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The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts once

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Arabic hadith text

عَنِ ‌ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما قَالَ:

عَنِ ‌ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما قَالَ: تَوَضَّأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّةً مَرَّةً.

English translation

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution by washing the body parts once.

Explanation

Explanation of the hadith

When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, he would sometimes wash each organ of the organs of ablution once - washing the face - including rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nostrils - and the hands and feet once. This is the due amount.

Lessons

Benefits from the hadith

  1. It is obligatory to wash the body parts of ablution once. However, exceeding that is recommended.
  2. It is permissible to sometimes wash the body parts of ablution once.
  3. Wiping over the head once is prescribed in the sunnah.
Topics
Recommended Acts and Manners of AblutionMethod of Ablution

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