1/34. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 65 — Water Quantity and Impurity
What Impurifies Water
Two Pitchers Water Hadith: When Water Does Not Become Impure
Sunan Abi Dawud : 65
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 65
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا كَانَ الْمَاءُ قُلَّتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْجُسُ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَقَفَهُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said: When there is enough water to fill two pitchers, it does not become impure. Abu Dawud said : Hammad b. Zaid has narrated this tradition on the authority of 'Asim ( without any reference to the Prophet)
[1] That is, as a statement of Ibn ‘Umar, rather than the Prophet ﷺ, while this version is narrated by Ḥammād bin Salamah, and as a narration of Ibn ‘Umar, attributed to the Prophet ﷺ.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 65In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 65English translation : Book 1, Hadith 65
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 65
This two pitchers water hadith states the rule in a direct way. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when there is enough water to fill two pitchers, it does not become impure. The wording is simple and focused on water quantity. It does not discuss every kind of water or every possible change. It gives one clear statement about a known amount of water and impurity. Abu Dawud also notes a chain detail after the report, showing that the narration has transmission notes attached to it. For readers, the main point is the hadith’s clear link between a measured amount of water and purity.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith names two pitchers as the amount discussed.
- That amount is described as not becoming impure.
- The narration stays focused on water and purity.
- Abu Dawud adds a note about how another narrator reported it.
