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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1701 — Perfect Wudu and Special Commands
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Mate A Donkey With A Horse
Hadith About Perfect Wudu and Prophetic Commands
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1701
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1701
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَهْضَمٍ، مُوسَى بْنُ سَالِمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَبْدًا مَأْمُورًا مَا اخْتَصَّنَا دُونَ النَّاسِ بِشَيْءٍ إِلاَّ بِثَلاَثٍ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نُسْبِغَ الْوُضُوءَ وَأَنْ لاَ نَأْكُلَ الصَّدَقَةَ وَأَنْ لاَ نُنْزِيَ حِمَارًا عَلَى فَرَسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَرَوَى سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ هَذَا عَنْ أَبِي جَهْضَمٍ فَقَالَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ حَدِيثُ الثَّوْرِيِّ غَيْرُ مَحْفُوظٍ وَوَهِمَ فِيهِ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَالصَّحِيحُ مَا رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ وَعَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَهْضَمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was A Slave (Of Allah), Who Would Order As He Has Been Ordered To. He Did Not Give An Order To Us Instead Of The People Regarding Anything Except For Three: He Ordered Us That We Make Our Wudu' Well (Isbagh), That We Not Eat From Charity, And The We Not Mate A Donkey With A Horse.[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Is Something On This Topic From 'Ali. This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. Sufyan Ath-Thawri Reported This From Abu Jahdam, Who Said: "From 'Ubaidullah Bin 'Abdullah Bin 'Abbas, From Ibn 'Abbas." He Said I Heard Muhammad Saying: "The Narration Of Ath-Thawri Is Not Preserved. Ath-Thawri Made A Mistake In It. What Is Correct Is What Ismail Bin 'Ulaiyyah And 'Abul-Warith Bin Sa'Eed Reported From Abu Jahdam, From 'Abdullah Bin 'Ubaidullah Bin 'Abbas From Ibn 'Abbas."
[1] Meaning his relatives.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1701In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1701
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1701
This hadith about perfect wudu shows three special instructions mentioned by Ibn Abbas. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم is described as a servant of Allah who only ordered what he was commanded to order. The report says his family was not singled out over others except in three matters: making wudu well, not eating from charity, and not mating a donkey with a horse. The main lesson is obedience to Allah’s command and care in religious practice. The hadith also teaches that even when a command is special to a group, it should be treated with respect and not explained beyond what the text says.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wudu should be completed carefully and properly.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم followed what Allah commanded him to convey.
- The family mentioned in the narration had specific instructions about charity.
- A believer should respect limits mentioned in authentic reports.
