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hakim:521Abū al-Ḥasan Aḥmad b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbdūs al-ʿAbdūsī al-ʿAbdī > Muʿādh b. Najdah al-Qurashī > Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Bālawayh > Bishr b. Mūsá al-Asadī > Khallād b. Yaḥyá al-Sulamī > Hishām b. Saʿd > Zayd b. Aslam > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > Ibn ʿAbbās Atuḥibbūn

Do you like that I should show you how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution? He then called for a vessel of water and took out a handful of water with his right hand. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water. He then took out another handful of water and washed his face by both his hands together. He then took out another handful of water and washed his right hand and then washed his left hand by taking out another. He then took out some water and shook off his hand and wiped his head and ears with it. He then took out a handful of water and sprinkled it over his right foot in his shoe and wiped the upper part of the foot with his one hand, and beneath the shoe with his other hand. He then did the same with his left foot. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 137)   

الحاكم:٥٢١أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدُوسٍ الْعَبْدُوسِيُّ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثنا مُعَاذُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ الْقُرَشِيُّ وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بَالَوَيْهِ ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْأَسَدِيُّ قَالَا ثنا خَلَّادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى السُّلَمِيُّ ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ثنا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَتُحِبُّونَ

أَنْ أُرِيَكُمْ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ «فَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ فَأَغْرَفَ غَرْفَةً فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أُخْرَى فَجَمَعَ بِهَا يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً أُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ قُبِضَ قَبْضَةً مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَنَفَضَ يَدَهُ فَمَسَحَ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ وَأُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَغْرَفَ غَرْفَةً أُخْرَى فَرَشَّ عَلَى رِجْلِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَفِيهَا النَّعْلُ وَالْيُسْرَى مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَمَسَحَ بِأَسْفَلِ النَّعْلَيْنِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَكَذَا وُضُوءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ»  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ بِهَذَا اللَّفْظِ إِنَّمَا اتَّفَقَا عَلَى حَدِيثِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ مَرَّةً مَرَّةً وَهُوَ مُجْمِلٌ وَحَدِيثُ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ هَذَا مُفَسِّرٌ» على شرط مسلم

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Collected by Bukhārī, Abū Dāwūd, Ṭabarānī
bukhari:140Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm > Abū Salamah al-Khuzāʿī Manṣūr b. Salamah > Ibn Bilāl / Sulaymān > Zayd b. Aslam > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > Ibn ʿAbbās

Ibn ʿAbbas performed ablution and washed his face (in the following way): He ladled out a handful of water, rinsed his mouth and washed his nose with it by putting in water and then blowing it out. He then, took another handful (of water) and did like this (gesturing) joining both hands, and washed his face, took another handful of water and washed his right forearm. He again took another handful of water and washed his left forearm, and passed wet hands over his head and took another handful of water and poured it over his right foot (up to his ankles) and washed it thoroughly and similarly took another handful of water and washed thoroughly his left foot (up to the ankles) and said, "I saw Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing ablution in this way."  

البخاري:١٤٠حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ بِلاَلٍ يَعْنِي سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّهُ تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَمَضْمَضَ بِهَا وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَجَعَلَ بِهَا هَكَذَا أَضَافَهَا إِلَى يَدِهِ الأُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَغَسَلَ بِهَا يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَغَسَلَ بِهَا يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَرَشَّ عَلَى رِجْلِهِ الْيُمْنَى حَتَّى غَسَلَهَا ثُمَّ أَخَذَ غَرْفَةً أُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ بِهَا رِجْلَهُ يَعْنِي الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ  

abudawud:137ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Muḥammad b. Bishr > Hishām b. Saʿd > Zayd > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > Lanā Ibn ʿAbbās Atuḥibbūn

Do you like that I should show you how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution? He then called for a vessel of water and took out a handful of water with his right hand. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water. He then took out another handful of water and washed his face by both his hands together. He then took out another handful of water and washed his right hand and then washed his left hand by taking out another. He then took out some water and shook off his hand and wiped his head and ears with it. He then took out a handful of water and sprinkled it over his right foot in his shoe and wiped the upper part of the foot with his one hand, and beneath the shoe with his other hand. He then did the same with his left foot.  

أبو داود:١٣٧حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدٌ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَتُحِبُّونَ

أَنْ أُرِيَكُمْ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ فَاغْتَرَفَ غُرْفَةً بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى فَتَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أُخْرَى فَجَمَعَ بِهَا يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ بِهَا يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ بِهَا يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ قَبَضَ قَبْضَةً مِنَ الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ نَفَضَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ وَأُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَبَضَ قَبْضَةً أُخْرَى مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَرَشَّ عَلَى رِجْلِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَفِيهَا النَّعْلُ ثُمَّ مَسَحَهَا بِيَدَيْهِ يَدٍ فَوْقَ الْقَدَمِ وَيَدٍ تَحْتَ النَّعْلِ ثُمَّ صَنَعَ بِالْيُسْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ  

tabarani:10759Bishr b. Mūsá > Khallād b. Yaḥyá > Hishām b. Saʿd > Zayd b. Aslam > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār

[Machine] Ibn 'Abbas said, "Shall I not show you how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform ablution? He called for a vessel containing water and took a handful of water, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nostrils. Then he took another handful of water and washed his face. After that, he took another handful of water and washed his right hand, then another handful of water to wash his left hand. Then he made a fist with water and wiped his head and ears with it. After that, he took another handful of water and wiped his feet, including his shoes. Then he did the same with his left foot. Finally, he said, 'Like this.'"  

الطبراني:١٠٧٥٩حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا خَلَّادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ قَالَ

ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَلَا أُرِيَكُمْ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ؟ فَدَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ فَاغْتَرَفَ غَرْفَةً فَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أُخْرَى فَجَمَعَ بِهَا يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ أُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ اغْتَرَفَ غَرْفَةً أُخْرَى فَغَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ قَبَضَ قَبْضَةً مِنَ الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ خَفَضَ يَدَهُ فَمَسَحَ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ وَأُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ اغْتَرَفَ غَرْفَةً أُخْرَى فَرَشَّ عَلَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَفِيهِمَا النَّعْلُ وَالْيُسْرَى مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَمَسَحَ بِأَسْفَلِ النَّعْلَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا