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Sunan Abi Dawud 161 — Wiping Over Socks in Wudu
How Should One Wipe
Wiping Over Socks in Wudu: A Simple Sunnah Report
Sunan Abi Dawud : 161
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 161
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، قَالَ ذَكَرَهُ أَبِي عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَمْسَحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ . وَقَالَ غَيْرُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْخُفَّيْنِ .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wiped over the socks. Another version adds: "On the back (upper part) of the socks."
[1] Meaning other than Muḥammad bin As-Ṣabbāḥ from whom Abū Dāwūd heard this version.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 161In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 161English translation : Book 1, Hadith 161
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 161
This Hadith is about wiping over socks in wudu, often searched as wiping over khuffain or masah over socks. Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم wiped over the socks. Another version adds a clear detail: the wiping was on the back, or upper part, of the socks. The wording is short, but it gives a direct picture of an action done by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم during purification. The main lesson here is to follow the reported Sunnah as it is stated. The text does not give extra conditions, timings, or a full method, so the explanation should stay close to what is mentioned: wiping over the socks, with the added version pointing to the upper part.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is reported to have wiped over socks during wudu.
- One version mentions the upper part of the socks.
- The Hadith teaches careful attention to the exact wording of worship reports.
