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Sunan Ibn Majah 515 — No Wudu Unless Sound or Odor
No ablution except for impurity
No Wudu Unless Sound or Odor Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 515
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 515
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لاَ وُضُوءَ إِلاَّ مِنْ صَوْتٍ أَوْ رِيحٍ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'No ablution (is needed) unless there is an odor or a sound.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 515In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 249English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 515
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 515
This Hadith no wudu unless sound or odor is a very short and direct report from Abu Hurairah. The Messenger of Allah said that no ablution is needed unless there is an odor or a sound. The wording is brief, so the explanation should stay brief and careful too. In the surrounding topic, it speaks to doubts about whether wudu has been broken. The Hadith helps a person avoid repeating wudu based only on uncertainty. It is searched by many people who worry about passing wind, wudu doubts, and waswas. The text points to clear signs rather than anxious guesses.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ablution is not needed based only on doubt in the case described.
- The Hadith mentions odor or sound as clear signs.
- The short wording gives practical ease for wudu concerns.
- It encourages acting on clarity, not on anxious guessing.
