The Manner Of The Prophet's ﷺ Wudū'
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. THE BOOK OF PURIFICATIONSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 110 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 27
Source no. 110 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Hasan sahih
حسن صحيح
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Hasan chain
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110. Shaqīq bin Abī Salamah narrated: "I saw 'Uthmān bin 'Affān wash his forearms[2] three times each, and wipe his head three times, and then say: 'I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ do like this.'" (Hasan) Abū Dāwūd said: It was narrated from Waki', from Isrā'il,[3] but he only said: "He performed Wudū' three times."
110 - حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ شَقِيقِ بْنِ جَمْرَةَ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ «غَسَلَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا، وَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ ثَلَاثًا»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَلَ هَذَا»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: رَوَاهُ وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ: تَوَضَّأَ ثَلَاثًا فَقَطْ
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[1] Referring to number 106.
[2] The meaning is (including the hands).
[3] The version cited was reported from him, but by Yahyā bin Ādam instead of Waki'.
Most narrations mention wiping the head once only, and that is enough, and it is also preferred by a number of scholars.