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Sunan Abi Dawud 335 — Cold Night Purification Report
When The Sexually Impure Person Is Afraid Of Suffering From The Cold, Does He Perform Tayammum?
Amr ibn al-As and Purification on a Cold Night
Sunan Abi Dawud : 335
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 335
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ، وَعَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ أَبِي أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، مَوْلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ، كَانَ عَلَى سَرِيَّةٍ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَهُ . قَالَ فَغَسَلَ مَغَابِنَهُ وَتَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِهِمْ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ التَّيَمُّمَ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرُوِيَتْ هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةُ عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ حَسَّانَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَ فِيهِ فَتَيَمَّمَ .
Abu Qais Narrated from:
'Amr b. al-'As was in a battle. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. He then said: He washed his armpits and other joints where dirt was found, and he performed ablution like that for prayer. Then he led them in prayer. He then narrated the tradition in a similar way but did not mention of tayammum. Abu Dawud said: This incident has also been narrated by al-'Awza'i on the authority of Hassan b. 'Atiyyah. This version has the words: Then he performed tayammum.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 335In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 335English translation : Book 1, Hadith 335
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 335
This Hadith is another version of the report about Amr ibn al-As in a battle. The narration says that he washed his armpits and other places where dirt was found, then performed ablution like the ablution for prayer and led the people. This version does not mention tayammum, while Abu Dawud adds that another narration from al-Awza'i includes the words “then he performed tayammum.” Because the text itself highlights this difference, the explanation should not force all versions into one wording. The core topic is purification during hardship, especially when a full bath may be difficult. It also shows that Hadith reports sometimes preserve different details of the same event.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version mentions washing areas where dirt was found.
- It also mentions performing wudu before leading the prayer.
- Abu Dawud notes that another version includes tayammum.
- Different reports may preserve different details of one incident.
