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Jami at-Tirmidhi 33 — Wiping Head and Ears Twice
What Has Been Related That It Is To Be Begun At The Rear Of The Head
Wudu Hadith on Wiping Head and Ears
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 33
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 33
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنِ الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذِ بْنِ عَفْرَاءَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ بَدَأَ بِمُؤَخَّرِ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ بِمُقَدَّمِهِ وَبِأُذُنَيْهِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا ظُهُورِهِمَا وَبُطُونِهِمَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَحَدِيثُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ أَصَحُّ مِنْ هَذَا وَأَجْوَدُ إِسْنَادًا . وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ إِلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مِنْهُمْ وَكِيعُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ .
Ar-Rubay' bint Mu'awwidh bin Afra' Narrated from:
The Prophet Wiped His Head Two Times: He Began With The Rear Of His Head, Then With The Front Of His Head And With Both Of His Ears, Outside And Inside Of Them.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 33In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 33
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 33
This hadith about wiping the head and ears in wudu is narrated by Ar-Rubay bint Muawwidh. She said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wiped his head two times. He began with the rear of his head, then the front of his head, and wiped both ears, outside and inside. The report is specific in direction and number, and it also mentions the ears as part of the wiping description. The text after the narration notes that another report from Abdullah bin Zaid is stronger in this chapter, but this narration still records what she reported seeing. The main lesson is to notice how wudu includes careful wiping of the head and ears, not only washing the visible limbs.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration describes wiping the head two times.
- It mentions the rear of the head, the front, and both ears.
- The ears are described as wiped outside and inside.
- The report teaches careful attention to the head and ears in wudu.
