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Sunan Ibn Majah 429 — Running Fingers Through the Beard
Concerning running the fingers through the beard (when performing ablution)
Hadith About Running Fingers Through the Beard in Wudu
Sunan Ibn Majah : 429
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 429
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْعَدَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ حَسَّانِ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ حَسَّانِ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يُخَلِّلُ لِحْيَتَهُ .
'Ammar bin Yasir Narrated from:
I saw the Messenger of Allah running his fingers through his beard.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 429In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 163English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 429
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 429
This Hadith is about running fingers through the beard in wudu. Ammar bin Yasir said that he saw the Messenger of Allah running his fingers through his beard. The narration is simple and observational. It does not give extra detail about how many times this was done in this specific report, and it does not include a separate command in the translation. So the safest explanation is to say that Ammar witnessed this action from the Prophet during ablution. The Hadith helps readers notice that wudu includes careful attention to the face and beard area, based on what the narrator saw.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ammar bin Yasir personally saw the Prophet run his fingers through his beard.
- The Hadith highlights attention to the beard area during ablution.
- The narration teaches by reporting a witnessed Prophetic action.
- The explanation should stay limited to what the narrator directly reported.
