Revive a Sunnah in Wudu- Go between your Hands and Toes

- - «
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated Allah’s Messenger (peace and bl
essings be upon him) said: When performing Wudu go between the fingers of your h
ands and toes on your feet.
Collected by At-Tirmithi in Jami’ (# 39). Imam At-Tirmithi graded this hadeeth as
being –Hasan
Benefits for the subject:
· Imam At-Tirmithi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “The people of knowl
edge act according to this hadeeth, one goes between the toes in Wudu. “ [ Jami At
-Tirmithi]

· Shaykh Zayd ibn Muhammad Al-Madkhali (may Allah preserve him) said, “ It’s r
ecommended to go between the hands, toes and beard during Wudu. And this positio
n is based on the numerous texts reported in Islam. Furthermore this is the posi
tion of Ahmed, Malik , Ash-Sha’fi and others.[ Al-Afnaanu Nadiyah 211.]

· Ibn Sayyidin Nas (734 H may Allah have mercy on him) said, “Our scholars h
ave said that it’s sunnah to go between the toes in Wudu while washing them. This
act can be done even if water can reach the toes. And if the fingers are covere
d and water can’t reach the fingers properly, then it’s a must to go between them wi
th water. [ An-Nafhush-Shathee ]

· Al-Mustawrid bin Shaddad Al-Fihri (may Allah be pleased with him) said,” I
saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing Wudu going between
the toes with his pinky.[ At-Tirmithi 40 Shaykh Al-Albani (may Allah have mercy
on him) graded this hadeeth as being Sahih]

· Huthayfah ibn Yamman (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “ Go between y
our fingers during Wudu, before the fire does.”

· Qassim ibn Muhammad said, “During my journey with ibn Umar I saw him remov
e his Khuffs and wash between his toes while making wudu.”

· ‘Ikrimah said, “ When you make wudu, go through you fingers first with water
. Between the fingers is a resting place for Shaytan.
Prepared by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle
Doha, Qatar © 1432