English translation
488. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ ate a shoulder,[1] then he wiped his hands on a Mish[2] that was underneath him, then he got up for prayer, and performed the prayer. (Da'if)
Hadith 488
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Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 488 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 164
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Source no. 488 · Volume 2 · Page 60
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صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (١٨١ و ١٨٤)
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Arabic text
488 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: «أَكَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتِفًا، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَيْهِ بِمِسْحٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ، فَصَلَّى»
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This clearly shows that the command contained in the previous chapter is recommendatory, not mandatory. Or else, as stated by Imâm Shâfi'i, the order to perform ablution was subsequently abrogated. Shaikh Ahmed Shâkir also holds this theory of abrogation as preferable and weighty. Another possible explanation is that the Ahâdith of the previous chapter simply mean washing the hands and mouth, not performing the formal ablution which is not mandatory.