English translation
461. It was narrated from Hakam bin Sufyân Ath-Thaqafi that he saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ perform ablution then take a handful of water and sprinkle it over his private area to remove any doubts about urine drippings. (Hasan)
Hadith 461
Sprinkling Water After Ablution
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 461 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 157
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 461 · Volume 2 · Page 33
Sahih
صحيح، المشكاة (٣٦١) ، صحيح أبي داود (١٥٩) ، تمام المنة
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Arabic text
461 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ مَنْصُورٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَاهِدٌ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ، «أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ، فَنَضَحَ بِهِ فَرْجَهُ»
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Commentary
a. The action (sprinkling water over the private parts) is not a part of ablution. It is, however, a part of the Prophet's Sunnah. b. The rationale behind the action, as stated by the scholars of religion, is that the doing of it deters any apprehension in the mind of the person that some urine droppings might have trickled into his clothes.