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Hadith 5043
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أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ ، عَنْ طَلْقِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " عَشْرَةٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ : قَصُّ الشَّارِبِ ، وَقَصُّ الْأَظْفَارِ ، وَغَسْلُ الْبَرَاجِمِ ، وَإِعْفَاءُ اللِّحْيَةِ ، وَالسِّوَاكُ ، وَالِاسْتِنْشَاقُ ، وَنَتْفُ الْإِبْطِ ، وَحَلْقُ الْعَانَةِ ، وَانْتِقَاصُ الْمَاءِ " ، قَالَ مُصْعَبٌ : وَنَسِيتُ الْعَاشِرَةَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ : الْمَضْمَضَةَ .
´It was narrated from 'Aishah that:` The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "Ten things are part of the Fitrah: Trimming the mustache, trimming the nails, washing the joints, letting the beard grow, using the Siwak, rinsing the nose, plucking the armpit hairs, shaving the pubes, and washing with water (after relieving oneself)." Mus'ab bin Shaibah said: "I have forgotten the tenth, unless it was rinsing the mouth."
Brief Explanation
1؎: The title of the book is: «کتاب الزینۃ من السنن», meaning these ahadith are derived from Sunan al-Kubra, the reference numbers of which we have provided at the end of each hadith. After this, the second title is: «کتاب الزینۃ من المجتبیٰ», meaning that from here selected chapters will follow, which are evidently either derived from Sunan al-Kubra or are new additions by the author. This clarification became necessary because in the copy of Mawlana Ataullah Hanif Bhojiani, the title of the book is correct, and the Mawlana has written a footnote to clarify that these chapters in this book are transmitted from "Sunan al-Kubra." However, in the translated copy of Mawlana Waheeduz Zaman, «کتاب الزینۃ : باب من السنن الفطرۃ» is printed, and in the translation of the hadith it is stated: "Ten things are innate Sunnahs (i.e., they have always existed, all the Prophets commanded them)" (3/455), and its translation is "In the explanation of the Book of Adornment," then below it is written "innate Sunnahs," and in the well-known Hasan's copy, «کتاب الزینۃ من السنن الفطرۃ» is printed, whereas «من السنن» is related to «کتاب الزینۃ».
2؎: Most scholars have interpreted "fitrah" as "Sunnah," as if these characteristics are the Sunnah of the Prophets, whose emulation Allah Ta'ala has commanded us in His statement: «فبهداهم اقتده» (Surah al-An'am: 90). Some scholars interpret it as "fitrah" itself, meaning all these acts are of human nature upon which mankind was created. Some scholars combine both views and interpret it thus: all these acts are of true human nature, and for this reason, the Prophets, alayhimus-salam, adopted them.
2؎: Most scholars have interpreted "fitrah" as "Sunnah," as if these characteristics are the Sunnah of the Prophets, whose emulation Allah Ta'ala has commanded us in His statement: «فبهداهم اقتده» (Surah al-An'am: 90). Some scholars interpret it as "fitrah" itself, meaning all these acts are of human nature upon which mankind was created. Some scholars combine both views and interpret it thus: all these acts are of true human nature, and for this reason, the Prophets, alayhimus-salam, adopted them.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu Footnote:
➊ This hadith indicates that the natural practices (umūr fitrah) are not limited to only ten things; rather, these ten are just some of the natural practices. This is because the wording of the hadith is: “Ten are from the fitrah,” and the word “min” is for partiality, meaning that some of the natural practices are these, not that all natural practices are encompassed here. In some narrations, instead of ten, five things are mentioned as natural practices; even there, the intent is not to encompass or restrict. And Allah knows best.
➋ The meaning of these ten things being from the fitrah is that human nature itself demands these matters. The meaning of fitrah has also been taken as sunnah, because the religion of Islam is exactly in accordance with human nature. All the Prophets, alayhimus-salam, practiced these things. The details of most of these matters have already been explained in the Book of Purification (Kitab al-Taharah). (See, Hadith: 3 to 15)
➌ Barāhim is the plural of barjuma. By this is meant all those places where dirt accumulates and, if not attended to, water does not reach there, for example: the joints and tips of the fingers, other joints of the body, and the lines of the palm, etc.
➊ This hadith indicates that the natural practices (umūr fitrah) are not limited to only ten things; rather, these ten are just some of the natural practices. This is because the wording of the hadith is: “Ten are from the fitrah,” and the word “min” is for partiality, meaning that some of the natural practices are these, not that all natural practices are encompassed here. In some narrations, instead of ten, five things are mentioned as natural practices; even there, the intent is not to encompass or restrict. And Allah knows best.
➋ The meaning of these ten things being from the fitrah is that human nature itself demands these matters. The meaning of fitrah has also been taken as sunnah, because the religion of Islam is exactly in accordance with human nature. All the Prophets, alayhimus-salam, practiced these things. The details of most of these matters have already been explained in the Book of Purification (Kitab al-Taharah). (See, Hadith: 3 to 15)
➌ Barāhim is the plural of barjuma. By this is meant all those places where dirt accumulates and, if not attended to, water does not reach there, for example: the joints and tips of the fingers, other joints of the body, and the lines of the palm, etc.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5043
