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Sunan Abi Dawud 160 — Wiping Over Shoes and Feet
Another Proof For Wiping
Hadith About Wiping Over Shoes and Feet in Wudu
Sunan Abi Dawud : 160
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 160
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَعَبَّادُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، - قَالَ عَبَّادٌ - قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَوْسُ بْنُ أَبِي أَوْسٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَوَضَّأَ وَمَسَحَ عَلَى نَعْلَيْهِ وَقَدَمَيْهِ . وَقَالَ عَبَّادٌ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَتَى كِظَامَةَ قَوْمٍ - يَعْنِي الْمِيضَأَةَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ مُسَدَّدٌ الْمِيضَأَةَ وَالْكِظَامَةَ ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا - فَتَوَضَّأَ وَمَسَحَ عَلَى نَعْلَيْهِ وَقَدَمَيْهِ .
Aws ibn AbuAws ath-Thaqafi Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet. Abbad (a sub-narrator) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to the well of a people. Musaddad did not mention the words Midat (a place where ablution is performed), and Kazamah (well). Then both agreed on the wording:"He performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet."
[1] Meaning, in his version of the Hadīth of Aws. Abū Dāwud heard this narration from both 'Abbād bin Mūsā and Musad-dad. Here he describes the different wordings they reported to him for the narration of Aws.[2] It is a trough, perhaps long, which is dug out of the ground, wherein water is contained in a portion, and then it flows away.[3] This is a description from one of the narrators.[4] Meaning Musad-dad and 'Abbād, in the remainder of the narration of the Hadīth of Aws.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 160In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 160English translation : Book 1, Hadith 160
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 160
This hadith about wiping over shoes and feet in wudu reports from Aws ibn Abu Aws ath-Thaqafi that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet. The narration also preserves a small wording detail from Abbad, who said the Prophet came to the well of a people. The text notes that Musaddad did not mention the words for the ablution place and well, but both narrators agreed on the key wording: he performed wudu and wiped over his shoes and feet. The core message is the action reported during ablution. A careful explanation should not turn this short narration into a broad ruling by itself. It simply records what was seen and how the wording was transmitted.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) performed wudu in this report.
- He wiped over his shoes and feet according to the wording given.
- The narration preserves a difference about the place description.
- Both narrators agree on the key wiping wording.
