It is mentioned in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal (and they wiped the eighth with dust). How is this reconciled?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. It is mentioned in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : It is mentioned in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So how are the two reconciled?
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction between them, because he called it the eighth because it is in addition to the water. It is not the eighth in number. "They wiped the eighth" may mean it is the first, because the meaning is that they wiped it as the eighth count, and the eighth is the same whether it is the first, the second, or the seventh.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. It is mentioned in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : It is mentioned in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And they wiped the eighth with dust
وعفّروه الثامنة بالتّرابThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So how are the two reconciled?
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction between them, because he called it the eighth because it is in addition to the water. It is not the eighth in number. "They wiped the eighth" may mean it is the first, because the meaning is that they wiped it as the eighth count, and the eighth is the same whether it is the first, the second, or the seventh.