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Sunan Abi Dawud 147 — Wiping the Forelock Without Untying the Turban
Wiping Over the 'Imamah (Turban)
Hadith About Wiping Forelock in Wudu with a Turban
Sunan Abi Dawud : 147
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 147
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ أَبِي مَعْقِلٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَوَضَّأُ وَعَلَيْهِ عِمَامَةٌ قِطْرِيَّةٌ فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ مِنْ تَحْتِ الْعِمَامَةِ فَمَسَحَ مُقَدَّمَ رَأْسِهِ وَلَمْ يَنْقُضِ الْعِمَامَةَ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
I saw the Messenger (ﷺ) perform ablution. He had a Qutri turban. He inserted his hand beneath the turban and wiped over the forelock, and did not untie the turban.
[1] It is a type of Burd that has some red in it and designs, and they say that its name is derived from the cloth of Qitr in Al-Bahrain.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 147In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 147English translation : Book 1, Hadith 147
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 147
This hadith about wiping the forelock in wudu gives a clear eye-witness report from Anas ibn Malik. He saw the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) performing ablution while wearing a Qutri turban. The Prophet inserted his hand under the turban, wiped over the front part of his head, and did not untie the turban. The core message is about how the wiping was done in that moment. The text does not say that he removed the turban, nor does it say he wiped the whole head in this specific report. It says he wiped the forelock and left the turban tied. For readers searching wiping over turban hadith, this narration gives a simple description of the Prophet’s action during wudu.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) wiped the front of his head while wearing a turban.
- He did not untie the turban in this report.
- The narration is based on what Anas ibn Malik saw.
- Wudu practice should be described with the same care as the text.
