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Sunan Ibn Majah 516 — Checking for Odor or Sound
No ablution except for impurity
Hadith About Checking Wudu by Odor or Sound
Sunan Ibn Majah : 516
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 516
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ السَّائِبَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ يَشَمُّ ثَوْبَهُ فَقُلْتُ مِمَّ ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " لاَ وُضُوءَ إِلاَّ مِنْ رِيحٍ أَوْ سَمَاعٍ " .
'Amr bin 'Ata' Narrated from:
I saw Sa'ib bin Yazid sniffing his garment, and I said: 'Why (are you doing) that?' He said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "No ablution (is needed) unless there is an odor or a sound."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 516In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 250English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 516
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 516
This Hadith about checking wudu by odor or sound shows how Saib bin Yazid acted on what he heard from the Messenger of Allah. Amr bin Ata saw him sniffing his garment and asked why. Saib replied that he had heard the Prophet say that no ablution is needed unless there is an odor or a sound. The narration connects a personal action with a Prophetic statement. Its main lesson is about not treating doubt as a reason to renew wudu unless a clear sign appears. The Hadith is useful for searches about wudu doubt, smell, sound, and uncertainty after prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Saib connected his action to a saying he heard from the Prophet.
- The Hadith mentions odor or sound as the sign for renewing wudu in this case.
- It addresses uncertainty about whether ablution has broken.
- The narration shows attention to clear evidence rather than doubt.
