Hadith #2 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Prophet (ï·º) felt the need of relieving himself, he went far off where no one could see him.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #4 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Apostle of Allaah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) entered the toilet, he used to say (before entering): âO Allaah, I seek refuge in Thee.â This is according to the version of Hammad. âAbd al-Warith has another version :âI seek refuge in Allaah from male and female devils.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #5 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
â O Allaah, I seek refuge in Thee.â Shuâbah said: Anas sometimes reported the words: âI take refuge in Allah.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #6 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: These privies are frequented by the jinns and devils. So when anyone amongst you goes there, he should say: âI seek refuge in Allah from male and female devils.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #7 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
It was said to Salman: Your Prophet teaches you everything, even about excrement. He replied: Yes. He has forbidden us to face the qiblah at the time of easing or urinating, and cleansing with right hand, and cleansing with less than three stones, or cleansing with dung or bone.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #9 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
That he (the Holy Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said:âWhen you go to the privy, neither turn your face nor your back towards the qiblah at the time of excretion or urination, but turn towards the east or the west. (Abu Ayyub said): When we came to Syria, we found that the toilets already built there were facing the qiblah, We turned our faces away from them and begged pardon of Allaah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #12 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I ascended the roof of the house and saw the Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) sitting on two bricks facing Jerusalem (Bait al-Maqdis) for relieving himself.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #14 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Prophet (ï·º) wanted to relieve himself, he would not raise his garment, until he lowered himself near the ground. Abu DAwud said: This tradition has been transmitted by âAbd al-Salam b. Harb on the authority of al-Aâmash from Anas b. Malik. This chain of narrators is weak (because Aâmashâs hearing tradition from Anas b. Malik is not established).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #16 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A man passed by the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) while he was urinating, and saluted him. The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) did not return the salutation to him. Abu Dawud said : It is narrated on the authority of Ibn âUmar that the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) performed tayammum, then he returned the salutation to the man.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #17 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Muhajir came to the Prophet (ï·º) while he was urinating. He saluted him. The Prophet (ï·º) did not return the salutation to him until he performed ablution. He then apologised to him, saying: I disliked remembering Allah except in the state of purification.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #18 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) used to remember Allaah, the Great and Majestic, at all moments.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #20 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) passed by two graves. He said : Both (the dead) are being punished, but they are not being punished for a major (sin). One did not safeguard himself from urine. The other carried tales. He then called for a fresh twig and split it into two parts and planted one part on each grave and said: Perhaps their punishment may be mitigated as long as the twigs remain fresh. Another version of Hannad has: âOne of them did not cover himself while urinating.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #21 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A tradition from the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) conveying similar meaning. The version of Jarir has the wording : âhe did not cover himself while urinating.â The version of Abu Muâawiyah has the wording: âhe did not safeguard himself (from urine).â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #22 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
AbdurRahman ibn Hasanah reported: I and Amr ibn al-âAs went to the Prophet (ï·º). He came out with a leather shield (in his hand). He covered himself with it and urinated. Then we said: Look at him. He is urinating as a woman does. The Prophet (ï·º), heard this and said: Do you not know what befell a person from amongst Banu Israâil (the children of Israel)? When urine fell on them, they would cut off the place where the urine fell; but he (that person) forbade them (to do so), and was punis
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #23 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) came to a midden of some people and urinated while standing. He then asked for water and wiped his shoes. Abu Dawud said: Musaddad, a narrator, reported: I went far away from him. He then called me and I reached just near his heals.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #25 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) as saying : Be on your guard against two things which provoke cursing. They (the hearers) said : Prophet of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam), what are these things which provoke cursing: easing in the watering places and on the thoroughfares, and in the shade (of the tree)(where they take shelter and rest).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #27 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: No one of you should make water in his bath and then wash himself there (after urination). The version of Ahmad has: Then performs ablution there, for evil thoughts come from it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #28 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Humayd al-Himyari said: I met a man (Companion of the Prophet) who remained in the company of the Prophet (ï·º) just as AbuHurayrah remained in his company. He then added: The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) forbade that anyone amongst us should comb (his hair) every day or urinate in the place where he takes a bath.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #30 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Prophet (ï·º) came out of the privy, he used to say: âGrant me Thy forgiveness.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #31 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When any one of you urinates, he must not touch his penis with his right hand, and when he goes to relieve himself he must not wipe himself with his right hand (in the privy), and when he drinks, he must not drink in one breath.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #32 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used his right hand for taking his food and drink and used his left hand for other purposes.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #33 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used his right hand for getting water for ablution and taking food, and his left hand for his evacuation and for anything repugnant.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #34 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Aishah, also reported a tradition bearing similar meaning through another chain of transmitters.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #36 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Shayban al-Qatbani reported that Maslamah ibn Mukhallad made Ruwayfiâ ibn Thabit the governor of the lower parts (of Egypt). He added: We travelled with him from Kum Sharik to Alqamah or from Alqamah to Kum Sharik (the narrator doubts) for Alqam. Ruwayfiâ said: Any one of us would borrow a camel during the lifetime of the Prophet (ï·º) from the other, on condition that he would give him half the booty, and the other half he would retain himself. Further, one of us received an arrowhead and a
