1/51. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 122 — Wiping the Head in Wudu
The Manner of The Prophet's Wudu'
Wiping the Head in Wudu: The Prophet’s Method
Sunan Abi Dawud : 122
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 122
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، وَيَعْقُوبُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الأَنْطَاكِيُّ، - لَفْظُهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ حَرِيزِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَوَضَّأَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَسْحَ رَأْسِهِ وَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى مُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ فَأَمَرَّهُمَا حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْقَفَا ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي بَدَأَ مِنْهُ . قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حَرِيزٌ .
Al-Miqdam b. Ma'dikarib Narrated from:
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he placed his palms on the front of the head. Then he moved them until he reached the nape. He then returned them to the place from where he had started.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 122In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 122English translation : Book 1, Hadith 122
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 122
This Hadith focuses on wiping the head in wudu. Al-Miqdam reported that he saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم perform ablution. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم reached the part of wiping his head, he placed his palms on the front of the head, moved them until he reached the nape, and then brought them back to the starting point. The main search phrase is wiping head in wudu, and this report gives a clear picture of that action. It does not discuss every part of wudu in detail. Its focus is the movement of the hands over the head. This makes it useful for readers who want a direct Hadith about how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wiped his head during ablution.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم began wiping the head from the front in this narration.
- He moved his hands to the nape and then returned them to the starting place.
- The report teaches attention to the actual movement used in wudu.
