by Ibadhis to have narrated the Tradition which acknowledges the mas'h as valid, but who also maintained that it was repealed, were: Ali b. Abi Talib, Abdullah b. Abbas, Bilal, Abu Hurairah and Aishah.125 It is also reported that Said b. Jubair, who had told al-Hajjaj to perform mas'h, renounced his view and claimed that he had said so because he was afraid of al-Hajjaj.126

On the other hand, Ibadhis narrated a number of Athar rejecting al-mash ala al-khuffain:

ii) Abu Ubaidah from Jabir b. Zaid from Ibn Abbas, "I never saw the Messenger of God wipe over his shoes."127

ii) Abu Ubaidah from Jabir b. Zaid from A'ishah that she said, "I never saw the Messenger of God wipe over his shoes. I would prefer that the man should cut off his feet from the ankles or tear the shoes rather than wipe over them."128

ii) Abu Ubaidah from Jabir b. Zaid from A'ishah, that she said, "To force a knife on my feet is more desirable to me than to wipe over them."129

ii) Abu Ubaidah from Jabir b. Zaid, said, "I have been contemporary with a number of the Companions of the Prophet; I asked them whether the Messenger of God used to wipe over his shoes, they all said, "No" Jabir said, "How should a man wipe over his shoes while God orders us in His 'Book' to wash, (wudu)?" Jabir then commented, "God knows the truth about what our adversaries (mukhalifuna) narrate in their Traditions."130

On this point of al-mash ala al-khuffain, the Ibadhi opinion is completely different from that of the Sunnis who allowed mash; some during travelling and others during both residence and travelling. The Shiite school adopted the same opinion as the Ibadhis on this point.131

II) PRAYERS (AL-SALAT)

The main points of difference on this subject are three:

ii) The first one is concerned with the recital of Qur'an in Zuhr and Asr (midday and afternoon) prayers. Ibadhis held that only the opening chapter of the Qur'an (al-Fatihah) is to be recited in both first two raka's and the second two. This opinion is ascribed to Jabir b. Zaid.132 This attitude is supported by the fact that in all silent parts of other prayers such as the third raka'h of sun-set prayer (Maghrib), and the second two raka's of Isha prayers, only the opening chapter of the Qur'an, al-Fatihah, is to be recited in them and that every prayer, or part of prayer, in which only the opening chapter is recited is