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Sunan Abi Dawud 64 — Desert Water and Purity
What Impurifies Water
Desert Water Hadith: Purity Guidance for Open Water
Sunan Abi Dawud : 64
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 64
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ - عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ - عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمَاءِ يَكُونُ فِي الْفَلاَةِ . فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ .
‘Abd Allah bin Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) was asked about water in desert. He then narrated a similar tradition (as mentioned above).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 64In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 64English translation : Book 1, Hadith 64
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 64
This desert water hadith is a brief narration, but it still points to an important purity topic. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was asked about water in the desert. The narrator then says that he reported a similar tradition to the one already mentioned. Since the text connects it to the same meaning, the core focus remains water found in open land and how it is treated when questions of purity arise. The wording is short, so the safest explanation is also short and careful: the narration supports the same teaching about desert water and impurity without adding new details beyond what is stated here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The question was about water in the desert.
- The narration is tied to a similar report before it.
- The topic is purity of open water.
- The wording does not add new details beyond the shared meaning.
