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Sunan Abi Dawud 155 — The Najashi’s Gift and Wiping Over Socks
Wiping Over The Khuff
Hadith About the Najashi Gift and Wiping Over Socks
Sunan Abi Dawud : 155
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 155
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا دَلْهَمُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ حُجَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّجَاشِيَّ، أَهْدَى إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خُفَّيْنِ أَسْوَدَيْنِ سَاذَجَيْنِ فَلَبِسَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وَمَسَحَ عَلَيْهِمَا . قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ عَنْ دَلْهَمِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ هَذَا مِمَّا تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ أَهْلُ الْبَصْرَةِ .
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari Narrated from:
Negus presented to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) two black and simple socks. He put them on; then he performed ablution and wiped over them. Musaddad reported this tradition from Dulham b. Salih. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by the people of Basrah alone.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 155In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 155English translation : Book 1, Hadith 155
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 155
This hadith about the Najashi gift and wiping over socks reports that the Negus presented two black and simple socks to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The Prophet put them on, then performed ablution and wiped over them. The wording is short, but it gives a clear action: wearing the socks, making wudu, and wiping over them. It also includes Abu Dawud’s note that this tradition was narrated by the people of Basrah alone. A careful explanation should not add more than the text gives. It does not discuss the full conditions of wiping, the material in detail, or the length of time. It simply records the gift and the Prophet’s action. For searches like Najashi socks hadith or wiping over socks in wudu, this narration is directly related.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Negus gifted the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) two black simple socks.
- The Prophet wore them before performing wudu.
- He wiped over the socks during ablution.
- Abu Dawud notes how this report was transmitted.
