سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الطهارة وسننهاThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah
بَابُ : الأُذُنَانِ مِنَ الرَّأْسِChapter: The ears are part of the head
Hadith 444
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " الْأُذُنَانِ مِنَ الرَّأْسِ ، وَكَانَ يَمْسَحُ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّةً ، وَكَانَ يَمْسَحُ الْمَأْقَيْنِ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Umamah that:` The Messenger of Allah said: "The ears are part of the head." He used to wipe his head once, and he used to wipe over the inner corners of the eyes (that are close to the nose).
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
1:
This is the preferred (rajih) opinion.
2:
This is the school of thought (madhhab) of Shu’bi and Hasan ibn Salih and their followers.
3:
Imam Tirmidhi has mentioned here only three schools of thought; besides these three, there are other opinions as well. Among them is the view that both ears are part of the face, therefore they should be washed along with the face. This is the position taken by Imam Zuhri and Dawud al-Zahiri. Another opinion is that they should be washed with the face and wiped (masah) with the head.
1:
This is the preferred (rajih) opinion.
2:
This is the school of thought (madhhab) of Shu’bi and Hasan ibn Salih and their followers.
3:
Imam Tirmidhi has mentioned here only three schools of thought; besides these three, there are other opinions as well. Among them is the view that both ears are part of the face, therefore they should be washed along with the face. This is the position taken by Imam Zuhri and Dawud al-Zahiri. Another opinion is that they should be washed with the face and wiped (masah) with the head.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 37
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The corners of the eyes may remain dry due to the folds of the skin, therefore one should make sure to rub them. According to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, this narration is authentic without the addition of “the corners of the eyes” «مسح المأقين».
The corners of the eyes may remain dry due to the folds of the skin, therefore one should make sure to rub them. According to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, this narration is authentic without the addition of “the corners of the eyes” «مسح المأقين».
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 134
