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What Has Been Related About Wudū' Three Times (For Each Limb)

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Darussalam · Volume 1

1. The Chapters on Purification (Tahārah) From Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ

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44. 'Alī narrated that: "The Prophet ﷺ performed Wudū' three times (for each limb)." (Ṣaḥīḥ) Abū 'Eisā said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Uthmān, Ar-Rubay', Ibn 'Umar, ‘Aishah, Abū Umāmah, Abū Rāfi’, ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Amr, Mu‘āwiyyah, Abū Hurairah, Jābir, ‘Abdullāh bin Zaid, and Ubayy [bin Ka’b]. Abū ‘Eisā said: The Hadīth of ‘Ali is the best thing on this topic and the most correct, [because it is reported by more than one route from ‘Ali, may Allāh be pleased with him]. In general, the people of knowledge act according to this: That the Wudū that is acceptable is one time (for each limb), and that two times is more virtuous, and that three times is the most virtuous, and there is nothing beyond that. Ibn Al-Mubārak said, “One is not safe from sin if he increases upon three.” Ahmad and Ishāq said, “None adds to three except a man suffering from an affliction.”

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٤٤ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، عَنْ ‌سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي حَيَّةَ ، عَنْ ‌عَلِيٍّ، «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا». وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ، وَعَائِشَةَ، وَالرُّبَيِّعِ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ، وَأَبِي رَافِعٍ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، وَمُعَاوِيَةَ، وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَجَابِرٍ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، وَأُبَيٍّ. حَدِيثُ عَلِيٍّ أَحْسَنُ شَيْءٍ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ وَأَصَحُّ. وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ عَامَّةِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ الْوُضُوءَ يُجْزِئُ مَرَّةً مَرَّةً، وَمَرَّتَيْنِ أَفْضَلُ، وَأَفْضَلُهُ ثَلَاثٌ، وَلَيْسَ بَعْدَهُ شَيْءٌ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ: لَا آمَنُ إِذَا زَادَ فِي الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الثَّلَاثِ أَنْ يَأْثَمَ. وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ: لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى الثَّلَاثِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ مُبْتَلًى.

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