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Sahih al-Bukhari

341

Chapter 7 · Rubbing hands and feet with dust (Tayammum)
Sahih

التَّيَمُّمُ لِلْوَجْهِ وَالْكَفَّيْنِ

Dry ablution (tayammum) for the face and hands

قَالَ عَمَّارٌ لِعُمَرَ تَمَعَّكْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " يَكْفِيكَ الْوَجْهُ وَالْكَفَّانِ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ

Translation

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abza reported: Ammar said to Umar, “I rolled (in the dust), then I came to the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, ‘The face and the hands are sufficient for you.’”

Other translations

Deutsch

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abza berichtete: Ammar sagte zu Umar: „Ich wälzte mich (im Staub) und kam dann zum Propheten ﷺ, und er sagte: ‚Dir genügen das Gesicht und die Hände.‘“

Türkçe

Abdurrahman b. Ebzâ şöyle rivayet etti: Ammâr (r.a.) Ömer'e (r.a.) şöyle dedi: “(Toprakta) yuvarlandım, sonra Nebî'ye ﷺ geldim. Bana: ‘Sana yüz ve eller yeter’ buyurdu.”

Other versions of this report

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

  • جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَجْنَبْتُ فَلَمْ أُصِبِ الْمَاءَ. فَقَالَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَمَا تَذْكُرُ أَنَّا كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ فَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلَمْ تُصَلِّ، وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَتَمَعَّكْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ، فَذَكَرْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ هَكَذَا ". فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِكَفَّيْهِ الأَرْضَ، وَنَفَخَ فِيهِمَا ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ.

    Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abza reported: A man came to Umar ibn al-Khattab and said, “I have entered a state of janabah and have not found water.” Ammar ibn Yasir said to Umar ibn al-Khattab, “Do you not remember that we were on a journey, you and …

  • أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارٌ كُنَّا فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَأَجْنَبْنَا، وَقَالَ تَفَلَ فِيهِمَا.

    Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abza reported that he was present with Umar, and Ammar said to him, “We were in a military detachment and entered a state of janabah.” And he said, “He spat lightly into them.”

  • شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَمَّارٌ. وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ.

    Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abza reported: I was present with Umar, and Ammar said to him – and he related the hadith (in full).

  • فَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِهِ الأَرْضَ، فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ.

    Ammar reported: Then the Prophet ﷺ struck the ground with his hand and wiped his face and his hands.

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 9 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · Medina'Ammar ibn Yasir† 37 AH · Kufa'Abdur Rahman bin Abza~ 58 AH · KufaSa'id bin 'Abdur Rahman bin …~ 79 AH · KufaDhar bin 'Abdullah al-Marhabi† 100 AH · Rayyal-Hakam bin 'Utayba† 113 AH · KufaShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraMuhammad bin Kathir al-'Abdi† 223 AH · Basraal-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. 'Ammar ibn Yasirعَمَّارٌ

    d. 37 AH / 657 CE · Siffin, Jamal · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Abdur Rahman bin Abzaعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ

    Kufa · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  4. Sa'id bin 'Abdur Rahman bin Abzaابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى

    Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  5. d. 100 AH · Follower Tabi' 6th generation

  6. al-Hakam bin 'Utaybaالْحَكَمِ

    d. 113 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  7. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةُ

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

  8. Muhammad bin Kathir al-'Abdiمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ

    d. 223 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  9. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler