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Sunan an-Nasai 186 — Rinsing Mouth After Sawiq
Rinsing The Mouth From Roasted Flower
Hadith About Rinsing the Mouth After Sawiq
Sunan an-Nasai : 186
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 186
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، مَوْلَى بَنِي حَارِثَةَ أَنَّ سُوَيْدَ بْنَ النُّعْمَانِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، خَرَجَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ خَيْبَرَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِالصَّهْبَاءِ وَهِيَ مِنْ أَدْنَى خَيْبَرَ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِالأَزْوَادِ فَلَمْ يُؤْتَ إِلاَّ بِالسَّوِيقِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَثُرِّيَ فَأَكَلَ وَأَكَلْنَا ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ فَتَمَضْمَضَ وَتَمَضْمَضْنَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ .
I went out in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) in the year of Khaibar, and when we reached As Sahba' which is the lower part of Khaibar, the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the `Asr prayer and then asked the people to collect the journey food. Nothing was brought but Sawiq which the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered to be moistened with water, and then he ate it and we also ate it. Then he got up to offer the Maghrib prayer. He washed his mouth, and we too washed our mouths, and then he offered the prayer without repeating his abulution.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 186In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 187English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 186
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 186
This hadith about rinsing the mouth after sawiq gives a detailed travel scene from the year of Khaibar. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed Asr, asked for journey food, and only sawiq was brought. He ordered it to be moistened with water, ate it, and the Companions ate too. Then he stood for Maghrib. He rinsed his mouth, the Companions also rinsed their mouths, and he prayed without repeating his ablution. The main teaching is not only about eating sawiq, but also about mouth rinsing before prayer after food. The text clearly says he did not repeat wudu. So the explanation should focus on the difference between rinsing the mouth and renewing ablution in this event.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate moistened sawiq during travel.
- He rinsed his mouth before Maghrib prayer.
- The Companions also rinsed their mouths.
- The narration states that he prayed without repeating ablution.
