English translation
73. It was narrated that 'Abdullāh bin Jabr said: "I heard Anas bin Mālik say: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to perform Wudû' with a Makkūk (cup) and Ghusl with five Makkūks (cups).'" (Sahīh)
Hadith 73
The Amount OfWater Sufficient For A Man'sWudû'
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Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 57
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 73 · Volume 1 · Page 217
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٨٥)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 71 · Volume 1 · Page 17
Sahih
(صحيح) - صحيح أبي داود ٨٥: ق.
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Arabic text
٧٣ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ جَبْرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ بِمَكُّوكٍ، وَيَغْتَسِلُ بِخَمْسِ مَكَاكِيَّ».
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1. What this means is that if one possesses the quantity of water mentioned, one is not permitted to perform the dry ablution (the Tayammum - the dry ablution) - an alternative form of purification that is performed in the absence of water, or in situations wherein water is not available. 2. Makkûk is a volume of measure, which has been interpreted elsewhere in a Hadîth as the Mudd, which is also a volume of measure. If estimated in terms of weight, the quantity of every substance measures differently. But in terms of weight the Mudd measures a little more than half a liter.