Is the Hadith about the Prophet ﷺ pouring cold water over himself whilst fasting authentic?
Quran
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Islamic Text
Yes, it is Sahih.
قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: قَالَ: الَّذِي حَدَّثَنِي لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْعَرْجِ يَصُبُّ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ الْمَاءَ، وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ مِنَ الْعَطَشِ، أَوْ مِنَ الْحَرِّ
Abu Bakr (bin Abd al-Rahmaan) said one of the Sahabah informed me that he saw the Prophet ﷺ, at al-Arj, pour water over his head whilst he was fasting, due to thirst or heat. (Abu Dawood, 2365).
Imam Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani mentioned this Hadith and commented on its chain, saying it is Sahih:
وَأما التبريد وَفِي هَذَا حَدِيث مَرْفُوع من طَرِيق أبي بكر بن عبد الرَّحْمَن عَن بعض أَصْحَاب النَّبِي صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم قَالَ لقد رَأَيْت النَّبِي صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم بالعرج يصب على رَأسه المَاء وَهُوَ صَائِم من الْعَطش أَو من الْحر رَوَاهُ مَالك فِي الْمُوَطَّأ وَأَبُو دَاوُد وَغَيرهمَا بِإِسْنَاد صَحِيح (تغليق التعليق على صحيح البخاري)
As for cooling down, it is mentioned in the following Hadith narrated by Abi Bakr bin Abd al-Rahmaan from a companion of the Prophet ﷺ, who said he saw the Prophet ﷺ at al-Arj, pour water over his ﷺ head whilst he was fasting, due to thirst or heat. It has been narrated by (Imam) Malik in his al-Muwatta, by Abu Dawood and by others with a sound chain. (Imam Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani, Taghleeq al-Ta’leeq).
And Allah (Most High) Knows best.
– Answered by Shaykh Noorud-deen (09.03.2021)
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