1/40. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 53 — Drying After Wudu
[What Has Been Related] About Using a Towel after Wudu
Hadith About Using a Cloth After Wudu
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 53
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 53
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعِ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ حُبَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاذٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خِرْقَةٌ يُنَشِّفُ بِهَا بَعْدَ الْوُضُوءِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَائِشَةَ لَيْسَ بِالْقَائِمِ وَلاَ يَصِحُّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ شَيْءٌ . وَأَبُو مُعَاذٍ يَقُولُونَ هُوَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Allah'S Messenger Had A Cloth That He Would Use To Dry Off With After Wudu.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 53In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 53English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 53
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 53
This report about drying after wudu says that Allah's Messenger had a cloth he would use to dry himself after wudu. But the same passage gives an important warning. Abu Eisa says the hadith of Aishah is not established and that nothing sound from the Prophet is confirmed in this chapter. He also identifies Abu Muadh as Sulayman bin Arqam and says he is weak according to the people of hadith. So the content should be read with care. The narration mentions a cloth after wudu, but the grading note prevents us from presenting it as a strong prophetic practice based on this report. The main lesson is caution and honesty in using weak narrations.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions drying with a cloth after wudu.
- Abu Eisa states that this narration is not sound.
- Weak reports should not be presented as firm proof.
