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8 October 2026 27 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
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Hadith 40
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- ‏-فِي صِفَةِ اَلْوُضُوءِ‏- قَالَ: { وَمَسَحَ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-بِرَأْسِهِ, فَأَقْبَلَ بِيَدَيْهِ وَأَدْبَرَ.‏ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري (186)‏، ومسلم (235)‏.‏

Narrated Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Zaid bin ‘Aasim (rad) describing the nature of ablution performance:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) wiped his head from the forehead to the back of his head and then back to the forehead with his (wet) hands. .
Bulugh al-Maram 40

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Hadith 39
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- ‏-فِي صِفَةِ وُضُوءِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ‏- قَالَ: { وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَاحِدَةً.‏ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُد َ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه أبو داود (111)‏.‏

Narrated Narrated ‘Ali (rad) regarding the description of the ablution of the Prophet (ﷺ):

He (the Prophet) wiped his head (with water) only once. .
Bulugh al-Maram 39 Open
Hadith 41
وَفِي لَفْظٍ: { بَدَأَ بِمُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ, حَتَّى ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى قَفَاهُ, ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا إِلَى اَلْمَكَانِ اَلَّذِي بَدَأَ مِنْهُ } 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- البخاري (185)‏، ومسلم (235)‏.‏

Narrated In another narration by al-Bukhari and Muslim:

"He started with the front of his head, moved them (his hands) to the nape of his neck, and then returned them to the place where he started."
Bulugh al-Maram 41 Open
Hadith 38
وَعَنْ حُمْرَانَ; { أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- دَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ, فَغَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ, ثُمَّ مَضْمَضَ, وَاسْتَنْشَقَ, وَاسْتَنْثَرَ, ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ, ثُمَّ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ اَلْيُمْنَى إِلَى اَلْمِرْفَقِِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ, ثُمَّ اَلْيُسْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ, ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ, ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَهُ اَلْيُمْنَى إِلَى اَلْكَعْبَيْنِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ, ثُمَّ اَلْيُسْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ, ثُمَّ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَوَضَّأَ نَحْوَ وُضُوئِي هَذَا.‏ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري (159)‏، ومسلم (226)‏ من طريق عطاء بن يزيد الليثي، عن حمران به.‏

Narrated Narrated Humran, the manumitted slave of Uthman:

Uthman (rad) called for water to perform ablution. He washed palms of his hands three times, then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water in his nose and then blew it out. He then washed his face three times. Thereafter he washed his right hand up to his elbow three times, then the left one likewise, then he passed wet hands on his head. Then he washed his right foot up to the ankle three times, then the left one likewise. He then said, “I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) performing ablution like this ablution of mine”.