Sunan Abi Dawud · Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب كَيْفَ الْمَسْحُ
Chapter: How Should One Wipe.
4 hadith · references 161–165
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Abu Dawud · 161أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَمْسَحُ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِNarrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped over the socks. Another version adds: "On the back (upper part) of the socks. "5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 162لَوْ كَانَ الدِّينُ بِالرَّأْيِ ، لَكَانَ أَسْفَلُ الْخُفِّ أَوْلَى بِالْمَسْحِ مِنْ أَعْلَاهُ ، وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْسَحُ عَلَى ظَاهِرِ خُفَّيْهِNarrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: 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 ﷺ wiping over the upper part of his s6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 163حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ : مَا كُنْتُ أَرَى بَاطِنَ الْقَThis tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: “I always preferred to wash the under part of the feet until I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiping the upper part of them.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 165وَضَّأْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ ، فَمَسَحَ أَعْلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ وَأَسْفَلَهُمَاNarrated Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah: I poured water while the Prophet ﷺ performed ablution in the battle of Tabuk. He wiped over the upper part of the socks and their lower part. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Thawr d7 narrators