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #37 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The fort of Alyun lies at the mountain in Fustat. Abu Dawud said: The kunyah (surname) of Shaiban b. Umayyah is Abu Hudhaifah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #38 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) forbade us to use a bone or dung for wiping.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #39 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A deputation of the jinn came to the Prophet (ï·º) and said: O Muhammad, forbid your community to cleans themselves with a bone or dung or charcoal, for in them Allah has provided sustenance for us. So the Prophet (ï·º) forbade them to do so.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #41 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) was asked about cleansing (after relieving oneself). He said: (One should cleanse oneself) with three stones which should be free from dung. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been narrated by Abu Usamah and Ibn Numair from Hisham.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #43 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) entered a park. He was accompanied by a boy who had a jug of water with him. He was the youngest of us. He placed it near the lote-tree. He ( the Prophet, sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) relieved himself. He came to us after he had cleansed himself with water.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #44 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: The following verse was revealed in connection with the people of Qubaâ: âIn it are men who love to be purifiedâ (ix.108). He (AbuHurayrah) said: They used to cleanse themselves with water after easing. So the verse was revealed in connection with them.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #46 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
(the Prophet, sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) as saying : Were it not that I might oeverburdern the believers, I would order them to delay the night (âisha ) prayer and use the tooth-stick at the time of every prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #47 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) say: Were it not hard on my ummah, I would order them to use the tooth-stick at the time of every prayer. AbuSalamah said: Zayd ibn Khalid used to attend the prayers in the mosque with his tooth-stick on his ear where a clerk carries a pen, and whenever he got up for prayer he used it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #49 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
On the authority of his father ( Abu Musa al-Ashâari), reported (according to the version of Musaddad) : We came to the Apostle of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) to provide us with a mount, and found him using the tooth-stick, its one end being at his tongue (i.e. he wsa rinsing his mouth). According to the version of Sulaiman it goes : I entered upon the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) who was using the tooth-stick, and had it placed at one side of his tongue, producing a gurgl
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #50 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) was using the tooth-stick, when two men, one older than the other, were with him. A revelation came to him about the merit of using the tooth-stick. He was asked to show proper respect and give it to the elder of the two.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #51 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âWhat would the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) do as soon as he entered the house?â She replied: â(He would use) the siwak.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #53 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Ten are the acts according to fitrah (nature): clipping the moustache, letting the beard grow, using the tooth-stick, cleansing the nose (Al-Istinshaq) with water, cutting the nails, washing the finger joints, plucking the hair under the arm-pits, shaving the pubes, and cleansing oneâs private parts (after easing or urinating) with water. The narrator said: I have forgotten the tenth, but it may have been rinsing the mouth.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #55 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Apostle of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) got up during the night (to pray), he cleansed his mouth with the tooth-stick.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #56 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Ablution water and tooth-stick were placed by the side of the Prophet (ï·º). When he got up during the night (for prayer), he relieved himself, then he used the tooth-stick.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #58 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I spent a night with the Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam). When he woke up from his sleep (in the latter part of the night for prayer) he came to his ablution water. He took the tooth-stick and used it. He then recited the verse: âVerily in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are tokens (of His Sovereignty) for men of understandingâ (iii-190). He recited these verses up to the end of the chapter or he finished the whole chapter. He the
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #59 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: Allah does not accept charity from goods acquired by embezzlement as He does not accept prayer without purification.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #60 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said : Allaah, the Exalted, does not accept the prayer of any of you when you are defiled until you performed ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #63 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º), was asked about water (in desert country) and what is frequented by animals and wild beasts. He replied: When there is enough water to fill two pitchers, it bears no impurity.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #64 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) was asked about water in desert. He then narrated a similar tradition (as mentioned above).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #65 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said: When there is enough water to fill two pitchers, it does not become impure. Abu Dawud said : Hammad b. Zaid has narrated this tradition on the authority of âAsim ( without any reference to the Prophet)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #66 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The people asked the Messenger of Allah (ï·º): Can we perform ablution out of the well of Budaâah, which is a well into which menstrual clothes, dead dogs and stinking things were thrown? He replied: Water is pure and is not defiled by anything.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #67 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I heard that the people asked the Prophet of Allah (ï·º): Water is brought for you from the well of Budaâah. It is a well in which dead dogs, menstrual clothes and excrement of people are thrown. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) replied: Verily water is pure and is not defiled by anything. Abu Dawud said I heard Qutaibah b. Saâid say: I asked the person in charge of the well of Budâah about the depth of the well. He replied: At most the water reaches pubes. Then I asked: Where does it reach wh
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #68 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
One of the wives of the Prophet (ï·º) took a bath from a large bowl. The Prophet (ï·º) wanted to perform ablution or take from the water left over. She said to him: O Prophet of Allah, verily I was sexually defiled. The Prophet said: Water not defiled.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #69 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said : None amongst you should urinate in stagnant water , and then wash in it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #70 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: None amongst you should urinate in standing water, then wash in it after sexual defilement.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #71 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: The purification of the utensil belonging to any one of you, after it has been licked by a dog, consists of washing it seven times, using sand in the first instance. Abu Dawud said : A similar tradition has been narrated by Abu Ayyub and Habib b. al-Shahid on the authority of Muhammad.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #72 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âIf the cat licks (a utensil), it should be washed once.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #73 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying : When a dog licks a (thing contained in a) utensil you must wash it seven times, using earth (sand) for the seventh time. Abu Dawud said : This tradition has been transmitted by another chain of narrators in which there is no mention of earth.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #74 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) ordered the killing of the dogs, and then said: Why are they (people) after them (dogs)? and then granted permission (to keep) for hunting and for (the security) of the herd, and said : When the dog licks the utensil wash it seven times, and rub it with earth the eighth time. Abu Dawud said : Ibn Mughaffal narrated in a similar way.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #76 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Dawud ibn Salih ibn Dinar at-Tammar quoted his mother as saying that her mistress sent her with some pudding (harisah) to Aisha who was offering prayer. She made a sign to me to place it down. A cat came and ate some of it, but when Aisha finished her prayer, she ate from the place where the cat had eaten. She stated: The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: It is not unclean: it is one of those who go round among you. She added: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performing ablution from the water l
