Purification & Wudu

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey, and he said: 'Stay back O Mughirah! Go ahead, O people!' So I went back, and I had with me a vessel of water. The people went ahead, and there the...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

It was narrated from Al-Mughirah Ibn Shu'bah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped upon the two cloth socks and the two sandals. الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَسَحَ عَلَى الْجَوْرَبَيْنِ وَالنَّعْلَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"The Prophet (ﷺ) granted us a dispensation when traveling, allowing us not to take off our Khuffs for three days and three nights."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"I asked Safwan bin 'Assal about wiping over the Khuffs, and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to tell us, when we were travelling, to wipe over our Khuffs and not take them off for three nights in...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set a time limit of three days and three nights for the traveler, and one day and one night for the resident - meaning, with regards to wiping (over the Khuffs)."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"I asked 'Aishah about wiping over the Khuffs and she said: 'Go to 'Ali, for he knows more about that than I do.' So I went to 'Ali and asked him about wiping (over the Khuffs) and he said: 'The...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"I saw 'Ali (may Allah be please with him) praying Zuhr, then he sat to tend to the people's needs, and when the time for 'Asr came, a vessel of water was brought to him. He took a handful of...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought a small vessel (of water) and he performed Wudu'." I said: "Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform Wudu' for every prayer?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What about you?" He said: "We...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"Shall we not bring water for Wudu'?" He said: "I have only been commanded to perform Wudu' when I want to pray."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to perform Wudu' for every prayer. One the day of the Conquest (of Makkah), he offered all the prayers with one Wudu'. 'Umar said to him: 'You have done something that you never did...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"He would sprinkle his private parts with it." Shaikh Ibn As-Sunni said: "Al-Hakam (one of the narrators) is Ibn Sufyan Ath-Thaqafi. The purpose is to ward off devilish whispers lest the person think any emission has taken place, and thus...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performing Wudu' and sprinkling his private area (with water)."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"I saw 'Ali performing Wudu', washing each part thrice. Then he stood up and drank the water that was left over from his Wudu' and said: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did as I have done.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) in Al-Batha'. Bilal brought out the water left over from his Wudu' and the people rushed toward it and I got some of it. Then a short spear was planted in the ground and he...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"I heard Jabir say: 'I fell sick, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr came to visit me. They found me unconscious, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed Wudu' and poured his Wudu' water over me.'"

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Allah does not accept Salah without purification, nor charity from Ghulul.'" That which is taken from the spoils of war prior to their distribution.

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"A Bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) to ask him about Wudu', so he showed him how to perform Wudu', washing each part three times, then he said: 'This is Wudu'. Whoever does more than that has done badly, done...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"We were sitting with 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas and he said: 'By Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not say specifically anything for us above the people, except for three things: He commanded us to do Wudu' properly, not to...

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Do Wudu' properly.'" Isbighu Al-Wudu'. And this narration supports the claim that some of them used this expression to mean "three times" for each limb, rather than "properly."

Sunan al-Nasa'i

The Book of Purification

"Shall I not tell you of that by means of which Allah erases sins and raises (people) in status? Doing Wudu' properly even when it is inconvenient, taking a lot of steps to the Masjid, and waiting for one Salah...