English
Anas said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing wudu while wearing a Qitri turban, and he put his hands under the turban and wiped the front of his head. [Narrated by Abu Dawood, and Al-Hakim narrated a similar version from Abu Ma'qil]
Shumuni said: It is well known that the forelock and the front of the head are one of its four sides. If wiping a quarter of the head were not sufficient, he would not have limited himself to that. And if wiping less than that was sufficient, the Prophet ﷺ would have done it at least once in his lifetime as a lesson for the permissibility.
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- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 147 (unverified) 94% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
علامہ شمنی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ نے وضاحت کی ہے ناصیہ اور مقدم راس، سر کے چاروں جانب میں سر کا ایک جانب ہے اگر سر کے چوتھائی حصہ کا مسح ناکافی ہوتا تو آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم اس وقت اسی پر اکتفاء نہ فرماتے اور اگر اس سے کم پر مسح ہوتا تو آپ چوتھائی سے کم پر بھی مسح فرماتے اور تعلیم جواز کے لئے کم از کم عمر میں ایک مرتبہ ضرور ایسا فرماتے۔