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #77 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I and the Messenger of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) took a bath from one vessel while we were sexually defiled.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #79 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The males and females during the time of the Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam ) used to perform the ablution from one vessel together. The wordings âfrom one vesselâ occur in the version of Musaddad.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #80 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We (men) and women during the life-time of the Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to perform ablution from one vessel. We all put our hands in it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #81 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Humayd al-Himyari reported: I met a person (among the Companion of Prophet) who remained in the company of the Prophet (ï·º)for four years as AbuHurayrah remained in his company. He reported: The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) forbade that the female should wash with the water left over by the male, and that the male should wash with the left-over of the female. The version of Musaddad adds: âThat they both take the handful of water together.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #82 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) forbade that the male should perform ablution with the water left over by the female.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #83 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ï·º): Messenger of Allah, we travel on the sea and take a small quantity of water with us. If we use this for ablution, we would suffer from thirst. Can we perform ablution with sea water? The Messenger (ï·º) replied: Its water is pure and what dies in it is lawful food.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #85 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I asked âAbd Allaah b Masâud: Which of you was in the company of the Messenger of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) on the night when the jinn attended him? He replied : None of us was with him.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #86 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
tayammum is more my liking (than performing ablution with milk and nabidh).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #87 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I asked Abuâl-âAliyah whether a person who is sexually defiled and has no water with him, but he has only nabidh, can wash with it? He replied in the negative.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #88 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Urwah reported on the authority of his father that Abdullah ibn al-Arqam travelled for performing hajj (pilgrimage) or umrah. He was accompanied by the people whom he led in prayer. One day when he was leading them in the dawn (fajr) prayer, he said to them: One of you should come forward. He then went away to relieve himself. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) say: When any of you feels the need of relieving himself while the congregational prayer is ready, he should go to relieve hi
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #89 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We were in the company of âAishah. When her food was brought in, al-Qasim stood up to say his prayer. Thereupon , âAishah said : I heard the Messenger of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) say: Prayer should not be offered in presence of meals, nor at the moment when one is struggling with two evils (e.g. when one is feeling the call of nature.)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #91 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: It is not permissible for a man who believes in Allah and in the Last Day that he should say the prayer while he is feeling the call of nature until he becomes light (by relieving himself). Then the narrator Thawr b. Yazid transmitted a similar tradition with the following wordings: âIt is not permissible for a man who believes in Allah and in the Last Day that he should lead the people in prayer but with their permission; and that he should not supplicate to Allah excl
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #92 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used to wash himself with a saâ (of water) and perform ablution with a mudd (of water). Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by Aban on the authority of Qatadah. In this version he said: âI herd safiyyah.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #93 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used to take a bath with a saâ (of water) and perform ablution with a mudd (of water)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #94 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Habib al-Ansari reported: I heard Abbad ibn Tamim who reported on the authority of my grandmother, Umm Umarah, saying: The Prophet (ï·º) wanted to perform ablution. A vessel containing 2/3 mudd of water was brought to him.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #96 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abdullah heard his son praying to Allah: O Allah, I ask Thee a white palace on the right of Paradise when I enter it. He said: O my son, ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from Hell-Fire, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) say: In this community there will be some people who will exceed the limits in purification as well as in supplication.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #97 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) saw some people (performing ablution) while their heels were dry. He then said : Woe to the heels because of Hell. Perform the ablution in full.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #98 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I and the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) used to take bath with a brass vessel.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #99 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
This tradition has also been narrated on the authority of âAâishah through a different chain.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #100 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) came upon us. We brought water for him in a brass vessel and he performed ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #101 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: The prayer of a person who does not perform ablution is not valid, and the ablution of a person who does not mention the name of Allah (in the beginning) is not valid.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #102 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
This tradition means that if a person performs ablution and takes a bath but does not have the intention to perform ablution for prayer and purify himself from sexual defilement, his ablution or bath is not valid.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #103 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep at night, he should not put his hand in the utensil until he has washed his hand three times, for he doesâ not know where his hand was during the night.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #104 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
â twice or thrice.â This version does not mention Abu Razin.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #105 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I heard the Messenger of Allah (May Peace be upon him) say: When any of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand in the utensil until he washes it three times, for none of you knows where his hand remained during the night or where it went round.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #106 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw â Uthmanâ b. âAffan while he performed ablution. He poured water over his hands three times and then washed them. He then rinsed his mouth and then cleansed his nose with water (three times). He then washed his right arm up to the elbow three times, then washed his left arm in a similar manner; then wiped his head; then washed his right foot three times, then washed his left foot in a similar manner, and then said : I saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performing ablution like this a
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #108 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Ibn Abi Mulaikah was asked about ablution. He said : I saw âUthman b. âAffan who was asked about ablution. He called for water. A vessel was then brought to him. He inclined it towords his right hand (poured water upon it). He then put it in the water three times, and washed his face three times. He then put his hand in the water and took it out; then he wiped his head and ears, in and out only once. He then washed his feet, and said : Where are those who asked me to perform ablution? I saw
