدَهُ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ مُسْلِم ٍ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated Laqit bin Sabra (rad):
Allah’s Mesenger (ﷺ) said, “Perform a perfect Wudu run (your fingers) through the fingers of the hands and the toes, and if not fasting, sniff water up well inside the nose”. [Reported by Al-Arba’a and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih].
وَعَنْ لَقِيطِ بْنُ صَبْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَسْبِغْ اَلْوُضُوءَ وَخَلِّلْ بَيْنَ اَلْأَصَابِعِ وَبَالِغْ فِي اَلِاسْتِنْشَاقِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَائِمًا أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
In another verson of Abu Da’ud is: “If you perform ablution rinse your mouth”.
وَلِأَبِي دَاوُدَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتَ فَمَضْمِضْ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated ‘Uthman (rad):
While performing Wudu, the Prophet (ﷺ) would run (his fingers) through his beard. [Reported by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih].
وَعَنْ عُثْمَانَ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُخَلِّلُ لِحْيَتَهُ فِي اَلْوُضُوءِ أَخْرَجَهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ 1
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Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Zaid (rad):
Two thirds of a Mudd (of water) was brought to he Prophet (ﷺ) (for ablution) so he began rubbing his arms. [Reported by Ahmed, and Ibn Khuzaima graded it Sahih].
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَتَى بِثُلُثَيْ مُدٍّ فَجَعَلَ يَدْلُكُ ذِرَاعَيْهِ أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Zaid (rad):
He saw the Prophet (ﷺ) taking some water to wipe his ears other than the water he had taken to wipe his head. [Reported by Al-Baihaqi, who said that its Isnad (chain of narrators) is authentic and At-Tirmidhi also graded it Sahih].
وَعَنْهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى اَلنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْخُذُ لِأُذُنَيْهِ مَاءً خِلَافَ اَلْمَاءِ اَلَّذِي أَخَذَ لِرَأْسِهِ أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبَيْهَقِيّ ُ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
And the words of the Muslim version are: “he wiped his head taking extra water from that he had taken for the washing of the hands”, and this Hadith is Al-Mahfuz.
وَهُوَ عِنْدَ مُسْلِمٍ مِنْ هَذَا اَلْوَجْهِ بِلَفْظٍ وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ بِمَاءٍ غَيْرَ فَضْلِ يَدَيْهِ وَهُوَ اَلْمَحْفُوظ ُ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Abu Huraira (rad):
I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying, “My people will come on the Day of Resurrection with bright faces, hands and feet from the traces of Wudu. If any of you can lengthen his brightness, let him do so”. [Agreed upon and this is Muslim’s version].
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ أَثَرِ اَلْوُضُوءِ فَمَنْ اِسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يُطِيلَ غُرَّتَهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ وَاللَّفْظُ لِمُسْلِم ٍ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated ‘Aisha (rad):
Allah’s Messenger (rad) loved to begin with the right while putting on his shoes, combing his hair, in his purification and in all his affairs [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعْجِبُهُ اَلتَّيَمُّنُ فِي تَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَطُهُورِهُ وَفِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated Abu Huraira (rad):
Allah’s Messenger (rad) said, “When you perform ablution, begin with your right limbs”. [Reported by Al-Arba’a and garded Sahih by Ibn Khuzaima].
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتُمْ فابدأوا بِمَيَامِنِكُمْ أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu’ba (rad):
The Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution and passed wet hands on his forelock, over the turban and over the two leather socks. [ Reported by Muslim].
وَعَنْ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةٍ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَوَضَّأَ فَمَسَحَ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ وَعَلَى اَلْعِمَامَةِ وَالْخُفَّيْنِ أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم ٌ 1
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Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah (rad):
Regarding the Hajj of the Prophet (ﷺ): He said, “Begin with what Allah had begun with” [ Reported by An-Nasa’i in this commanding version while Muslim has reported it in the reporting one].
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فِي صِفَةِ حَجِّ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم اِبْدَؤُوا بِمَا بَدَأَ اَللَّهُ بِهِ أَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ هَكَذَا بِلَفْظِ اَلْأَمْر ِ 1 وَهُوَ عِنْدَ مُسْلِمٍ بِلَفْظِ اَلْخَبَر ِ 2
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah (rad):
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to run the water down his elbows while performing ablution [Reported by Ad-Daraqutni with aweak chain of narrators].
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ اَلنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَدَارَ اَلْمَاءَ عَلَى مُرْفَقَيْهِ أَخْرَجَهُ اَلدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ بِإِسْنَادِ ضَعِيف ٍ 1
Ablution (Wudu)
Narrated Abu Huraira (rad):
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “There is no Wudu for one who does not mention Allah’s Name upon it. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Da’ud and Ibn Majah with a weak chain of narrators].
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَا وُضُوءَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَذْكُرِ اِسْمَ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ أَخْرَجَهُ أَحْمَدُ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ بِإِسْنَادٍ ضَعِيف ٍ 1
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At-Tirmidhi reported something similar to the above from Sa’id bin Zaid.
وَلِلترْمِذِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْد ٍ 1
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وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ نَحْوُه ُ 1
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and Ahmad said that nothing is authenticated in it.
قَالَ أَحْمَدُ لَا يَثْبُتُ فِيهِ شَيْء ٌ 1