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Sunan Ibn Majah 392 — Serving Water for Wudu
A man who asks for help with his ablution and water is poured on him
Hadith About Serving Water for the Prophet's Wudu
Sunan Ibn Majah : 392
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 392
حَدَّثَنَا كُرْدُوسُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْكَرِيمِ بْنُ رَوْحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي رَوْحُ بْنُ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ أُمِّ أَبِيهِ أُمِّ عَيَّاشٍ، وَكَانَتْ، أَمَةً لِرُقَيَّةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أُوَضِّئُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَا قَائِمَةٌ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ .
Umm 'Ayyash Narrated from:
Umm 'Ayyash, the slave woman of Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, said: "I used to help the Messenger of Allah perform ablution, when I was standing and he was sitting."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 392In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 126English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 392
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 392
This hadith about serving water for the Prophet’s wudu records a humble act of assistance. Umm Ayyash, who was connected to the household of Ruqayyah, said that she used to help the Messenger of Allah perform ablution. She described the scene plainly: she was standing and he was sitting. The narration does not give a full wudu method or extra rulings. It only tells us that help was given during ablution and how their positions were at that time. For a reader searching for helping with wudu or serving water for ablution, the main lesson is simple service. The hadith shows that purification can involve cooperation, care, and respect in small daily actions.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Ayyash helped the Prophet with ablution.
- The report describes her standing while the Prophet sat.
- The narration teaches simple service connected to purification.
