1/71. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 181 — Wudu After Touching the Private Part
Wudu' From Touching The Penis
Hadith About Wudu After Touching the Private Part
Sunan Abi Dawud : 181
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 181
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُرْوَةَ، يَقُولُ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ فَذَكَرْنَا مَا يَكُونُ مِنْهُ الْوُضُوءُ . فَقَالَ مَرْوَانُ وَمِنْ مَسِّ الذَّكَرِ . فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ مَا عَلِمْتُ ذَلِكَ . فَقَالَ مَرْوَانُ أَخْبَرَتْنِي بُسْرَةُ بِنْتُ صَفْوَانَ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ مَسَّ ذَكَرَهُ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ " .
Busrah daughter of Safwan Narrated from:
Abdullah ibn AbuBakr reported that he heard Urwah say: I entered upon Marwan ibn al-Hakam. We mentioned things that render the ablution void. Marwan said: Does it become void by touching the penis? Urwah replied: This I do not know. Marwan said: Busrah daughter of Safwan reported to me that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: He who touches his penis should perform ablution.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 181In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 181English translation : Book 1, Hadith 181
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 181
This hadith centers on wudu after touching the private part. The report begins with a discussion about matters that make ablution void. Marwan asks whether touching the penis is included. Urwah says he does not know that ruling. Marwan then shares what Busrah daughter of Safwan heard from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم: “He who touches his penis should perform ablution.” The teaching is short and direct. It shows that questions about purity were discussed with care, and that a clear prophetic statement was used when there was uncertainty. For readers searching for hadith about touching private part and wudu, the main point in this text is renewal of ablution after that touch.
What we learn from this hadith
- When a ruling is unclear, one should refer back to the words of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The hadith links touching the private part with performing wudu.
- Knowledge was shared carefully through named narrators.
- Matters of purification should be treated with seriousness.
