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Sunan Abi Dawud 54 — Mouth Rinsing and Fitrah
The (Use Of) Siwak Is From The Fitrah (Natural Acts)
Hadith About Fitrah, Mouth Rinsing, and Nose Cleansing
Sunan Abi Dawud : 54
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 54
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَدَاوُدُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، قَالَ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ، - وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ الْمَضْمَضَةَ وَالاِسْتِنْشَاقَ " . فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ إِعْفَاءَ اللِّحْيَةِ وَزَادَ " وَالْخِتَانَ " . قَالَ " وَالاِنْتِضَاحَ " . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ " انْتِقَاصَ الْمَاءِ " . يَعْنِي الاِسْتِنْجَاءَ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرُوِيَ نَحْوُهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَقَالَ خَمْسٌ كُلُّهَا فِي الرَّأْسِ وَذَكَرَ فِيهَا الْفَرْقَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ إِعْفَاءَ اللِّحْيَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرُوِيَ نَحْوُ حَدِيثِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ طَلْقِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ وَمُجَاهِدٍ وَعَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ قَوْلُهُمْ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا إِعْفَاءَ اللِّحْيَةِ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيهِ وَإِعْفَاءُ اللِّحْيَةِ وَعَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ نَحْوُهُ وَذَكَرَ إِعْفَاءَ اللِّحْيَةِ وَالْخِتَانَ .
'Ammar bin Yasir Narrated from:
The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said : The rinsing of mouth and snuffing up water in the nose are acts that bear the characteristics of fitrah (nature). He then narrated a similar tradition (as reported by Aishah), but he did not mention the words "letting the beard grow". He added the words "circumcision" and "sprinkling water on the private part of the body". He did not mention the words "cleansing oneself after easing".Abu Dawud said : A similar tradition has been reported on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas. He mentioned only five sunnahs all relating to the head, one of them being parting of the hair; it did not include wearing the beard.Abu Dawud said: The tradition as reported by Hammad has also been transmitted by Talq b. Habib, Mujahid, and Bakr b. 'Abd Allaah b. al-Muzani as their own statement ( not as a tradition from the Prophet, sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ). They did not mention the words "letting the beard grow". The version transmitted by Muhammad b. Abd Allaah b. Abi Maryam, Abu Salamah, and Abu Hurairah from the Prophet ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) mentions the words "letting the beard grow". A similar tradition has been reported by Ibrahim al-Nakha'i. He mentioned the words "wearing the beard and circumcision."
[1] Al-Intiqād which the majority consider to refer to sprinkling water on the private area after Wudu’ . See chapter 64.[2] Meaning, those versions did not attribute it to the Prophet ﷺ.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 54In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 54English translation : Book 1, Hadith 53
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 54
This hadith about fitrah highlights rinsing the mouth and drawing water into the nose. Ammar ibn Yasir reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that mouth rinsing and snuffing water into the nose are acts that bear the characteristics of fitrah. The narration then mentions a similar list to the report from Aishah, but this version does not mention letting the beard grow. It adds circumcision and sprinkling water on the private part, and it does not mention cleansing oneself after easing. Abu Dawud also notes other reports and wording differences. The main teaching is that some acts of bodily cleanliness are part of fitrah, while the report also carefully records variant wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mouth rinsing is named in this report as part of fitrah.
- Drawing water into the nose is also mentioned as part of fitrah.
- This version adds circumcision and sprinkling water on the private part.
- The narration notes differences in wording rather than hiding them.