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #111 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abdu Khayr said: Ali came upon us and he had already offered prayer. He called for water. We asked: What will you do with water when you have already offered prayer? â Perhaps to teach us. A utensil containing water and a wash-basin were brought (to him). He poured water from the utensil on his right hand and washed both his hands three times, rinsed the mouth, snuffed up water and cleansed the nose three times. He then rinsed the mouth and snuffed up water with the same hand by which he took
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #112 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âAll offered the dawn prayer and went to Rahbah (a locality in Kufah). He called for water. A boy brought him a vessel containing water and a wash-basin. He held the vessel with his right hand and poured water over his left hand. He washed both of his hands (to the wrist) three times. He then put his right hand in the vessel ( to take water) and rinsed his mouth three times and snuffed up water three times. He then narrated almost the same tradition as narrated by Abu âAwanah. He then wiped
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #113 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I heard âAbd Khair say: I saw a chair was brought to âAli who sat on it. A vessel of water was then brought to him. He washed his hands three times ; he then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water with one handful of water. He narrated the tradition completely.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #114 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
he wiped his head so much so that drops (of water) were about to trickle down. He then washed his feet three times and said: This is how the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablutions.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #115 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw â Ali performing ablution. He washed his face three times and his hands three times and wiped his head once. Then he (âAli) said: The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) used to perform ablution in this way.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #116 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw âAli perform ablution. He (Abu Hayyah) then described that âAli went through every part of the ablution three times, i.e. he performed each detail of his ablution three times. He then wiped his head, then washed his feet up to the ankles. He then said: I wanted to show you how the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #118 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Can you show me how the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablution? âAbd Allah b. Zaid replied: Yes. He called for ablution water, poured it over his hands, and washed them; then he rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water in the nose three times; then he washed his face three times and washed his forearms up to elbow twice; then he wiped his head with both hands, moving them front and back of the head, beginning from his forehead, and moved them to the nape; then he pulled them back to the plac
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #119 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water from one hand, doing that three times.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #120 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He wiped his head with water which was not what was left over after washing his hands (i.e. he wiped his head with clean water); then he washed his feet until he cleansed them.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #121 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The ablution water was brought to the Messenger (ï·º) and he performed ablution; he washed his hands up to wrists three times, then washed his forearms three times. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water three times; then he wiped his head and ears inside and outside.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #122 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) perform ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he placed his palms on the front of the head. Then he moved them until he reached the nape. He then returned them to the place from where he had started.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #123 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He wiped his ears inside and outside. Hisham adds: He inserted his fingers in the ear-holes.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #124 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Muâawiyah performed ablution before the people, as he saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablution. When he reached the stage of wiping his head, he took a handful of water and poured it with his left hand over the middle of his head so much so that drops of water came down or almost came down. Then he wiped (his head) from its front to its back and from its back to its front.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #125 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He performed each part of the ablution three times and washed his feet times without number.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #138 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
May I not tell you how the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablution? He then performed ablution washing each limb once only.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #140 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: When any of you performs ablution, he should snuff up water in his nose and eject mucus.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #141 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Cleanse your nose well (after snuffing up water) twice or thrice.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #142 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I was the leader of the delegation of Banu al-Muntafiq or (the narrator doubted) I was among the delegation of Banu al-Muntafiq that came to the Messenger of Allah (ï·º). When we reached the Prophet, we did not find him in his house. We found there Aisha, the Mother of the Believers. She ordered that a dish called Khazirah should be prepared for us. It was then prepared. A tray containing dates was then presented to us. (The narrator Qutaybah did not mention the word qinaâ, tray). Then the Mes
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #143 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) then came shortly with rapid strides inclining forward. The narrator used the word âasidah (name of a dish) in this version instead of Khazirah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #144 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âIf you perform ablution, then rinse your mouth.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #145 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablution, he took a handful of water, and, putting it under his chin, made it go through his beard, saying: Thus did my Lord command me.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #146 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) sent out an expedition. They were affected by cold. When they returned to the Messenger of Allah (ï·º), he commanded them to wipe over turbans and stockings.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #148 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) rubbing his toes with his little finger when he performed ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #149 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I was in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) in the expedition of Tabuk. He abandoned the main road before the dawn prayer, and I also did the same along with him. The Prophet (ï·º) made his camel kneel down and (went to ) relieve himself. He then came back and I poured water upon his hands from the skin-vessel. He then washed his hands and face. He tried to get his forearms out (of the gown), but the sleeves of the gown were too narrow, so he entered back both his hands, and brought the
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #150 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablution and wiped his forelock and turban. Another version says : The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) wiped his socks and his forelock and his turban. Bakr said: I heard it from Ibn al-Mughirah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #151 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) to a caravan, and I had a jug of water. He went to relieve himself and came back. I came to him with the jug of water and poured upon him. He washed his hands and face. He had a tight-sleeved Syrian woolen gown. He tried to get his forearms out, but the sleeve of the gown was very narrow, so he brought his hands out from under the gown. I then bent down to take off his socks. But he said to me : Leave them, for my feet were clean when I put them in, an
