1/136. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 659 — Rinsing Mouth and Nose
Spitting into a vessel
Rinsing Mouth and Nose: A Hadith About the Bucket
Sunan Ibn Majah : 659
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 659
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ كَرَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أُتِيَ بِدَلْوٍ فَمَضْمَضَ مِنْهُ فَمَجَّ فِيهِ مِسْكًا أَوْ أَطْيَبَ مِنَ الْمِسْكِ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ خَارِجًا مِنَ الدَّلْوِ .
Abdul-Jabbar bin Wa'il Narrated from:
It was narrated from 'Abdul Jabbar bin Wa'il that his father said: "A bucket was brought to the Prophet; he rinsed his mouth and spat into it, and it was like musk or better than musk, and he rinsed his nostrils outside the bucket."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 659In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 393English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 659
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 659
This hadith describes a bucket being brought to the Prophet. He rinsed his mouth from it and spat into it, and the narrator described the result as like musk or better than musk. He then rinsed his nostrils outside the bucket. The narration gives details of mouth rinsing, spitting, scent, and rinsing the nose. It does not give a long legal explanation, so the best reading is to keep to those actions. For users searching for hadith about rinsing mouth and nose or Prophet spit in bucket hadith, this narration gives the exact scene in a clear way. This keeps the narration's message simple.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet rinsed his mouth from the bucket.
- The narrator described what he spat as like musk or better.
- He rinsed his nostrils outside the bucket.
- The hadith is descriptive, so its teaching should remain close to the scene.
