English translation
456. It was narrated that Abu Haiyah said: "I saw 'Ali performing ablution and he washed his feet up to the ankles, then he said: 'I wanted to show you how your Prophet ﷺ purified himself.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 456
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 456 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 155
Al-Albani source references (1)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن ابن ماجة (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 456 · Volume 2 · Page 28
Sahih
حديث صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (١٠٥)
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Arabic text
456 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّةَ، قَالَ: " رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا تَوَضَّأَ، فَغَسَلَ قَدَمَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُرِيَكُمْ، طُهُورَ نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ "
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Commentary
The fact of washing the feet is proved from the reports of many Companions. It is rather the case that anyone of the Companions who has described the Prophet's way of performing the ablution has also mentioned the fact of his washing the feet. And since the Shiite scholars deny it, the Compiler of the book has quoted a Hadith to prove that 'Ali himself used to wash his feet during ablution.