Hadith 171

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 437
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ رَاشِدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، مَوْلَى سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ تَوَضَّأَ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّةً ‏.‏
It was narrated that Salamah bin Akwa' said:

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