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Sunan Ibn Majah 384 — Wudu with Nabidh Water
Performing ablution with Nabidh
Hadith About Wudu with Nabidh Water
Sunan Ibn Majah : 384
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 384
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي فَزَارَةَ الْعَبْسِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ، مَوْلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ لَهُ لَيْلَةَ الْجِنِّ " عِنْدَكَ طَهُورٌ " . قَالَ لاَ إِلاَّ شَىْءٌ مِنْ نَبِيذٍ فِي إِدَاوَةٍ . قَالَ " تَمْرَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَمَاءٌ طَهُورٌ " . فَتَوَضَّأَ . هَذَا حَدِيثُ وَكِيعٍ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
On the night of the jinn, the Messenger of Allah said to him: "Do you have water for ablution?" He said: "No, I have nothing, but some Nabidh in a vessel." He said: "Good dates and pure water (i.e. there is no harm from the mixing of the two)." So he performed ablution with it. This is the narration of Waki'.
[1] Water in which grapes or dates are soaked, but not fermented.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 384In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 118English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 384
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 384
This hadith about wudu with nabidh water describes a specific moment on the night of the jinn. The Messenger of Allah asked Abdullah bin Masud if he had water for ablution. Ibn Masud said he only had some nabidh in a vessel. The Prophet described it as good dates and pure water, and the narration says he performed ablution with it. The explanation should stay close to that wording. The text presents nabidh here as water mixed with dates, and the translation itself clarifies that there was no harm from the mixing of the two. It does not open a general discussion about every drink or every condition. The core point is ablution with the available pure water mixture mentioned in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet asked for water before performing ablution.
- The nabidh in this report is described as good dates and pure water.
- The narration shows use of available water for wudu in that specific case.
