حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا نَافِعٌ قَالَ انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فِي حَاجَةٍ إِلَی ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَضَی ابْنُ عُمَرَ حَاجَتَهُ فَکَانَ مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَنْ قَالَ مَرَّ رَجُلٌ عَلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سِکَّةٍ مِنْ السِّکَکِ وَقَدْ خَرَجَ مِنْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّی إِذَا کَادَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَتَوَارَی فِي السِّکَّةِ ضَرَبَ بِيَدَيْهِ عَلَی الْحَائِطِ وَمَسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ ضَرْبَةً أُخْرَی فَمَسَحَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَی الرَّجُلِ السَّلَامَ وَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْکَ السَّلَامَ إِلَّا أَنِّي لَمْ أَکُنْ عَلَی طُهْرٍ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد سَمِعْت أَحْمَدَ بْنَ حَنْبَلٍ يَقُولُ رَوَی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ حَدِيثًا مُنْکَرًا فِي التَّيَمُّمِ قَالَ ابْنُ دَاسَةَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد لَمْ يُتَابَعْ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ عَلَی ضَرْبَتَيْنِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَوَوْهُ فِعْلَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 330
Nafi said: Accompanied by Abdullah bin Umar, I went to Ibn Abbas for a certain work. He (Ibn Abbas) narrated a tradition saying: A man passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a street, while he returned from the toilet or just urinated. He (the man) saluted him, but the Prophet did not return the salutation. When the man was about to disappear (from sight) in the street he struck the wall with both his hands and wiped his face with them. He then struck another stroke and wipes his arms. He then returned the man's salutation. Then he said: I did not return the salutation to you because I was not purified. Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: Muhammad bin Thabit reported a rejected tradition. Ibn Dasah said: Abu Dawud said: No one supported Muhammad bin Thabit in respect of narrating this tradition as to striking the wall twice (for wiping) from the Prophet ﷺ, but reported it as an action of Ibn Umar.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020