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Jami at-Tirmidhi 57 — Waswas About Wudu Water
[What Has Been Related] About It Being Disliked To Be Wasteful With Water During Wudu
Waswas About Water During Wudu
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 57
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 57
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَارِجَةُ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عُتَىِّ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ السَّعْدِيِّ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ لِلْوُضُوءِ شَيْطَانًا يُقَالُ لَهُ الْوَلْهَانُ فَاتَّقُوا وَسْوَاسَ الْمَاءِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ وَلَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِالْقَوِيِّ وَالصَّحِيحِ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ لأَنَّا لاَ نَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَسْنَدَهُ غَيْرَ خَارِجَةَ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَوْلَهُ وَلاَ يَصِحُّ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْءٌ . وَخَارِجَةُ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ عِنْدَ أَصْحَابِنَا وَضَعَّفَهُ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ .
Ubayy bin Ka'b Narrated from:
The Prophet Said: "Indeed There Is A Shaitan For Wudu' Who Is Called "Ai-Walahan." So Beware Of Having Misgivings About Water."
[1] Meaning, beware of having doubts over whether or not you have washed something.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 57In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 57English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 57
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 57
This narration about waswas in wudu says that there is a shaitan for wudu called Al-Walahan, and it warns against misgivings about water. The message in the wording is easy to understand: a person should not let doubts about water disturb purification. But the same passage gives a clear caution. Abu Eisa says the hadith is gharib, its chain is not strong, and nothing sound from the Prophet is established in this chapter. He also mentions weakness in the narrator Kharijah. So the hadith should not be used with more strength than the text allows. The safe takeaway from the passage is to notice the warning about obsessive doubts while also respecting the grading note.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report warns against misgivings about water in wudu.
- The passage states that its chain is not strong.
- Care is needed when sharing weak reports about worship.
