Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih Muslim, 277
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Hadith text · Matn

‏ عَمْدًا صَنَعْتُهُ يَا عُمَرُ ‏

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English translation

Sulaiman b. Buraida narrated it from his father that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered prayers with one ablution on the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) and wiped over the socks. 'Umar said to him:

You have today done something that you have not been accustomed to before. He (the Prophet) said: 0 'Umar, I have done that on purpose.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى الصَّلَوَاتِ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ بِوُضُوءٍ وَاحِدٍ وَمَسَحَ عَلَى خُفَّيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ لَقَدْ صَنَعْتَ الْيَوْمَ شَيْئًا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَصْنَعُهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 2, Hadith 108
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 2, Hadith 540 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Islam is a tolerant religion that is based on ease, not hardship. Allah has just legislated acts of worship that his servants can bear and perform. In this hadith, Buraida ibn Al-Haseeb narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) offered all prayers on the day of Conquering Mecca with one ablution and wiped over his leather shoes (khuff) in the eighth year of the Hijra. It was his habit to perform ablution for each prayer, as in Sunan Abu Dawud. As a result, Omar asked him, "You have done something today that you have not been accustomed to." The Prophet (ﷺ) confirmed that he did that on purpose to teach people that it is permissible to offer all daily prayers with one ablution, out of easiness, for ablution is not required if it is still valid. Finally, this hadith contains the following benefits: (1) The Prophet's Companions used to observe him to follow his actions and teachings, (2) The permissibility of a student's asking his teacher about his deeds that may contradict his habits, out of learning, (3) The permissibility of wiping over the socks..
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