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Jami at-Tirmidhi 32 — Wiping the Head in Wudu
What Has Been Related About Wiping The Head, That It Is To Begin With The Front Of The Head To Its Rear.
Wiping the Head in Wudu Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 32
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 32
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْقَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ بَدَأَ بِمُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا حَتَّى رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي بَدَأَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَالْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِيكَرِبَ وَعَائِشَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ أَصَحُّ شَيْءٍ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ وَأَحْسَنُ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ .
'Abdullah bin Zaid Narrated from:
Allah'S Messenger Wiped Over His Head With His Hands, Going Over The Front With Them And The Rear. He Began With The Front Of His Head Until They Went To The Nape Of His Neck. Then He Brought Them Back Again To The Place Where He Began. Then He Washed His Feet.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 32In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 32
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 32
This hadith about wiping the head in wudu gives a careful description from Abdullah bin Zaid. Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم wiped his head with both hands, moving them forward and backward. He began at the front of his head, moved to the nape of his neck, then brought his hands back to the place where he began. After that, he washed his feet. The narration is useful because it describes the movement, not only the command. It shows that the Companions observed the Prophet’s wudu closely and reported the order and direction. The core teaching is about the manner of wiping the head in wudu, followed by washing the feet.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wiped his head with both hands in this narration.
- He began at the front, moved to the nape, then returned to the starting place.
- The report places head wiping before washing the feet.
- The hadith teaches wudu through a clear observed action.
