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Sunan Abi Dawud 145 — Running Water Through the Beard
Parting One's Fingers Through The Beard
Hadith About Wudu Beard Washing: Water Through the Beard
Sunan Abi Dawud : 145
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 145
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، - يَعْنِي الرَّبِيعَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ زَوْرَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ فَأَدْخَلَهُ تَحْتَ حَنَكِهِ فَخَلَّلَ بِهِ لِحْيَتَهُ وَقَالَ " هَكَذَا أَمَرَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ ابْنُ زَوْرَانَ رَوَى عَنْهُ حَجَّاجُ بْنُ حَجَّاجٍ وَأَبُو الْمَلِيحِ الرَّقِّيُّ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed ablution, he took a handful of water, and, putting it under his chin, made it go through his beard, saying: Thus did my Lord command me.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 145In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 145English translation : Book 1, Hadith 145
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 145
This hadith about wudu beard washing describes an action of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). Whenever he performed ablution, he took a handful of water, placed it under his chin, and passed it through his beard. He then said, “Thus did my Lord command me.” The narration is focused and practical. It shows that the beard was not ignored during wudu. Water was brought under the chin and made to pass through it. For people searching running fingers through beard in wudu hadith, this text gives a direct report from Anas ibn Malik. The explanation should stay with the action described: a handful of water, under the chin, through the beard, connected to the command of Allah as stated in the hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) passed water through his beard during wudu.
- The action was done with a handful of water under the chin.
- The hadith connects this practice to the command of Allah.
- Beard care in wudu should be based on the described Sunnah action.
