Bulugh al-Maram
Bulugh al-Maram 45
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتُمْ فابدأوا بِمَيَامِنِكُمْ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْأَرْبَعَةُ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ 1 .1 - صحيح. رواه أبو داود (4141)، والترمذي (1766)، والنسائي في "الكبرى" (5 /482)، وابن ماجه (402)، وابن خزيمة (178) واللفظ لابن ماجه. وأما لفظ أبي داود، وابن خزيمة، فهو: "إذا لبستم، وإذا توضأتم فابدأوا بأيامنكم". وأما الترمذي والنسائي فلفظهما: كان إذا ليس قميصا بدأ بميامنه. ومن هذا يتضح لك خطأ الحافظ رحمه الله في عزوه الحديث لمخرجيه هكذا على الإطلاق.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When you perform ablution, begin with your right side.’ The Four reported it, and Ibn Khuzaymah graded it authentic. (1)
(1) Authentic. Reported by Abu Dawud (4141), al-Tirmidhi (1766), al-Nasa’i in al-Kubra (5/482), Ibn Majah (402), and Ibn Khuzaymah (178); the wording is Ibn Majah’s. Abu Dawud’s and Ibn Khuzaymah’s wording is: ‘When you dress and when you perform ablution, begin with your right sides.’ Al-Tirmidhi’s and al-Nasa’i’s wording is: ‘When he put on a shirt, he began with his right side.’ From this, the error of al-Hafiz (may Allah have mercy on him) in attributing the hadith to its compilers in this unqualified manner becomes clear.
Translation notes
إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتُمْ فابدأوا بِمَيَامِنِكُمْ
The Arabic ‘mayamin’ is plural and may refer to the right-hand limbs/sides; the witness says ‘right limbs,’ while the annotation quotes plural ‘right sides.’
Should the main wording use ‘right limbs’ to make the plural scope explicit?