Hadith 110

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ شَقِيقِ بْنِ جَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ ، " غَسَلَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا وَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَلَ هَذَا " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ ، قَالَ : تَوَضَّأَ ثَلَاثًا فَقَطْ .
Shaqiq bin Salamah said: I saw Uthman bin Affan (perform ablution). He washed his forearms three times and washed his head thrice. He then said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ doing like that. Abu Dawud said: Another version says: "He performed ablution three times only. "
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الطهارة / 110
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij « انظر ما قبله، (تحفة الأشراف: 9810) (منکر) » (کیونکہ اس کا راوی ”عامر“ ضعیف ہے، نیز اس نے ”سر کے تین بار مسح“ کے الفاظ میں ثقہ راویوں کی مخالفت کی ہے)
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The practice of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam regarding wiping (masah) is once, as is established from most ahadith. It is possible that on some occasions he may have done it three times, or that when mentioning three times in general, the narrator may have included the head as well.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 110