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Sunan Ibn Majah 549 — Gifted Black Leather Socks
Wiping over leather socks
Hadith About Black Leather Socks and Wudu
Sunan Ibn Majah : 549
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 549
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا دَلْهَمُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْكِنْدِيُّ، عَنْ حُجَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْكِنْدِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّجَاشِيَّ، أَهْدَى لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ خُفَّيْنِ أَسْوَدَيْنِ سَاذَجَيْنِ فَلَبِسَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وَمَسَحَ عَلَيْهِمَا .
It was narrated from Abu Buraidah from his father that: An-Najashi gave the Prophet a gift of a pair of plain black leather socks. He put them on, then he (performed ablution and) wiped over them.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 549In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 283English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 549
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 549
This Hadith mentions a gift and a purification practice. An-Najashi gave the Prophet a pair of plain black leather socks. The Prophet put them on, then performed ablution and wiped over them. The main search phrase is black leather socks hadith, but the core topic is still wiping over leather socks in wudu. The wording is simple and does not discuss the giver beyond the gift. It shows that the Prophet wore the socks, then wiped over them after making wudu. Readers should not add extra claims from this narration. The clear lesson is that the reported practice of wiping over khuffs appears here with a specific pair of plain black leather socks.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet accepted and wore a pair of plain black leather socks.
- He performed ablution after putting them on.
- He wiped over the leather socks during wudu.
- The narration records a specific example of the practice.
