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Sunan Abi Dawud 158 — Ubayy ibn Umarah Asks About Wiping Period
The Period (Allowed) For Wiping
Hadith About Ubayy ibn Umarah and Wiping Over Socks
Sunan Abi Dawud : 158
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 158
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ طَارِقٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ قَطَنٍ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ عِمَارَةَ، - قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَكَانَ قَدْ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلْقِبْلَتَيْنِ - أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمْسَحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ قَالَ " نَعَمْ " . قَالَ يَوْمًا قَالَ " يَوْمًا " . قَالَ وَيَوْمَيْنِ قَالَ " وَيَوْمَيْنِ " . قَالَ وَثَلاَثَةً قَالَ " نَعَمْ وَمَا شِئْتَ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ الْمِصْرِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ عِمَارَةَ قَالَ فِيهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعًا . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَعَمْ وَمَا بَدَا لَكَ " قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَدِ اخْتُلِفَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَلَيْسَ هُوَ بِالْقَوِيِّ وَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ السِّيْلَحِينِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ وَقَدِ اخْتُلِفَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ .
Ubayy ibn Umarah Narrated from:
I asked: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) may I wipe over the socks? He replied: Yes. He asked: For one day? He replied: For one day. He again asked: And for two days? He replied: For two days too. He again asked: And for three days? He replied: Yes, as long as you wish.Abu Dawud said: Another version says: He asked him about the period until he reached the period of seven days. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) replied: Yes, as long as you wish (i.e. there is no time limit). Abu Dawud said: There is a variance in the chain of narrators of this tradition. The chain is not strong. Another chain from Yahya b. Ayyub is also disputed.
[1] That is, no. 158 and what follows it. All of this refers to the narration of Yahyā bin Ayyūb Al-Miṣrī, and he narrated it to others with different chains. The narration of Yahyā bin Ishāq As-Sailahīnī from Yahyā bin Ayyūb is recorded by Ibn Abī Shaibah, Aṭ-Ṭabarānī in Al-Kabīr , and others. They differ over the correct spelling of As-Sailahīnī,Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 158In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 158English translation : Book 1, Hadith 158
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 158
This hadith about Ubayy ibn Umarah and wiping over socks records a question-and-answer exchange. Ubayy asked the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) if he could wipe over the socks, and the answer was yes. He then asked about one day, two days, and three days, and the Prophet answered in the affirmative. The version quoted then says, “as long as you wish.” Abu Dawud adds important notes: another version reaches seven days, and he says there is variance in the chain and that the chain is not strong. Because the text itself includes that note, the explanation should be careful. This narration shows the question being asked, but it also shows Abu Dawud’s caution about its strength. It should not be used to ignore clearer time-limit reports without scholarly care.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ubayy ibn Umarah asked about wiping over socks.
- The report mentions one day, two days, and three days.
- Abu Dawud records differences in the chain.
- The text itself warns that the chain is not strong.
