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In his Sunan, Abu Dawud also recorded it from<br />

Uthman, under the description <strong>of</strong> Wudu, and in<br />

it, that he wiped his head one time.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Necessity <strong>of</strong> Washing the Feet<br />

<strong>Al</strong>lah said,<br />

and your feet up <strong>to</strong> ankles.<br />

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وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ‏ إِلَى الْكَعْبَينِ‏ ...<br />

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn Abbas stated that;<br />

the Ayah refers <strong>to</strong> <strong>was</strong>hing (the feet).<br />

Abdullah bin Mas`ud, Urwah, Ata, Ikrimah, <strong>Al</strong>-<br />

Hasan, Mujahid, Ibrahim, Ad-Dahhak, As-Suddi,<br />

Muqatil bin Hayyan, Az-Zuhri and Ibrahim At-<br />

Taymi said similarly.<br />

This clearly indicates the necessity <strong>of</strong> <strong>was</strong>hing the feet,<br />

just as the Salaf have said, and not only wiping over the<br />

<strong>to</strong>p <strong>of</strong> the bare foot.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Hadiths that Indicate the Necessity <strong>of</strong> Washing the Feet<br />

We mentioned the Hadiths by the two Leaders <strong>of</strong> the Faithful,<br />

Uthman and <strong>Al</strong>i, and also by Ibn Abbas, Mu`awiyah, Abdullah<br />

bin Zayd bin Asim and <strong>Al</strong>-Miqdad bin Ma`dikarib, that the<br />

Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Al</strong>lah <strong>was</strong>hed his feet for Wudu, either once,<br />

twice or thrice.<br />

<strong>It</strong> is recorded in the Two Sahihs that Abdullah bin `Amr said,<br />

"<strong>The</strong> Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Al</strong>lah <strong>was</strong> once late during a trip we<br />

were taking, and he caught up with us when the time<br />

remaining for the Asr prayer <strong>was</strong> short. We were still<br />

performing Wudu (in a rush) and we were wiping our<br />

feet. He shouted at the <strong>to</strong>p <strong>of</strong> his voice,<br />

أَسْبِغُوا الْوُضُوءَ‏ وَیْلٌ‏ لِلْأَعْقَابِ‏ مِنَ‏ الن َّار<br />

Perform Wudu thoroughly. Save your heels from<br />

the Fire.''<br />

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