Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 – Hadith 22-32

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 22-32

 

Chapter 7: Another description of wudu’.

 

'Abdullah b. Zaid b. 'Asim al-Ansari, who was a Companion (of the Holy Prophet), reported:

 

It was said to him (by people): Perform for us the ablution (as it was performed) by the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him). He ('Abdullah b. Zaid) called for a vessel (of water), and poured water from it on his hands and washed them three times. Then he inserted his hand (in the vessel) and brought it (water) out, rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water from the palm of one hand doing that three times, He again inserted his hand and brought it out and washed his face three times, then inserted his hand and brought it out and washed each arm up to the elbow twice, then inserted his hand and brought it out and wiped his head both front and back with his hands. He then washed his feet up to the ankles, and then said: This is how God's Messenger (peace be upon him) performed ablution. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 22)

 

This hadith is narrated by Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of transmitters, but there is no mention of ankles. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 23)

 

Malik b. Anas narrated it from 'Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of transmitters, transmitters and mentioned the rinsing (of mouth) and snuffing (of water into the nostrils) three times, but he did not mention" from one palm," and made this addition:

 

He moved them (his hands) for wiping to the front of his head and then the nape of his neck, then bringing them back till he reached the place from which he had begun, after which he washed his feet. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 24)

 

Babz reported:

 

This hadith has been narrated by Wuwb on the authority of 'Amr b. Yahyi with the same chain of transmitters and it has been mentioned therein: He rinsed his mouth. snuffed up water in nostrils and cleaned the nose with three handfuls and wiped his head moving (his hand) in front and then back once. Bahz said: Wuhaib narrated this hadith to me and Wuhaib said: Amr b. Yahya narrated to me this hadith twice. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 25)

 

'Abdullah b. Zaid b. 'Asim al-Mazini reported:

 

He saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) perform the ablution. He rinsed his mouth then cleaned his nose, then washed his face three times, then washed his right hand thrice and then the other one, thrice. He then took fresh water and wiped his head and then washed his feet till he cleaned them. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 26)

 

Chapter 8: Odd numbers when rinsing the nose and cleaning oneself with pebbles (istijmar).

 

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:

 

When anyone wipes himself with pebbles (after answering the call of nature) he must make use of an odd number and when any one of you performs ablution he must snuff in his nose water and then clean it. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 27)

 

Hammam b. Munabbih reported:

 

This is what Abu Huraira transmitted to us from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he mentioned a number of a hadith, of which this is one: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When anyone amongst you (performs ablution) he must snuff his nostrils with water and then clean them. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 28)

 

Abu Huraira reported:

 

The Messenger of Allah (way peace he upon him) said: When anyone performs ablution he must clean his nose and when anyone wipes himself with pebbles (after answering the call of nature) he must do that odd number of times. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 29)

 

It has been transmitted by Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (both of them the reputed Companions of the Holy Prophet) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said like that. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 30)

 

Abu Huraira reported:

 

The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said. When any one of you awakes up from sleep and performs ablution, he must clean his nose three times, for the devil spends the night in the interior of his nose. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 31)

 

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:

 

When anyone wipes himself with pebbles (after answering the call of nature) he should do this odd number of times. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 32)