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Sunan Abi Dawud 324 (Book 1, Hadith 324) #20615
Wiping with Dust Demonstrated by the Prophet

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ demonstrated a gesture of wiping his face and hands with the dust from the ground, which was enough for Salamah to understand.

Ibn 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abza reported on the authority of his father this incident from 'Ammar. He said: This would have been enough for you, and the Prophet struck the ground with his hand. He then blew it and wiped with it his face and hands. Being doubtful Salamah said: I do not know (whether he wiped) up to the elbows or the wrists.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ - أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ، بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ ثُمَّ نَفَخَ فِيهَا وَمَسَحَ بِهَا وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ شَكَّ سَلَمَةُ وَقَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي فِيهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي أَوْ إِلَى الْكَفَّيْنِ

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dust  *  wiping  *  demonstration  *  gesture  *  tazwir  *  yadayn

QUICK LESSONS:
Pay attention to detail, Understand through demonstration

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a demonstration made by the Prophet (ﷺ). He struck the ground with his hand and then blew it and wiped it on his face and hands. Salamah was unsure if he wiped up to his elbows or wrists, but this gesture was enough for him to understand what he meant. This hadith teaches us that sometimes actions can be more powerful than words in conveying a message or teaching someone something. It also shows us that we should pay attention to even small details as they can be important in understanding something better.

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