2/8. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 237d — Same Purification Teaching
Odd numbers when rinsing the nose and cleaning oneself with pebbles (istijmar)
Purification Hadith Reported by Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id
Sahih Muslim : 237d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 237d
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، وَأَبَا، سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ يَقُولاَنِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . بِمِثْلِهِ .
It has been transmitted by Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (both of them the reputed Companions of the Holy Prophet) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said like that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 237dIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 461
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 237d
This narration says that Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri both transmitted from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم a report like the one before it. Because the text says “like that,” the core topic remains purification. It points back to the teaching about cleaning the nose in wudu and using an odd number when cleansing with pebbles. The main search phrase is purification hadith Abu Huraira Abu Sa'id. This report is important because it shows the same instruction being transmitted through two well-known Companions, but the explanation should not invent a separate new ruling. Its value is in supporting the previous wording and keeping the same practical message of careful cleanliness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration supports the same purification teaching mentioned before it.
- Both Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id are named as transmitters.
- The report points back to nose cleansing and odd-number cleansing.
- It should be understood with the wording it refers to, not as a new topic.
