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Jami at-Tirmidhi 54 — Wiping Face After Wudu
[What Has Been Related] About Using a Towel after Wudu
Wiping the Face With a Garment After Wudu
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 54
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 54
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا رِشْدِينُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَنْعُمٍ، عَنْ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ مَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ بِطَرَفِ ثَوْبِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ وَإِسْنَادُهُ ضَعِيفٌ . وَرِشْدِينُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَنْعُمٍ الإِفْرِيقِيُّ يُضَعَّفَانِ فِي الْحَدِيثِ . وَقَدْ رَخَّصَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ فِي التَّمَنْدُلِ بَعْدَ الْوُضُوءِ وَمَنْ كَرِهَهُ إِنَّمَا كَرِهَهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ إِنَّ الْوَضُوءَ يُوزَنُ . وَرُوِيَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَالزُّهْرِيِّ . حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرَّازِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِّي وَهُوَ عِنْدِي ثِقَةٌ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ إِنَّمَا كُرِهَ الْمِنْدِيلُ بَعْدَ الْوُضُوءِ لأَنَّ الْوَضُوءَ يُوزَنُ .
Mu'adh bin Jabal Narrated from:
I Saw The Prophet When He Performed Wudu, He Wiped His Face With The Edge Of His Garment. Abu Eisa Said: This Hadith Is Gharib, And Its Chain Is Weak. Rishdin Bin Sa'D And Abdur- Rahman Bin Ziyad Bin An'Um Al Ifriqi [Narrators In The Chain Of This Hadith] Are Weak In Hadith.Some People Of Knowledge Among The Companions Of The Prophet And Those After Them, Permitted Using A Towel After Wudu. Those Who Disliked It, Only Disliked It From The View Of The Saying: "Wudu Is Weighed." That As Reported From Sa'Eed Bin Al- Musayyab And Az-Zuhri. Muhammad Bin Humaid [Ar-Razi] Narrated To Us, Jarir Narrated To Us, He Said: Ali Bin Mujahid Narrated To Me, And He Is Trustworthy To Me, From Me, From: Tha'Labah From Az-Zuhri, He Said: "The Towel Is Only Disliked After Wudu Because Wudu Is Weighed."
[1] That is, Jarīr narrated it first to 'Alī bin Mujāhid, then Jarīr forgot it. So 'Alī bin Mujāhid told him: "You narrated it to me from Tha'labah ." ( Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi )Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 54In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 54English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 54
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 54
This narration about wiping the face after wudu says that Muadh bin Jabal saw the Prophet wipe his face with the edge of his garment after performing wudu. Yet the passage immediately gives a hadith grading note: Abu Eisa calls it gharib and says its chain is weak. He also names narrators in the chain who were weakened in hadith. The text then says some people of knowledge permitted using a towel after wudu, while others disliked it because it was said that wudu is weighed. So this entry should be explained with balance. The report mentions wiping after wudu, but the passage itself warns readers not to overstate the strength of the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration mentions wiping the face with a garment after wudu.
- Abu Eisa clearly states that the chain is weak.
- The passage records that scholars differed about using a towel after wudu.
