1/54. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 447 — Water Between Fingers and Toes
Running the fingers of one hand between the finger of the other (and the toes)
Complete Wudu Before Prayer: Fingers and Toes
Sunan Ibn Majah : 447
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 447
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، مَوْلَى التَّوْأَمَةِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَأَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ وَاجْعَلِ الْمَاءَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِ يَدَيْكَ وَرِجْلَيْكَ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'When you get up for prayer, perform ablution properly and make the water run between your toes and your fingers.'"
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 447In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 181English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 447
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 447
This Hadith connects proper wudu directly with standing for prayer. Ibn Abbas narrates that the Messenger of Allah said that when a person gets up for prayer, he should perform ablution properly and make water run between the fingers and toes. The main teaching is careful preparation before salah. It is not only about the outer surface of the hands and feet; the wording mentions the spaces between the digits. For searches like complete wudu before prayer and water between fingers and toes in wudu, this narration gives direct wording. It teaches that prayer should be approached with clean, careful ablution, not a quick wash that misses parts named in the Hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prayer preparation includes performing ablution properly.
- Water should reach between both fingers and toes.
- The Hadith teaches care in wudu before standing for salah.
