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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الطهارة
Book of Purification
باب: الدليل على أن الكعبين هما الناتيان في جانبي القدم
Chapter: The evidence that the ankles are the two bones protruding on either side of the foot
Bayhaqi 357 — The evidence that the ankles are the two bones
قَدْ مَضَى فِي حَدِيثِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فِي صِفَةِ وُضُوءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ غَسَلَ الْيُسْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَفِي ذَلِكَ دَلِيلٌ عَلَى أَنَّ لِكُلِّ رِجْلٍ كَعْبَيْنِ.
In the hadith of Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), the manner of the ablution of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has already passed: "Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) washed his right foot up to the ankles three times, then washed the left foot likewise."
And in this there is evidence that each foot has two ankles.
And in this there is evidence that each foot has two ankles.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْعَبْدَوِيُّ الْحَافِظُ، أنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْحَافِظُ، أنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ، ثنا سَلْمُ بْنُ جُنَادَةَ، ثنا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، ثنا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْجَدَلِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، يَقُولُ: أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ: " أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ ثَلَاثًا، وَاللهِ لَتُقِيمُنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ ". قَالَ: فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يُلْزِقُ كَعْبَهُ بِكَعْبِ صَاحِبِهِ، وَرُكْبَتَهُ بِرُكْبَةِ صَاحِبِهِ، وَمَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِهِ ".
Abu al-Qasim al-Jadali says: I heard Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his blessed face towards us and said three times: "Straighten your rows. By Allah, you will surely straighten your rows, or else Allah Almighty will put discord between your hearts." The narrator says: I saw a man pressing his ankle against the ankle of his companion, his knee against the knee of his companion, and his shoulder against his shoulder.
