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Sunan Abi Dawud 318 — Wiping With Pure Earth
The Tayammum
Hadith About Tayammum: Wiping Face and Arms With Earth
Sunan Abi Dawud : 318
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 318
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُمْ تَمَسَّحُوا وَهُمْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالصَّعِيدِ لِصَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ فَضَرَبُوا بِأَكُفِّهِمُ الصَّعِيدَ ثُمَّ مَسَحُوا وُجُوهَهُمْ مَسْحَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ عَادُوا فَضَرَبُوا بِأَكُفِّهِمُ الصَّعِيدَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَمَسَحُوا بِأَيْدِيهِمْ كُلِّهَا إِلَى الْمَنَاكِبِ وَالآبَاطِ مِنْ بُطُونِ أَيْدِيهِمْ .
'Ammar bin Yasir Narrated from:
They (the Companions of the Prophet) wiped with pure earth (their hands and face) to offer the dawn prayer in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They struck the ground with their palms and wiped their faces once. Then they repeated and struck the ground with their palms once again and wiped their arms completely up to the shoulders and up to the armpits with the inner side of their hands.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 318In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 318English translation : Book 1, Hadith 318
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 318
This Hadith reports a method of tayammum narrated by Ammar ibn Yasir. The Companions were with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and wiped with pure earth for the dawn prayer. They struck the ground with their palms and wiped their faces once. Then they struck the ground again and wiped their arms completely up to the shoulders and armpits with the inner side of their hands. The narration is detailed, and Abu Dawud records other reports nearby with wording differences. For readers searching how to perform tayammum hadith, the safe way to explain this report is to describe exactly what it says and not turn it into a wider claim.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions used pure earth for purification before Fajr.
- The face was wiped once after striking the ground.
- The report mentions a second strike and wiping the arms up to the shoulders and armpits.
