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Jami at-Tirmidhi 34 — Wiping the Head One Time
What Has Been Related About Wiping The Head Once
Wudu Hadith About Wiping the Head Once
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 34
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 34
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنِ الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذِ بْنِ عَفْرَاءَ، أَنَّهَا رَأَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَوَضَّأُ قَالَتْ مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ وَمَسَحَ مَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَمَا أَدْبَرَ وَصُدْغَيْهِ وَأُذُنَيْهِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَجَدِّ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَحَدِيثُ الرُّبَيِّعِ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ مَرَّةً . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ وَالشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ رَأَوْا مَسْحَ الرَّأْسِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً . حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْمَكِّيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مَسْحِ الرَّأْسِ أَيُجْزِئُ مَرَّةً فَقَالَ إِي وَاللَّهِ .
Ar-Rubayy bint Mu'awidh bin Afra Narrated from:
Ar-Rubayy bint Mu'awidh bin Afra narrated that : She Saw The Prophet Performing Wudu. She Said: "He Wiped His Head, And What Is In The Front Of It And What Is In Its Rear, And His Temples And His Ears One Time."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 34In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 34English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 34
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 34
This hadith about wiping the head once in wudu comes from Ar-Rubay bint Muawwidh, who saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performing wudu. She said he wiped his head, the front and rear of it, his temples, and his ears one time. The narration focuses on number and coverage. It tells the reader that the wiping included more than one small spot; it covered the head area mentioned in the report and included the ears. The surrounding text says that reports came through more than one route that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wiped his head once, and that many people of knowledge acted on wiping once. The direct message is a simple description of the Prophet’s wudu.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was seen wiping his head one time in this narration.
- The report includes the front, rear, temples, and ears.
- The hadith gives a practical description of coverage during wiping.
- The surrounding text notes that many scholars accepted wiping the head once.