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #152 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) lagged behind (in a journey). He then narrated this story saying : Then we came to people. âAbd al-Rahman was leading them in the dawn prayer. When he perceived the presence of the Prophet (ï·º), he intended to retire. The Prophet (ï·º) asked him to continue and I and the Prophet (ï·º)offered one rakâah of prayer behind him. When he had pronounced the salutation, the Prophet(ï·º) got up and offered the rakâah which had been finished before, and he made no addit
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #153 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He went out to relieve himself. Then I brought water for him and he performed ablution, and wiped over his turban and socks.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #154 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Jarir urinated. He then performed ablution and wiped over the socks. He said: What can prevent me from wiping (over the socks); I saw the Messenger of Allah (doing so). They (the people) said: This (action of yours) might be valid before the revelation of Surat al-Maâidah. He replied: I embraced Islam after the revelation of Surat al-Maâidah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #157 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: The time limit for wiping over the socks for a traveller is three days (and three nights) and for a resident it is one day and one night. Abu Dawud said: Another version adds: Had we requested him to extend (the period of wiping), he would have extended.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #159 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablution and wiped over the stockings and shoes. Abu Dawud said: âAbd al-Rahman b. Mahdi did not narrate this tradition because the familiar version from al-Mughirah says that the Prophet (ï·º) wiped over the socks. Abu Musa al-Ashâari has also reported: The Prophet (ï·º) wiped over stockings. But the chain of narrators of this tradition is neither continous nor strong. âAli b. Abi Talib, Ibn Masâud, al-Baraâ b. âAziz, Anas b. Malik, Abu Umamah,
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #160 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet. Abbad (a sub-narrator) said: The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) came to the well of a people. Musaddad did not mention the words Midat (a place where ablution is performed), and Kazamah (well). Then both agreed on the wording:âHe performed ablution and wiped over his shoes and feet.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #162 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
If the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe the under part of the shoe than the upper but I have seen the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) wiping over the upper part of his shoes.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #163 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âI always preferred to wash the under part of the feet until I saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) wiping the upper part of them.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #164 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
If religion were based on opinion, it would be more proper to wipe the under part of the feet than the upper. The Prophet (ï·º) wiped over the upper part of his shoes. The narrator Wakiâ said: I saw â Ali perform ablution and wash the upper part of his feet, and say : Had I not seen the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) doing like this âand he narrated the tradition in full.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #166 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) urinated, he performed ablution and sprinkled water on private parts of the body. Abu Dawud said: A group of scholars agreed with Sufyan upon this chain of narrators. Some have mentioned the name of Sufyan b. al-Hakam, and others al-Hakam b. Sufyan.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #167 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) urinate, and he sprinkled water on the private parts of his body.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #168 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) urinated; then he performed ablution and sprinkled water on the private parts of his body.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #169 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We served ourselves in the company of Messenger of Allah (ï·º). We tended our camels by turn. One day I had my turn to tend the camels, and I drove them in the afternoon. I found the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) addressing the people. I heard him say: Anyone amongst you who performs ablution, and does it well, then he stands and offers two rakâahs of prayer, concentrating on it with his heart and body, Paradise will be his lot by all means. I said: Ha-ha! How fine it is! A man in front of me said:
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #171 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I asked Anas b. Malik about ablution. He replied: The Prophet (ï·º) performed ablution for each prayer and we offered (many) prayers with the same ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #172 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) performed five prayers with the same ablution of the occasion of the capture of Mecca, and he wiped over his socks. âUmar said to him(the Prophet): I saw you doing a thing today that you never did. He said: I did it deliberately.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #173 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A person came to the Messenger of Allah (ï·º). He performed ablution and left a small part equal to the space of a nail upon his foot. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said to him : Go back and perform ablution well. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not known through Jarir b. Hazim. It was transmitted only by Ibn Wahab. Another version adds the wording : â Go back and perform the ablution well.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #174 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Hasan narrated from the Prophet (ï·º) a tradition conveying the same meaning as that of Qatadah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #175 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) saw a person offering prayer, and on the back of his foot a small part equal to the space of a dirham remained unwashed; the water did not reach it. The Prophet (ï·º) commanded him to repeat the ablution and prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #176 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He should not cease (to pray) unless he hears a sound or perceives a smell (of passing wind).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #177 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: If any one of you offers prayer and feels a movement between his paddocks, but is doubtful whether or not his ablution broke, he should not cease praying unless he hears a sound or perceives a smell.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #178 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) kissed me and did not perform ablution. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is Mursal (i.e. where the link of the Companions is missing and the Successor reports from the Prophet directly). Ibrahim at-Taimi did not hear anything from âAishah. Abu Dawud said: Al-Firyabi and other narrated this tradition in a like manner.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #179 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) kissed one of his wives and went out to pray (salah). He did not perform ablution. âUrwah said: I said to her: Who is she except you! Thereupon she laughed. Abu Dawud said: The same version has been reported through a different chain of narrators.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #180 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Yahya b. Saâid al-Qattan said to a person: Narrate these two tradition from me, that is to say, one tradition on the authority of al-Aâmash from Habib (about kissing); another through the same chain about a woman who has prolonged flow of bloos and she is asked to perform ablution for every prayer. Yahya said: Narrate from me that both these traditions are weak in respect of their chains. Abu Dawud said: Al-Thawri is reported to have said: Habib narrated this tradition to us only on the auth
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #181 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abdullah ibn AbuBakr reported that he heard Urwah say: I entered upon Marwan ibn al-Hakam. We mentioned things that render the ablution void. Marwan said: Does it become void by touching the penis? Urwah replied: This I do not know. Marwan said: Busrah daughter of Safwan reported to me that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) say: He who touches his penis should perform ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #182 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We came upon the Prophet of Allah (ï·º). A man came to him: he seemed to be a bedouin. He said: Prophet of Allah, what do you think about a man who touches his penis after performing ablution? He (ï·º) replied: That is only a part of his body. Abu Dawud said: The tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #183 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âduring the prayerâ
