Authenticity of Hadith on Using the Little Finger for Toes’ Khilal During Wudu

Using the Little Finger to Interlace the Toes During Wudu – Hadith Authenticity


Source: Ahkam wa Masail – Chapter: Issues of Purification, Vol. 1, p. 85

Question​

Is the hadith about using the little finger of the hand to interlace (do khilal) between the toes during wudu authentic or weak?

Answer​

Alhamdulillah, wassalatu wassalamu ‘ala Rasulillah, amma ba’d!


Hadhrat Al-Mustawrid bin Shaddad (RA) narrates:


“I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing wudu, and he was interlacing the toes of his feet using the little finger of his hand.”
(Abu Dawud – Kitab al-Taharah, Bab Ghusl al-Rijlayn; al-Tirmidhi – Kitab al-Taharah, Bab fi Takhlil al-Asabi‘)


Imam Malik (رحمه الله) graded this hadith as hasan.


ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب