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Sunan Abi Dawud 331 — Wiping Before Returning Salam
Tayammum During Residency
Wiping the Face and Hands Before Replying to Salam
Sunan Abi Dawud : 331
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 331
حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْبُرُلُّسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، أَنَّ نَافِعًا، حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْغَائِطِ فَلَقِيَهُ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ بِئْرِ جَمَلٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْحَائِطِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْحَائِطِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الرَّجُلِ السَّلاَمَ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came from the privy. A man met him near Bir Jamal and saluted him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not return the salutation until he came to a wall and placed his hands on the wall and wiped his face and hands; he then returned the man's salutation.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 331In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 331English translation : Book 1, Hadith 331
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 331
This Hadith is another report about the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم coming from the privy and meeting a man near Bir Jamal. The man gave salam, but the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم did not return it until he came to a wall. He placed his hands on the wall, wiped his face and hands, and then returned the salam. The narration is short and focused. It does not give a long ruling or many details. Its main lesson is tied to purification before replying in that moment. For people searching “tayammum before returning salam,” this Hadith gives a direct report with the key actions: wall, hands, face, hands, then salam.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم returned the salam after wiping his face and hands.
- The narration mentions a wall as the surface used.
- The report connects purification and respect for the greeting.
- The action is described in a simple and direct way.