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #184 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) was asked about performing ablution after eating the flesh of the camel. He replied: Perform ablution, after eating it. He was asked about performing ablution after eating meat. He replied: Do not perform ablution after eating it. He was asked about saying prayer in places where the camels lie down. He replied: Do not offer prayer in places where the camels lie down. These are the places of Satan. He was asked about saying prayer in the sheepfolds. He replied: You m
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #185 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) passed by a boy who was skinning a goat. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Give it up until I show you. He (the Prophet) inserted his hand between the skin and the flesh until it reached the armpit. He then went away and led the people in prayer and he did not perform ablution. The version of Amr added that he did not touch water. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated though another chain of transmitters, making no mention of Abu Saâid.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #186 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) passed by the market when on his return from one of the villages of âAliyah. People accompanied him from both sides. One the way he found a dead kid with both its ears joined together. He caught hold of it by its ear. He then said: Which of you likes to take it ? The narrator transmitted the tradition in full.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #187 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) took (the meat of) a (goatâs) shoulder and offered prayer and did not perform ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #188 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
One night I became the guest of the Prophet (ï·º). He ordered that a piece of mutton be roasted, and it was roasted. He then took a knife and began to cut the meat with it for me. In the meantime Bilal came and called him for prayer. He threw the knife and said: What happened! may his hands be smeared with earth! He then stood for offering prayer. Al-Anbari added: My moustaches became lengthy. He trimmed them by placing a took-stick; or he said: I shall trim your moustaches by placing the tooth-
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #189 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) took a shoulder (of goatâs meat) and after wiping his hand with a cloth on which he was sitting, he got up and prayed.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #190 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) ate a little meat from a (goatâs) shoulder. He then offered prayer and did not perform ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #191 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I heard Jabir b. âAbd Allah say: I presented bread and meat to the Prophet (ï·º). He ate them and called for ablution water. he performed ablution and offered the noon (Dhuhr) prayer. He then called for the remaining food and ate it. He then got up and prayed and did not perform ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #192 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The last practice of the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) was that he did not perform ablution after taking anything that was cooked with the help of fire. Abu Dawud said: This is the abridgment of the former tradition.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #194 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Perform ablution after eating anything which has been cooked by fire.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #195 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
AbuSufyan ibn Saâid ibn al-Mughirah reported that he entered upon Umm Habibah who presented him a glass of sawiq (a drink prepared with flour and water) to drink. He called for water and rinsed his mouth. She said: O my cousin, donât you perform ablution? The Prophet (ï·º) said: Perform ablution after eating anything cooked with fire, or he said: anything touched by fire. Abu Dawud said: The version of al-Zuhri has: O my paternal cousin.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #196 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
it contains greasiness.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #199 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
One night the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) was busy and he delayed the night (isha) prayer so much so that we dosed in the mosque. We awoke, then dozed, and again awoke and again dozed. He (the prophet) then came upon us and said: There is none except you who is waiting for prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #200 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Companions during the lifetime of the messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) used to wait for the night prayer so much so that their heads were lowered down (by dozing). Then they offered prayer and did not perform ablution. Abu Dawud said: Shuâbah on the authority of Qatadah added: We lowered down our heads (on accounts of dozing) in the day of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him). Abu Dawud said; This tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #201 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
(The people) stood up for the night prayer and a man stood up and spoke forth: Messenger of Allah, I have to say something to you. He (the Prophet) entered into secret conversation with him, till the people or some of the people dozed off, ad then he led them in prayer. He (Thabit al-Bunani) did not mention ablution.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #204 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We would not wash our feet after treading on something unclean, nor would we hold our hair and garments (during prayer). Abu Dawud said: The tradition has been reported by Ibrahim b. Abi Muâawiyah through a different chain of narrators: Aâmash â Shaqiq â Masruq â âAbd Allah (b. Masâud). And Hannad reported from Shaqiq, or reported on his authority saying: âAbd Allah (b. Masâud) said.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #206 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
My prostatic fluid flowed excessively. I used to take a bath until my back cracked (because of frequent washing). I mentioned it to the prophet (May peace be upon him), or the fact was mentioned to him (by someone else). The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said; Do not do so. When you find prostatic fluid, wash your penis and perform ablution as you do for your prayer, but when you have seminal emission, you should take a bath.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #207 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Ali ibn AbuTalib commanded him to ask the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) what a man should do when he wants to have intercourse with his wife and the prostatic fluid comes out (at this moment). (He said): I am ashamed of consulting him because of the position of his daughter. Al-Miqdad said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) about it. He said: When any of you finds, he should wash his private part, and perform ablution as he does for prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #208 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âAli b abi Talib said to al-miqdad, and made a similar statement as above. Al-Miqdad asked him (the prophet). The prophet (peace be upon him) said: he should wash his penis and testicles. Abu Dawud said : The tradition has been narrators by al-Thawri and a group of narrators from Hisham on the authority of his father from al-Miqdad, from âAli reporting from the prophet (May peace be upon him).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #209 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I Asked al-Miqdad (to consult the prophet). He then narrated the tradition bearing the same meaning. Abu Dawud said; this tradition has been reported with another chain of narrators. This version does not mention the word âtesticlesâ.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #211 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I asked the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) as to what makes it necessary to take a bath and about the (prostatic) fluid that flows after taking a bath. He replied: that is called madhi (prostatic fluid). It flows from every male. You should wash your private parts and testicles because of it and perform ablution as you do for prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #212 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abdullah asked the Messenger of Allah (ï·º): What is lawful for me to do with my wife when she is menstruating? He replied: What is above the waist-wrapper is lawful for you. The narrator also mentioned (the lawfulness of) eating with a woman in menstruation, and he transmitted the tradition in full.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #214 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) made a concession in the early days of Islam on account of the paucity of clothes that one should not take a bath if one has sexual intercourse (and has no seminal emission). But later on her commanded to take a bath in such a case and prohibited its omission.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #215 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The verdict that water (bath) is necessary when there is emission given by the people (in the early days of Islam) was due to the concession granted by the Messenger of Allah in the beginning of Islam. He then commanded to take a bath (in such a case). Abu Dawud said : By Abu Ghassan is meant Muhammad b. mutarrif.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #216 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
