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Sunan Abi Dawud 163 — Following What the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Did
How Should One Wipe
Wudu and Wiping the Upper Part of Socks
Sunan Abi Dawud : 163
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 163
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ مَا كُنْتُ أُرَى بَاطِنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ إِلاَّ أَحَقَّ بِالْغَسْلِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَمْسَحُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ خُفَّيْهِ .
This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: “I always preferred to wash the under part of the feet until I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wiping the upper part of them.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 163In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 163English translation : Book 1, Hadith 163
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 163
This narration gives another wording on the same core topic: wiping over socks in wudu. The speaker says he used to think that the under part of the feet was more deserving of washing until he saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم wiping the upper part of his socks. The Hadith is useful because it shows a person leaving his own first thought when a clear Prophetic action is known. The focus is not on debate or extra rulings. It is about seeing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم perform an act and then accepting that practice. For people searching for masah over socks hadith, upper part of khuffain, or wudu Sunnah, this text gives a direct and easy lesson.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person may change his view when a Prophetic practice becomes clear.
- The narration mentions wiping the upper part of the socks.
- The text keeps worship tied to what was seen from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
