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Sunan Ibn Majah 389 — Wudu and Wiping Over Leather Socks
A man who asks for help with his ablution and water is poured on him
Wiping Over Leather Socks in Wudu Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 389
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 389
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ صُبَيْحٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ تَلَقَّيْتُهُ بِالإِدَاوَةِ فَصَبَبْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ يَغْسِلُ ذِرَاعَيْهِ فَضَاقَتِ الْجُبَّةُ فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا مِنْ تَحْتِ الْجُبَّةِ فَغَسَلَهُمَا وَمَسَحَ عَلَى خُفَّيْهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِنَا .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
The Prophet went out to relieve himself and when he came back, I met him with a water skin and poured water for him. He washed his hands and his face, then he went to wash his forearms but his garment was too tight, so he brought his arms out from underneath his garment and washed them, then he wiped over his leather socks, then he led us in prayer.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 389In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 123English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 389
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 389
This wiping over leather socks in wudu hadith gives a step-by-step moment from the Prophet’s ablution. Mughirah bin Shubah met the Prophet with a water skin after he returned from relieving himself. He poured water for him. The Prophet washed his hands and face, then washed his forearms after bringing them out from under a tight garment. He then wiped over his leather socks and led the people in prayer. The text teaches careful wudu even when clothing makes washing harder. It also records wiping over leather socks in that situation. For someone searching for khuffayn hadith, this narration should be read as a direct description of what Mughirah saw and helped with.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mughirah helped by pouring water for the Prophet’s wudu.
- The Prophet washed the required parts mentioned in the report with care.
- The narration records wiping over leather socks before leading prayer.
