The Manner Of The Prophet's ﷺ Wudū'
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. THE BOOK OF PURIFICATIONSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 122 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 30
Source no. 122 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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122. Al-Miqdām bin Ma'dikarib said: "I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ perform Wudū'. When he was about to wipe his head, he placed his palms on the front of his head, then wiped them over (his head) until he reached his nape, then he returned them to the place he started from." (Hasan)
122 - حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، وَيَعْقُوبُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْأَنْطَاكِيُّ - لَفْظُهُ - قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ حَرِيزِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ، قَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ، فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَسْحَ رَأْسِهِ، وَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى مُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ، فَأَمَرَّهُمَا حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْقَفَا، ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي بَدَأَ مِنْهُ»، قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ: قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي حَرِيزٌ،
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There is no Hadīth to prove that the neck is wiped separately. According to Aḥādīth, while wiping over the head, one passes his hands over his head to the nape of the neck. That is the Sunnah of the Prophet.