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Sunan Abi Dawud 154 (Book 1, Hadith 154) #20445
Wiping Over Socks After Ablution

SUMMARY: Jarir saw the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) wiping over his socks after performing ablution and followed suit, even though he had embraced Islam after the revelation of Surat al-Ma’idah.

Abu Zur’ah b. 'Amr b. Jarir said : Jarir urinated. He then performed ablution and wiped over the socks. He said: What can prevent me from wiping (over the socks); I saw the Messenger of Allah (doing so). They (the people) said: This (action of yours) might be valid before the revelation of Surat al-Ma’idah. He replied: I embraced Islam after the revelation of Surat al-Ma’idah.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الدِّرْهَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، أَنَّ جَرِيرًا، بَالَ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ فَمَسَحَ عَلَى الْخُفَّيْنِ وَقَالَ مَا يَمْنَعُنِي أَنْ أَمْسَحَ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَمْسَحُ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ نُزُولِ الْمَائِدَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَا أَسْلَمْتُ إِلاَّ بَعْدَ نُزُولِ الْمَائِدَةِ

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow what you see your prophet doing regardless of preconceived beliefs or teachings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Jarir who saw the Prophet Muhammad perform ablution and wipe over his socks afterwards. He then followed suit, even though he had embraced Islam after the revelation of Surat al-Ma’idah. This shows that it is permissible to wipe over one's socks when performing ablution as long as it was done before the revelation of this sura in the Quran. It also shows that we should follow what we see our Prophet doing, even if it goes against what we have been taught or believe in at first glance. The lesson here is to always be open minded and willing to learn from those around us, especially our beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH who was sent by Allah SWT as a mercy for all mankind.

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