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Sunan Abi Dawud 327 — One Stroke for Face and Hands
The Tayammum
One Stroke Tayammum for the Face and Hands
Sunan Abi Dawud : 327
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 327
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَزْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ التَّيَمُّمِ فَأَمَرَنِي ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً لِلْوَجْهِ وَالْكَفَّيْنِ .
'Ammar bin Yasir Narrated from:
I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about tayammum. He commanded me to strike only one stroke (i.e. the strike the ground) for (wiping) the face and the hands.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 327In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 327English translation : Book 1, Hadith 327
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 327
This Hadith is one of the shortest and clearest reports about tayammum. Ammar ibn Yasir says that he asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about tayammum. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded him to make one stroke for the face and the hands. The narration does not add a long story here. It gives the main instruction in a direct way. For anyone searching “tayammum hadith” or “one stroke tayammum,” this text is easy to understand. It shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered the question with a simple action. The Hadith also helps readers avoid making tayammum harder than what is stated in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ammar asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directly about tayammum.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded one stroke for the face and hands.
- The Hadith gives a short and direct method.
- Asking about purification can lead to clear guidance.
