Hadith 169

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 1: The Book of Purification and its Sunnah Sahih

Chapter 51

What was narrated concerning wiping the head

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي مَسْحِ الرَّأْسِ

Sahih
Sunan Ibn Majah 435
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ تَوَضَّأَ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّةً ‏.‏
It was narrated that 'Uthman bin 'Affan said:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution and he wiped his head once."