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Sunan Abi Dawud 182 — Touching Private Part After Wudu
Concession In This Regard
Touching the Private Part After Wudu: A Simple Hadith Explanation
Sunan Abi Dawud : 182
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 182
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُلاَزِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ طَلْقٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَدِمْنَا عَلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ كَأَنَّهُ بَدَوِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا تَرَى فِي مَسِّ الرَّجُلِ ذَكَرَهُ بَعْدَ مَا يَتَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَ " هَلْ هُوَ إِلاَّ مُضْغَةٌ مِنْهُ " . أَوْ قَالَ - " بَضْعَةٌ مِنْهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ وَسُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَجَرِيرٌ الرَّازِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ طَلْقٍ .
Talq Narrated from:
We came upon the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ). A man came to him: he seemed to be a bedouin. He said: Prophet of Allah, what do you think about a man who touches his penis after performing ablution? He (ﷺ) replied: That is only a part of his body. Abu Dawud said: The tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 182In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 182English translation : Book 1, Hadith 182
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 182
This hadith is about touching the private part after wudu. A man, described as appearing to be a Bedouin, asks the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم what should be thought about a man who touches his penis after performing ablution. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replies that it is only a part of his body, or a piece of him. The wording is brief, so the explanation should stay close to the text. The hadith shows that people asked direct questions about purification, even about private matters. It also shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered in a clear and simple way. For searches like touching private part after wudu hadith, the core point here is the answer given in this specific report.
What we learn from this hadith
- People may ask honest questions about purification without shame.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered the question with simple words.
- The report treats the private part as a part of the body in this wording.
- Different narrations on a topic should be read with care.