when anyone sits between the four parts of a woman and the parts (of the male and female) which are circumscised join together, then bath becomes obligatory.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #217 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said : water (bath) is necessary only when there is seminal emission. And Abu Salamah followed it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #218 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
One day the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) had sexual intercourse with (all) his wives with a single bath. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted through another chain of narrators.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #220 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (May peace be upon him) said : When any of you has intercourse with his wife and desire to repeat it, he should perform ablution between them.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #221 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âUmar b. al-Khattab said to the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) that he became sexually defiled at night (asking him what he should do). The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said : You should perform ablution and wash your penis and then sleep.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #222 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
when the prophet (ï·º) intended to sleep while he was sexually defiled, he would perform ablution as he did for prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #223 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
If he intends to eat while he is defiled, he should wash both his hands. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Wahb narrated this tradition on the authority of Yunus. He described the fact of eating as the statement of âAâishah (not the saying of the prophet). It has also been narrated it from âUrwah or Abu Salamah. Al-AwzaâI narrated it from Yunus on the Authority of Al-Zuhri from the prophet (ï·º) as narrated by Ibn al-Mubarak.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #224 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Prophet (May peace be upon him) wanted to eat or sleep, he would perform ablution. She meant that (the prophet did so) when he was sexually defiled.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #226 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Ghudayf ibn al-Harith reported: I asked Aisha: Have you seen the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) washing (because of defilement) at the beginning of the night or at the end? She replied: Sometimes he would take a bath at the beginning of the night and sometimes at the end. Thereupon I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All Praise be to Allah Who made this matter accommodative. I again asked her: What do you think, did the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) say the witr prayer (additional prayer after obligatory pra
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #228 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) would sleep while he was sexually defiled without touching water. Abu Dawud said: Hasan b. âAli al-Wasiti said that the heard Yazid b. Harun say: This tradition is based on a misunderstanding, i.e. the tradition reported by Abu Ishaq.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #230 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The prophet (ï·º) visited him and inclined towards him (for shaking hand). He said : I am sexually defiled. The prophet (ï·º) replied : A muslim is not defiled.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #231 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) met me on one of the streets of medina while I was sexually defiled. I retreated and went away. I then took a bath and came to him. He asked : Where were you, O Abu Hurairah? I replied : As I was sexually defiled, I disliked to sit in your company without purification. He exclaimed: Glory be to Allah! A Muslim is not defiled. He (Abu Dawud) said : The version of this tradition reported by Bishr has the chain: Humaid reported from Bakr.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #233 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) began to lead (the people) in the dawn prayer. He then signalled with his hand: (Stay) at your places. (Then he entered his home). He then returned while drops of water were coming down from him (from his body) and he led them in prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #234 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He uttered TAKBIR (Allahu akbar), and in the end : when he finished the prayer, he said : I am a human being; I was sexually defiled. Abu Dawud said : This tradition has been narrated al-Zuhri from Abu Salamah b. âAbd al-Rahman on the authority of Abu Hurairah. It says: When he stood at the place of prayer, we waited for his utterance of takbir (Allah-u akbar).He went away and said : (remain) as you were. Another version on the authority of Muhammad reporting from the Prophet (ï·º) says: He ut
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #235 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The prayer (in congregation) began and people stood in their rows. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) came out (from his residence). When he stood at his proper place he recalled that he did not take a bath. He then said to the people: (Remain standing) at your places. Then he returned to his house and came out upon us after taking a bath while the drops of water were coming down from his head. We were standing in the rows (of prayer). This is the version of Ibn Harb. âAyyash repor
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #237 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Messenger of Allah. Allah is not ashamed of truth what do you think, if a woman sees what a man sees in dream, should she take a bath or not? The prophet (ï·º) replied: Yes, she should take a bath if she finds the liquid (vaginal secretion) âAâishah said : Then I came upon her and said her : Woe to you! Does a woman see that (sexual dream)? In the meantime, the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) came upon me and said: May your right hand be covered with dust! How can there be the resemblance (i.e., be
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #238 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) used to take bath with from a vessel (which contained seven to eight seers, i.e., fifteen to sixteen pounds) because of sexual intercourse. Abu Dawud said: The version narrated by Muâammar on the authority of al-Zuhri has: She (âAâishah) said: I and the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) took a bath from a vessel which was equal to al-faraq in measurement (i.e., containing water about seven or eight seers). Abu Dawud said: Ibn âUyain
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #239 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
People made a mention of washing because of sexual defilement before the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: I pour (water) on my head three times. And he made a sign with both his hands.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #240 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
when the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) wanted to wash himself because of sexual defilement, he called for a vessel like HILAB (a vessel used for milking the camel). He then took a handful of water and began to pour it on the right side of his head and then on the left side. He then took water in both his hands together and poured it on his head.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #242 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) would take a bath because of sexual defilement, according to the version of Sulaiman, in the beginning he would pour water with his right hand (upon his left hand); and according to the version of Musaddad, he would wash both (hands) pouring water from the vessel upon his right hand. According to the agreed version, he then would wash the private part. He would then perform ablution as he did for prayer, then put his hands in the vessel and mad
