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Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: حَضَرَتِ الصلاةُ فقامَ مَنْ كان قريبَ الدارِ إلى أَهْلِهِ، وبَقِيَ قَوْمٌ، فأُتِيَ رسولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِخْضَبٍ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ، فَصَغُرَ المِخْضَبُ أَنْ يَبْسُطَ فيهِ كَفَّهُ، فتَوَضَّأَ القومُ كلهم. قالوا: كم كنتم؟ قال: ثمانينَ وزيادةً.
وفي رواية: أَنَّ النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دعا بإناءٍ من مَاءٍ، فأُتِيَ بقَدَحٍ رَحْرَاحٍ فيهِ شَيْءٌ من ماءٍ، فوضعَ أَصَابِعَهُ فيهِ، قال أنس: فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إلى الماءِ يَنْبُعُ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَصَابِعِهِ، فَحَزَرْتُ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ ما بَيْنَ السبعينَ إلى الثمانينَ.
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) tells that the ‘Asr (Afternoon) prayer became due while the Companions were with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in Madīnah. Those whose homes were nearby went there to make ablution. Those with distant homes stayed. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was brought a stone pot with some water in it. The pot, however, was so small to accommodate the Prophet's hand. Nevertheless, the Companions, who were eighty or more, were able to make ablution therefrom.
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