السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الطهارة
Book of Purification
باب: في مس الإبط
Touching the armpit
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دَرَسْتُوَيْهِ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ يَسْأَلُ سُفْيَان يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَيَمَّمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَنَاكِبِ، فَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ حَضَرْتُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ أَتَى الزُّهْرِيَّ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يُنْكِرُونَ عَلَيْكَ حَدِيثَيْنِ قَالَ: وَمَا هُمَا؟ فَقَالَ: تَيَمَّمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَنَاكِبِ، فَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: أَخْبَرَنِيهِ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ: تَيَمَّمْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَنَاكِبِ. فَقَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ: وَحَدِيثُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ فِي مَسِّ الْإِبْطِ، فَكَأَنَّ الزُّهْرِيَّ كَفَّ عَنْهُ كَالْمُنْكِرِ لَهُ أَوْ أَنْكَرَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ دِينَارٍ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فَقَالَ: عَمْرٌو: بَلْ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ أَنَّ عُمَرَ أَمَرَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْ مَسِّ الْإِبْطِ. قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: وَحَدِيثُ مَسِّ الْإِبْطِ مُرْسَلٌ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ لَمْ يُدْرِكْ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ وَقَدْ أَنْكَرَهُ الزُّهْرِيُّ بَعْدَمَا حَدَّثَ بِهِ وَقَدْ يَكُونُ أَمَرَ بِغَسْلِ الْيَدِ مِنْهُ تَنْظِيفًا، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ " وَرُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يُخَالِفُ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ.
Abu Bakr al-Humaydi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Yahya bin Sa'id al-Qattan (may Allah have mercy on him) ask Sufyan bin Uyaynah (may Allah have mercy on him) about this hadith, namely: "We performed tayammum with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) up to the shoulders." Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was present with Isma'il bin Umayyah (may Allah have mercy on him) when he came to al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) and said: O Abu Bakr! People object to two of your hadiths! He asked: Which are they? He said: "They performed tayammum up to the shoulders."
Al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is narrated from Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him): "We performed tayammum with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) up to the shoulders." Isma'il (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The hadith of Ubaydullah mentions touching the armpits.
It is narrated from Ubaydullah that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered a man to perform ablution because he had touched his armpits.
The hadith about touching the armpit is mursal: Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah did not meet Umar bin al-Khattab, and al-Zuhri disowned it after having narrated it.
Sometimes the order to wash the hands is given for the sake of cleanliness. And Allah knows best.
Al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is narrated from Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him): "We performed tayammum with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) up to the shoulders." Isma'il (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The hadith of Ubaydullah mentions touching the armpits.
It is narrated from Ubaydullah that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered a man to perform ablution because he had touched his armpits.
The hadith about touching the armpit is mursal: Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah did not meet Umar bin al-Khattab, and al-Zuhri disowned it after having narrated it.
Sometimes the order to wash the hands is given for the sake of cleanliness. And Allah knows best.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ، ثنا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ، عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: " إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ الرَّجُلُ وَمَسَّ إِبْطَهُ أَعَادَ الْوُضُوءَ " قَالَ: وَحَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ، ⦗٢١٨⦘ عَنْ أَبِي سِنَانٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ إِعَادَةٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا يُوَافِقُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ.
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: When a person performs ablution and then touches his armpits, he should repeat the ablution.
(b) It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he is not required to repeat it.
(b) It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he is not required to repeat it.
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ السُّكَّرِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا سَعْدَانُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى الْبَكَّاءِ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ " أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي إِبْطِهِ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ مَضَى فِي صَلَاتِهِ ".
Yahya al-Bakka' said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) put his hand into his armpits while in prayer, and still he continued his prayer.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ " كَانَ يَتَوَضَّأُ فِي الْحَرِّ وَيُمِرُّ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى إِبْطَيْهِ، وَلَا يَنْقَضُ ذَلِكَ وُضُوءَهُ " وَعَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، وَاللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، وَمَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، قَالُوا: لَيْسَ فِي مَسِّ الْإِبْطِ وُضُوءٌ، يَقُولُهُ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ. قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ، وَالْحَارِثِ الْعُكْلِيِّ مِنَ التَّابِعِينَ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَإِيَّاهُمْ.
(a) It is narrated from Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would perform ablution in hot weather and pass his hands over his armpits, and that did not break his ablution.
(b) Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari, Yazid bin Abi Habib, al-Layth bin Sa'd and Malik bin Anas (may Allah have mercy on them) said: There is no ablution for touching the armpits; Ibn Wahb (may Allah have mercy on him) reported this.
(c) The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is the view of Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) and al-Harith al-Ukli (may Allah have mercy on him), of the Successors (Tabi'in). This is also the position of Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him).
(b) Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari, Yazid bin Abi Habib, al-Layth bin Sa'd and Malik bin Anas (may Allah have mercy on them) said: There is no ablution for touching the armpits; Ibn Wahb (may Allah have mercy on him) reported this.
(c) The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This is the view of Imam al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) and al-Harith al-Ukli (may Allah have mercy on him), of the Successors (Tabi'in). This is also the position of Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him).
