Narrated Ammar bin Yasir: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The rinsing of mouth and snuffing up water in the nose are acts that bear the characteristics of fitrah (nature). He then narrated a similar tradition (as reported by Aishah), but he did not mention the words "letting the beard grow". He added the words "circumcision" and "sprinkling water on the private part of the body". He did not mention the words "cleansing oneself after easing". Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas. He mentioned only five sunnahs all relating to the head, one of them being parting of the hair; it did not include wearing the beard. Abu Dawud said: The tradition as reported by Hammad has also been transmitted by Talq bin Habib, Mujahid, and Bakr bin Abd Allaah bin al-Muzani as their own statement ( not as a tradition from the Prophet, ﷺ ). They did not mention the words "letting the beard grow". The version transmitted by Muhammad bin Abd Allaah bin Abi Maryam, Abu Salamah, and Abu Hurairah from the Prophet ﷺ mentions the words "letting the beard grow". A similar tradition has been reported by Ibrahim al-Nakha'i. He mentioned the words "wearing the beard and circumcision. "
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This hadith [54] is weak; however, the hadith of Sunan Abi Dawud, hadith [52], carries the same meaning. For this reason, according to some, it is considered authentic.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 54
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
Sprinkling means to sprinkle drops of water on the lower garment after ablution (wudu).
The apparent wisdom behind this is the removal of doubts (waswasah) regarding impurity.
And Allah knows best.
This narration is similar in meaning to authentic narrations; therefore, the scholars have classified it as hasan or sahih li-ghayrihi. See: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah: 3/268)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 294