It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was washing his leather socks while performing ablution. He (peace and blessings be upon him) nudged him with his hand and said: "We have not been commanded to do this." The narrator said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) showed him (the correct way): he (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped with his blessed hand from the front of the leather socks toward the shin, keeping his fingers spread apart (while wiping), and he did this only once.
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند جابر / 1945
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: منكر» «أخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 551، وأخرجه المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية برقم: 97، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 708/1، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 1941»