hasan (good) (29). Removing that which is pleasant is disliked, such as the blood of martyrs and the disheveled appearance of one in ihram. The second view is that it is not disliked; al-Nakha‘i, Ibn Sirin, ‘Urwa, Malik, and the Ashaab al-Ra’y granted a concession for it in the morning and the evening. This is also reported from ‘Umar, Ibn ‘Abbas, and ‘A’isha, may Allah be pleased with them, due to the generality of the ahadith narrated regarding the siwak, and the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Among the best qualities of the fasting person is the siwak." Recorded by Ibn Majah (30). ‘Amir ibn Rabi‘a said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) using the siwak while fasting more times than I could count (31). Al-Tirmidhi said: This is a hasan (good) hadith.
16 - Issue: He said: (And washing the hands if one wakes from sleep at night before inserting them into the vessel, three times). Washing the hands at the beginning of wudu is a sunnah in general, whether one has woken from sleep or not, because they are the parts that are submerged into the vessel and transfer the water of wudu to the limbs; therefore, washing them serves as a precaution (32) for the entire wudu. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to do this. Indeed, ‘Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, described the wudu of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), saying: He called for a vessel (33), then he poured over his palms three times and washed them, then he inserted his hand into the vessel. Agreed upon (34). Similarly, ‘Ali, ‘Abd Allah ibn Zayd, and others described it (35). This is not obligatory when not waking from sleep, by consensus.
(29) The completion of al-Tirmidhi’s statement is: "Sahih gharib." ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/296. (30) In: The Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding the Siwak and Kohl for the Fasting Person, from the Book of Fasting. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/536. (31) Recorded by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the Siwak for the Fasting Person, from the Book of Fasting. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/552. Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding the Siwak for the Fasting Person, from the Chapters on Fasting. ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/255. Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/445. (32) In M: "ihraz" (safeguarding). (33) In M: "with water." (34) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on Performing Wudu Three Times Each, and the Chapter on Rinsing the Mouth in Wudu, from the Book of Wudu. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/51, 52. Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Description of Wudu and Its Perfection, from the Book of Purification. Sahih Muslim 1/205. Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the Description of the Wudu of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/24, 25. (35) See: The Chapter on Washing the Hands, the Chapter on the Description of Wudu, the Chapter on Mentioning the Washing of the Hands of the Person in a State of Janabah Before Inserting Them into the Vessel, the Chapter on Mentioning Washing the Hands Before Inserting Them into the Vessel, and the Chapter on the Person in a State of Janabah Removing Filth from His Body By Virtue of Washing His Hands, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba min Sunan al-Nasa’i 1/59, 60, 109, 110. See also: The Chapter on the Person Who Wakes from His Sleep and Whether He Should Insert His Hand into the Vessel Before Washing It, and the Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Ghusl for Janabah, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/138, 139, 190.
