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Sunan Abi Dawud 328 — Tayammum During Travel
The Tayammum
Tayammum During Travel and Wiping Up to the Elbows
Sunan Abi Dawud : 328
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 328
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، قَالَ سُئِلَ قَتَادَةُ عَنِ التَّيَمُّمِ، فِي السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَدِّثٌ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ " .
Aban Narrated from:
Qatadah was asked about tayammum during a journey. He said: A traditionist reported to me from al-Sha'bi from 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abza on the authority of 'Ammar b. Yasir who reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: (He should wipe) up to the elbows.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 328In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 328English translation : Book 1, Hadith 328
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 328
This Hadith is about tayammum during a journey. Qatadah was asked about the issue, and he reported a narration through al-Sha'bi from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abza, from Ammar ibn Yasir, from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The wording here says “up to the elbows.” The narration is brief, so we should not add more than it gives. Its core value is that it records a specific wording related to the extent of wiping in tayammum while traveling. For readers searching “tayammum during travel,” this Hadith shows that the topic was asked about by early Muslims and that reports were passed on with their exact wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Tayammum was discussed in the setting of travel.
- This wording mentions wiping up to the elbows.
- The report is linked through Ammar ibn Yasir.
- Short narrations can preserve specific legal wording.
