How do we reconcile the hadith (the resident wipes for one day and night, and the traveler for three days) with the statement of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?
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The questioner : ... The hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ... regarding wiping over the leather socks, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What is established from the Prophet (peace be upon him) is that the period is three days and their nights.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And the hadith regarding Ibn 'Umar, where the Companion who said to me a week ... three days and their nights, and the hadith of 'Umar who said seven days, is in Sahih Ibn Majah, which you authenticated, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Which hadith is it?
The questioner : The Companion who "came to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and said to him, I have been wiping over the leather socks for a week, and he said, You have hit upon the Sunnah."
The Shaykh : My brother, this was a postman; this was a postman from a distant land sent to 'Umar by the commander of the Muslim army there. So leniency is shown to him regarding exceeding the period prescribed in the hadith:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 1:128 because he is an exceptional traveler, not an ordinary traveler, i.e., a postman of the Muslims. So what came from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab that he said to him: "You have hit upon the Sunnah."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So this is specific to a traveler like this, whereas the general public of travelers is limited to three days only.
The questioner : So it is understood that anyone who is a postman takes seven days, otherwise how?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Anyone who is a postman for the Muslims is like this.
The Shaykh : A postman of the Muslims, not Muslims of the end times.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you understand?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : So this is a Sunnah, with respect to him.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What is established from the Prophet (peace be upon him) is that the period is three days and their nights.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And the hadith regarding Ibn 'Umar, where the Companion who said to me a week ... three days and their nights, and the hadith of 'Umar who said seven days, is in Sahih Ibn Majah, which you authenticated, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Which hadith is it?
The questioner : The Companion who "came to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and said to him, I have been wiping over the leather socks for a week, and he said, You have hit upon the Sunnah."
The Shaykh : My brother, this was a postman; this was a postman from a distant land sent to 'Umar by the commander of the Muslim army there. So leniency is shown to him regarding exceeding the period prescribed in the hadith:
The resident wipes for one day and night, and the traveler for three days
يمسح المقيم يومًا وليلة ، والمسافر ثلاثة أيامThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So this is specific to a traveler like this, whereas the general public of travelers is limited to three days only.
The questioner : So it is understood that anyone who is a postman takes seven days, otherwise how?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Anyone who is a postman for the Muslims is like this.
The Shaykh : A postman of the Muslims, not Muslims of the end times.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you understand?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : So this is a Sunnah, with respect to him.
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