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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 4 · Ablutions (Wudu')
Sahih

الْوُضُوءِ بِالْمُدِّ

Ablution with one mudd

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَغْسِلُ ـ أَوْ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ ـ بِالصَّاعِ إِلَى خَمْسَةِ أَمْدَادٍ، وَيَتَوَضَّأُ بِالْمُدِّ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ جَبْرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ

Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to wash – or: take the ritual bath (ghusl) – with one sa' up to five mudds, and perform ablution (wudu) with one mudd.

Translator’s note: The sa' and the mudd are measures of volume; one sa' equals four mudds, and a mudd is roughly what two cupped hands hold. “Or” marks a narrator's uncertainty about the wording.

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ wusch sich – oder: vollzog die Ganzkörperwaschung – mit einem Sa' bis zu fünf Mudd und vollzog die Gebetswaschung mit einem Mudd.

Translator’s note: Sa' und Mudd sind Hohlmaße; ein Sa' entspricht vier Mudd, ein Mudd etwa dem, was zwei zusammengelegte Hände fassen. „Oder“ zeigt die Unsicherheit eines Überlieferers im Wortlaut.

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ bir sâ' ile beş müd arası (su) ile yıkanır – veya: gusleder –, bir müd ile de abdest alırdı.

Translator’s note: Sâ' ve müd hacim ölçüleridir; bir sâ' dört müde eşittir, bir müd yaklaşık iki avuç dolusudur. “Veya” ifadesi, râvinin lafız hakkındaki tereddüdünü gösterir.

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 6 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAnas bin Malik† 93 AH · Basra'Abdullah bin Jabr~ 124 AH · MedinaMas'ar bin Kadam† 155 AH · Kufaal-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eem† 212 AH · Kufaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسًا

    d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Abdullah bin Jabrابْنُ جَبْرٍ

    Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  4. Mas'ar bin Kadamمِسْعَرٌ

    d. 155 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  5. al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eemأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ

    d. 212 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler