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Jami at-Tirmidhi 40 — Cleaning Between Toes with the Pinky
[What Has Been Related] About Going Between The Fingers
Wudu Hadith About Cleaning Between the Toes
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 40
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 40
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ، عَنِ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ الْفِهْرِيِّ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ دَلَكَ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ بِخِنْصَرِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ .
Al-Mustawrid bin Shaddad Al-Fihri Narrated from:
I Saw The Prophet When He Was Performing Wudu Doing That To The Toes On His Feet With His Pinky.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 40In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 40English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 40
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 40
This hadith about cleaning between the toes in wudu gives a very specific observation. Al-Mustawrid bin Shaddad said that he saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, when performing wudu, rub the toes of his feet with his pinky. This narration shows how detailed the reports of wudu can be. It does not simply say to wash the feet; it mentions the toes and even the little finger used for rubbing between them. The main lesson is careful washing of the feet during wudu, especially the spaces that may be missed. The text grades the narration as hasan gharib and says it is known through Ibn Lahi'ah. Keeping to the text, the point is a careful practice for the toes.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was seen rubbing the toes during wudu.
- The narration mentions using the pinky for the toes.
- It teaches care for parts of the foot that can be missed.
- The report gives a specific observed detail, not a broad extra rule.
