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Sunan Abi Dawud 317 — Revelation of Tayammum
The Tayammum
Hadith About Tayammum: The Lost Necklace of Aishah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 317
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 317
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، - الْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ - عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُسَيْدَ بْنَ حُضَيْرٍ وَأُنَاسًا مَعَهُ فِي طَلَبِ قِلاَدَةٍ أَضَلَّتْهَا عَائِشَةُ فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَصَلَّوْا بِغَيْرِ وُضُوءٍ فَأَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَأُنْزِلَتْ آيَةُ التَّيَمُّمِ زَادَ ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ فَقَالَ لَهَا أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ يَرْحَمُكِ اللَّهُ مَا نَزَلَ بِكِ أَمْرٌ تَكْرَهِينَهُ إِلاَّ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَلَكِ فِيهِ فَرَجًا .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent Usayd ibn Hudayr and some people with him to search the necklace lost by Aisha. The time of prayer came and they prayed without ablution. When they returned to the Prophet (ﷺ) and related the fact to him, the verse concerning tayammum was revealed. Ibn Nufayl added: Usayd said to her: May Allah have mercy upon you! Never has there been an occasion when you were beset with an unpleasant matter but Allah made the Muslims and you come out of that.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 317In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 317English translation : Book 1, Hadith 317
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 317
This Hadith explains the event connected to the verse of tayammum. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم sent Usayd ibn Hudayr and others to search for Aishah's lost necklace. The time of prayer came, and they prayed without ablution. When they returned and told the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, the verse concerning tayammum was revealed. Usayd then said that whenever Aishah faced an unpleasant matter, Allah made a way out for her and for the Muslims through it. The report is a key result for searches like hadith about tayammum, tayammum verse revealed, and Aishah necklace hadith. It shows ease after a difficult moment, without adding details beyond the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The prayer time came while the group had no ablution.
- The verse concerning tayammum was revealed after the event was reported.
- Usayd noted that relief came through a difficult situation.
