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Sunan Abi Dawud 150 — Wiping the Forelock, Turban, and Socks
Wiping Over The Khuff
Hadith About Wiping Over Turban and Socks
Sunan Abi Dawud : 150
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 150
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ، ح حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، عَنِ التَّيْمِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَوَضَّأَ وَمَسَحَ نَاصِيَتَهُ . وَذَكَرَ فَوْقَ الْعِمَامَةِ - قَالَ عَنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ - سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَمْسَحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ وَعَلَى نَاصِيَتِهِ وَعَلَى عِمَامَتِهِ . قَالَ بَكْرٌ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنَ ابْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed ablution and wiped his forelock and turban. Another version says: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wiped his socks and his forelock and his turban. Bakr said: I heard it from Ibn al-Mughirah.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 150In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 150English translation : Book 1, Hadith 150
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 150
This hadith about wiping over turban and socks gives a brief report from Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah. One version says the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) performed ablution and wiped his forelock and turban. Another version adds that he wiped over his socks along with his forelock and turban. The core topic is wiping in wudu. The narration is useful for searches like masah over turban hadith and wiping over socks in wudu. It does not describe every step of ablution, but it records the parts wiped in this report. A careful explanation should keep the two versions clear: one mentions forelock and turban, while the other mentions socks as well. This helps readers understand the wording without mixing the reports.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) wiped his forelock and turban in this narration.
- Another version also mentions wiping over the socks.
- The hadith should be read with attention to its different wordings.
- Wiping in wudu is reported through clear observed actions.
