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Jami at-Tirmidhi 44 — Wudu Three Times Each
What Has Been Related About Wudu Three times (For Each Limb)
Wudu Three Times Each and the Best Count
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 44
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 44
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَوَضَّأَ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَالرُّبَيِّعِ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ وَأَبِي رَافِعٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَمُعَاوِيَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَجَابِرٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَلِيٍّ أَحْسَنُ شَيْءٍ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ وَأَصَحُّ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ عَامَّةِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ الْوُضُوءَ يُجْزِئُ مَرَّةً مَرَّةً وَمَرَّتَيْنِ أَفْضَلُ وَأَفْضَلُهُ ثَلاَثٌ وَلَيْسَ بَعْدَهُ شَيْءٌ . وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ لاَ آمَنُ إِذَا زَادَ فِي الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الثَّلاَثِ أَنْ يَأْثَمَ . وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ لاَ يَزِيدُ عَلَى الثَّلاَثِ إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ مُبْتَلًى .
'Ali Narrated from:
The Prophet Performed Wudu Three Times (For Each Limb).
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 44In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 44English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 44
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 44
This hadith about wudu three times each reports from Ali that the Prophet performed wudu three times for each limb. The same passage also explains how scholars understood the count: wudu is valid once each, twice is better, and the best is three. It then says there is nothing beyond three, and it quotes scholars warning against adding more than that. So the main lesson is balance. Wudu should be complete, but not pushed past the taught limit. A person who wants to follow the Sunnah of wudu should pay attention to both parts of the text: washing properly and not adding extra rounds as if more is always better.
What we learn from this hadith
- Three washings for each limb are reported from the Prophet in this narration.
- The passage presents one, two, and three as known counts in wudu.
- The text warns against going beyond three in wudu.
