The Amount OfWater Sufficient For A Man'sWudû'
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 74 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 58
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Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٨٤)
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Sahih
(صحيح) - صحيخ أبي داود ٨٤.
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74. It was narrated from Shu'bah that Ĥabîb said: "I heard 'Abbâd bin Tamîm narrate from my grandmother - who was Umm 'Umârah bint Ka'b - that the Prophet ﷺ performed Wudû, and he was brought a vessel in which there were two-thirds of a Mudd." Shu'bah said: "I remember that he washed his forearms and started rubbing them, and he wiped the inside of his ear, but I do not remember whether he wiped the outside of them." (Sahîh)
74 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ - ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا - حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبَّادَ بْنَ تَمِيمٍ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ جَدَّتِي وَهِيَ أُمُّ عُمَارَةَ بِنْتُ كَعْبٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " تَوَضَّأَ فَأُتِيَ بِمَاءٍ فِي إِنَاءٍ قَدْرَ ثُلُثَيِ الْمُدِّ - قَالَ شُعْبَةُ: فَأَحْفَظُ أَنَّهُ - غَسَلٍ ذِرَاعَيْهِ، وَجَعَلَ يَدْلُكُهُمَا، وَيَمْسَحُ أُذُنَيْهِ بَاطِنَهُمَا وَلَا أَحْفَظُ أَنَّهُ مَسَحَ ظَاهِرَهُمَا "
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In the preceding narration, it is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ performed ablution with one Mudd measure of water. According to this narration, he ﷺ once performed ablution with an amount of water that was less than a Mudd. It follows, therefore, that one may perform ablution with a small quantity of water - an amount that is even less than a Mudd - provided that no part of any limb is left dry.