The ruling on the hadith of Abu Hurayrah regarding extending beyond the elbows and the ankles
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Question:
This questioner says: I heard that in Sahih Muslim there is a hadith from Abu Hurayrah, and it is that he used to extend beyond the elbows and the ankles in wudu. Is this correct? And what is the ruling on the one who does it?
Answer:
Yes, this is the ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) of Abu Hurayrah. This was reported from Abu Hurayrah, and it is in the authentic collections, but this is his ijtihad, not the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The standard is the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the ijtihad of a Companion, if it does not contradict the evidence, it is accepted, but if it contradicts the evidence, it is not accepted, even if it is the ijtihad of a Companion. Yes.
This questioner says: I heard that in Sahih Muslim there is a hadith from Abu Hurayrah, and it is that he used to extend beyond the elbows and the ankles in wudu. Is this correct? And what is the ruling on the one who does it?
Answer:
Yes, this is the ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) of Abu Hurayrah. This was reported from Abu Hurayrah, and it is in the authentic collections, but this is his ijtihad, not the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The standard is the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the ijtihad of a Companion, if it does not contradict the evidence, it is accepted, but if it contradicts the evidence, it is not accepted, even if it is the ijtihad of a Companion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ثبت عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أنه كان في الوضوء يتجاوز المرفقين والكعبين؟ وما حكم من فعله؟ — youtube.com
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