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Sunan an-Nasai 125 — Travel Wudu and Wiping Over Khuffs
Wiping Over The Khuffs When Traveling
Travel Wudu: Wiping Over Khuffs With Care and Ease
Sunan an-Nasai : 125
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 125
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَمْزَةَ بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَفَرٍ فَقَالَ " تَخَلَّفْ يَا مُغِيرَةُ وَامْضُوا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ " . فَتَخَلَّفْتُ وَمَعِي إِدَاوَةٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ وَمَضَى النَّاسُ فَذَهَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِحَاجَتِهِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ ذَهَبْتُ أَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ رُومِيَّةٌ ضَيِّقَةُ الْكُمَّيْنِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ يَدَهُ مِنْهَا فَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَأَخْرَجَ يَدَهُ مِنْ تَحْتِ الْجُبَّةِ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَمَسَحَ عَلَى خُفَّيْهِ .أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، عَنْ هُزَيْلِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَسَحَ عَلَى الْجَوْرَبَيْنِ وَالنَّعْلَيْنِ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا نَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا تَابَعَ أَبَا قَيْسٍ عَلَى هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةِ وَالصَّحِيحُ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَسَحَ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ .
Hamzah bin Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (narrated) that his father said: "I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey, and he said: 'Stay back O Mughirah! Go ahead, O people!' So I went back, and I had with me a vessel of water. The people went ahead, and there the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) relieved himself. when he came back I went and poured water for him. He was wearing a Roman Jubbah with narrow sleeves, and he wanted to expose his hands (to wash them) but the sleeves were too tight, so he brought his hands out from beneath the Jubbah and washed his head, and wiped over his Khuffs."It was narrated from Al-Mughirah Ibn Shu'bah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped upon the two cloth socks and the two sandals
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 125In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 125English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 125
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 125
This narration gives details of the Prophet’s Wudu during a journey. Al-Mughirah was told to stay back while the people went ahead, and he had a vessel of water. After the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم returned from relieving himself, Al-Mughirah poured water for him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wore a Roman Jubbah with narrow sleeves, so he brought his hands out from beneath it, washed his face and hands, wiped his head, and wiped over his Khuffs. The text also includes another report about wiping over cloth socks and sandals, followed by the compiler’s note that the correct report from Al-Mughirah is wiping over the Khuffs. This keeps the main focus on wiping over Khuffs in Wudu.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed Wudu during travel with available water.
- He adjusted his clothing to wash properly despite tight sleeves.
- The compiler’s note points the reader back to the report of wiping over Khuffs.
