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Sunan Ibn Majah 468 — Wiping the Face After Wudu
(Drying oneself with) a cloth after ablution or bathing
Hadith About Wiping Face After Wudu
Sunan Ibn Majah : 468
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 468
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ الأَزْهَرِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ السِّمْطِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَضِينُ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ مَحْفُوظِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ تَوَضَّأَ فَقَلَبَ جُبَّةَ صُوفٍ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَمَسَحَ بِهَا وَجْهَهُ .
Salman Al-Farisi Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah performed ablution, then he turned inside out the woolen garment that he was wearing and wiped his face with it.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 468In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 202English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 468
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 468
This narration from Salman Al-Farisi describes the Prophet performing wudu and then using the woolen garment he was wearing. He turned it inside out and wiped his face with it. The hadith is often searched as wiping the face after wudu or drying after ablution. The text only mentions the face and the woolen garment, so the explanation should not add extra steps or broad claims. It shows a simple action after ablution: wiping the face with part of the garment. When read beside other reports in this batch about drying after bath, it reminds us that purification practices were sometimes very practical and simple. The focus is not luxury, but cleanliness and ease.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet wiped his face after wudu in this narration.
- He used the woolen garment he was already wearing.
- The text mentions the face, not a full-body drying practice.
- Purification can be simple and practical.
