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Sunan Abi Dawud 339 — Two Companions and Tayammum
The One Who Performed Tayammum (Later) Finds Water During The Prayer Time, But After Having Prayed
Two Companions Used Tayammum During Travel
Sunan Abi Dawud : 339
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 339
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ سَوَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، مَوْلَى إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَعْنَاهُ .
Ata ibn Yasar Narrated from:
Two persons from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); he then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 339In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 339English translation : Book 1, Hadith 339
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 339
This Hadith is a short follow-up report from Ata ibn Yasar. It says that two persons from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم experienced the same meaning as the previous narration. Since the text is brief, the explanation should stay brief in claim and clear in meaning. The report points back to the issue of travelers who prayed after making tayammum when water was unavailable. It is useful for readers searching for “two companions tayammum” or “tayammum during travel.” The Hadith also shows how a shorter chain or wording may preserve the same event in a compressed form. The core teaching remains tied to prayer, travel, no water, and tayammum.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report refers to two Companions and the same meaning as the prior narration.
- The setting is connected to tayammum during travel.
- Short narrations can preserve the meaning of a longer report.
- The narration supports the topic of prayer when water is not available.
