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Sunan Abi Dawud 189 — Wiping Hands After Eating Meat
Not Performing Wudu' FRom [Food Which Had Been Cooked] Over Fire
Wiping Hands After Eating Meat Before Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 189
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 189
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ أَكَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَتِفًا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى .
Abdullah ibn Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a shoulder (of goat's meat) and after wiping his hand with a cloth on which he was sitting, he got up and prayed.
[1] A thick cloth or cloak made of animal skin.[2] Meaning; its chain, while there is support for its basis.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 189In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 189English translation : Book 1, Hadith 189
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 189
This hadith reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم ate from a shoulder, wiped his hand with a cloth that was under him, then got up and prayed. The main topic is eating meat and prayer without mention of a fresh wudu. The report focuses on wiping the hand before standing for prayer. It does not say that he washed with water or renewed ablution. For searches like wiping hands after eating meat hadith, the teaching is simple: the action described was eating, wiping the hand, and then praying. A careful reader should notice what is stated and what is not stated. The narration gives a small but useful detail about cleanliness before prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wiped his hand after eating.
- He then stood and prayed in this report.
- The text does not mention a fresh ablution.
- Small actions of cleanliness were observed and narrated.
