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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 4 · Ablutions (Wudu')
Sahih

التَّيَمُّنِ فِي الْوُضُوءِ وَالْغُسْلِ

Starting with the right in ablution and in the ritual bath (ghusl)

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعْجِبُهُ التَّيَمُّنُ فِي تَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَطُهُورِهِ وَفِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

Translation

Aishah reported: The Prophet ﷺ liked to start with the right when putting on his sandals, combing his hair, purifying himself, and in all his affairs.

Other translations

Deutsch

Aischa berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ liebte es, mit der Rechten zu beginnen: beim Anziehen seiner Sandalen, beim Kämmen seines Haares, bei seiner Reinigung und in all seinen Angelegenheiten.

Türkçe

Âişe (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ ayakkabısını giymede, saçını taramada, temizlenmede ve bütün işlerinde sağdan başlamayı severdi.

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ.

    Aishah reported: The Prophet ﷺ liked to start with the right as much as he could in all his affairs: in purifying himself, in combing his hair and in putting on his sandals.

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 8 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · Medina'Aisha bint Abi Bakr† 57 AH · MedinaMasrouq bin al-Ajda'† 63 AH · KufaSaleem bin Aswad, Abu al-Ash…† 83 AH · KufaAsh'ath bin Abi al-Ash'atha† 125 AH · KufaShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraHafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harith† 225 AHal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ

    d. 57 AH / 678 CE · 17 Ramadan, Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Masrouq bin al-Ajda'مَسْرُوقٍ

    d. 63 AH · Follower Tabi' 1st Generation

  4. d. 83 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  5. Ash'ath bin Abi al-Ash'athaأَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ

    d. 125 AH · Follower Tabi' 6th generation

  6. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةُ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  7. Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harithحَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ

    d. 225 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  8. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler