FatwaFederal TerritoriesQuran & Hadith
IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-143: HADITH BERKAITAN MENYAPU LEHER
What is the status of the hadith stating that wiping the neck during ablution gives security from shackles on the Day of Judgement?
Short answer
Al-Iraqi graded this hadith as weak, and al-Nawawi declared it fabricated.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Al-Iraqi graded this hadith as weak, and al-Nawawi declared it fabricated. This ruling leans toward the view that it is not a saying of the Prophet SAW. Some Shafi'i and Hanafi jurists nonetheless practise neck wiping as a recommended act, while the majority of jurists do not consider it sunnah and regard it as disliked because it is excessive in religion. The practice of those scholars is treated as the result of their own ijtihad.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Setelah melihat pendapat di atas, kami cenderung untuk mengatakan bahawa hadith tersebut bukanlah daripada Nabi SAW sebagaimana yang dinyatakan oleh Imam al-Nawawi dan beberapa imam-imam yang lain seperti Imam Ibn al-Qayyim di dalam Zad al-Ma'ad.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-143: HADITH BERKAITAN MENYAPU LEHER”, 24 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1438-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-143-hadith-berkaitan-menyapu-leher. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-hadith-wiping-the-neck-ablution/