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Sunan Abi Dawud 1874

Ibn Umar said I have not seen the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) touching anything in the House (the Kabah) but the two Yamani corners.

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

قَالَ لَمْ أَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْسَحُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ إِلاَّ الرُّكْنَيْنِ الْيَمَانِيَيْنِ

Ibn Umar said I have not seen the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) touching anything in the House (the Kabah) but the two Yamani corners.

ইবনু ‘উমার (রাযি.) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-কে দু‘টি রুকনে ইয়ামেনী ছাড়া বায়তুল্লাহর অন্য কিছুকে স্পর্শ করতে দেখিনি।[1] সহীহ।

عبداللہ بن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما کہتے ہیں کہ میں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو بیت اللہ کے کسی رکن کو چھوتے نہیں دیکھا سوائے حجر اسود اور رکن یمانی کے ۱؎۔

Telah menceritakan kepada Kami [Abu Al Walid Ath Thayalisi], telah menceritakan kepada Kami [Laits] dari [Ibnu Syihab] dari [Salim] dari [Ibnu Umar], ia berkata; aku tidak pernah melihat Rasulullah shallAllahu wa'alaihi wa sallam mengusap bagian dari Ka'bah kecuali dua rukun yamani

İbn Ömer(r.a.)'den; demiştir ki: Ben Resûlullah (S.A.V.)'i iki Rükn-i Yemânî'den başkasını meshederken görmedim

Sunan Abi Dawud 1874, Book 11, The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj), Hadith 154. 1 min read

What it means

‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that if the religion were to be based on reason instead of revelation, then wiping the bottom of the socks would be more appropriate than wiping over the top, as the bottom part is what touches the ground and dirt and therefore would make more sense to wipe the bottom.

However, Islamic law says the otherwise, and adherence to it is obligatory and anything suggesting otherwise should be disregarded. ‘Ali saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) wiping over the top of his sock. What the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did, conforms with common sense from another aspect.

That is because, if he wiped the bottom of his sock with water, it would result in it picking up impurities, so instead, he wiped over the top to remove any dust that was stuck there, as the top of the sock is what is seen and thus wiping it makes more sense. Significantly, none of the rulings of Islamic law contradicts sound intellect; however, this is sometimes hidden from people of intellect (humans).

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Abu Dawud back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Abu DawudCompiler, died 275 AH
  2. 2Hisham ibn Abd al-MalikTold us, Third generation, died 226 AH
  3. 3Al-Layth ibn SadTold us, Third generation, died 175 AH
  4. 4Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  5. 5Salim ibn Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Successor, died 105 AH
  6. 6Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Companion, died 72 AH

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