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #243 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âAishah said; When the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) intended to take a bath because of sexual defilement, he would begin with his hands and wash them. Then he would wash the joints of his limbs and pour water upon him when he cleansed both his (hands), he would rub them on the wall (to make them perfectly clean with the dust). Then he would perform ablution and pour water over his head.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #245 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I placed (the vessel of) water for the Prophet (May peace be upon him) to wash himself because of sexual intercourse. He lowered down the vessel and poured water on his right hand. He then washed it twice or thrice. He then poured water over his private parts and washed them with his left hand. Then he put it on the ground and wiped it. He then rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water, and washed his face and hands. He then poured water over his head and body. Then he moved aside and washed his fee
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #250 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) took a bath and offered two rakâahs of prayer and said the dawn prayer. I do not think he performed ablution afresh after taking a bath.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #251 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
one of the Muslims asked, and Zubair reported: Umm Salamah (herself) asked: Messenger of Allah. I am a women who keeps her hair closely plaited; should I undo it when I wash after sexual defilement? He replied (no), it is enough for you to throw three handfuls over it. Then pour water over all your body and will be purified.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #253 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When any of us was sexually defiled, she took three handfuls (of water) in this way, that is to say, with both hands together and poured (water) over her head. She took one handful (of water) and threw it on one side and the other on the other side.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #254 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
we took a bath while having an adhesive substance over us (our head) in both states, namely, when wearing a robe for Hajj (ihram) and when wearing ordinary clothes (not meant for Hajj).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #255 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Shurayh ibn Ubayd said: Jubayr ibn Nufayr gave me a verdict about the bath because of sexual defilement that Thawban reported to them that they asked the Prophet (ï·º) about it. He (the Prophet) replied: As regards man, he should undo the hair of his head and wash it until the water should reach the roots of the hair. But there is no harm if the woman does not undo it (her hair) and pour three handfuls of water over her head.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #258 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Among the jews, when a women menstruated, they ejected her from the house, and they did not eat with her, nor did they drink with her, nor did they associate with her in (their houses) so the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) was questioned about that. Thereupon Allah revealed : âThey question thee concerning menstruation. Say : I: is an illness, so let woman alone at such timesâ (ii 222). The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) then said: Associate with them in the houses an
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #259 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I would eat flesh from a bone when I was menstruating, then hand it over to the Prophet(ï·º) and he would put his mouth where I had put my mouth: I would drink, then hand it over to him, and he would put his mouth( at the place) where I drank.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #260 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah(ï·º) would recline on my lap when I was menstruating, then recite the Qurâan.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #261 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said to me; Get me the mat from the mosque. I said ; I am menstruating. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) then replied: Your menstruation is not in your hand.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #262 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A woman asked âAâishah: should a menstruating woman complete the prayer abandoned during the period of menses? âAâishah said: Are you a Haruriyyah? During menstruation in the time of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) we would not complete (the abandoned prayers), nor were we commanded to complete them.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #263 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
This tradition has also been narrated through a different chain of the authority of Muâadhah al-âAdawiyyah from âAâishah. This version adds; we were commanded to complete the (abandoned) fast, but were commanded to complete the (abandoned) prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #264 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said about a person who had intercourse with his wife while she was menstruating: He must give one dinar or half a dinar in alms. Abu Dawud said: The correct version says si: One dinar or half a dinar. Shuâbah (a narrator) did not sometimes narrate this tradition as a statement of the Prophet (ï·º).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #267 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) would contact and embrace any of his wives while she was menstruating. She would wear the wrapper up to half the the thighs or cover her knees with it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #268 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
embraced her.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #269 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Khallas al-Hujari reported: Aisha said: I and the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) used to pass night in one (piece of) cloth (on me) while I menstruated profusely. If anything from me (i.e. blood) smeared him (i.e. his body), he would wash that spot and would not exceed it (in washing), then he would offer prayer with it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #272 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Ikrimah reported on the authority of one of the wives of the Prophet (ï·º) saying: When the Prophet (ï·º) wanted to do something (i.e. kissing, embracing) with (his) menstruating wife, he would put a garment on her private part.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #273 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âAishah said; The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) would ask us in the beginning of our menstruation to tie the waist-wrapper. Then he would embrace us. And who amongst you can have as much control over his desire as the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) had over his desire?
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #274 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
In the time of the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) there was a woman who had an issue of blood. So Umm Salamah asked the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) to give a decision about her. He said: She should consider the number of nights and days during which she used to menstruate each month before she was afflicted with this trouble and abandon prayer during that period each month. When those days and nights are over, she should take a bath, tie a cloth over her private parts and pray.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #275 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Sulaiman b. Yasar said that a man reported to him from Umm Salamah; There was a woman who had an issue of blood. And he narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect saying; when the menstruation period is over and the time of prayer arrives, she should take a bath, as mentioned in the previous tradition.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #276 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Sulaiman b. Yasar reported on the authority of a person from the Ansar; There was a woman who had an issue of blood. He then narrated the rest of the tradition like that of al-Laith. He said; when the period of menstruation is over and the time of prayer arrives, she should take a bath. He narrated the tradition conveying the same meaning.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #277 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
This tradition has been transmitted through the chain of narrators like that of al-Laith to the same effect. It says; She should abandon prayer considering that period (she used to menstruate). When the time of prayer approaches, she should take a bath, tie a cloth over her private parts and offer prayer.
Grade: Sahih