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Sunan Abi Dawud 34 — Same Meaning Through Another Chain
Disapproval Of Touching One's Private Part With The Right Hand While Purifying
Hadith About Supporting Chains for Right Hand Etiquette
Sunan Abi Dawud : 34
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 34
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَعْنَاهُ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Aishah, also reported a tradition bearing similar meaning through another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 34In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 34English translation : Book 1, Hadith 34
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 34
This hadith about supporting chains is different from many action-based reports. The translation says Aishah also reported a tradition bearing similar meaning through another chain of transmitters. So the main focus here is not a new action, but the transmission of a similar meaning. Based on the surrounding report, the meaning relates to the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم hand etiquette, where the right hand was used for pure and honored actions and the left for private cleaning or what was repugnant. We should not treat this report as if it adds new details, because the text does not do that. Users may search “Aishah right hand hadith another chain” or “hadith similar meaning chain.” The value of the report is that it points to another route carrying the same teaching.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some reports preserve the same meaning through more than one chain.
- This narration does not add a new act in the provided text.
- The related teaching remains hand etiquette and cleanliness.
