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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Purification

Sahih Muslim 232a

Chapter: The virtue of performing wudu’ and salat

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 232a

Narrator:Uthmān ibn ‘Affān

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حُمْرَانَ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ قَالَ تَوَضَّأَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ يَوْمًا وُضُوءًا حَسَنًا ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏

مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لاَ يَنْهَزُهُ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةُ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا خَلاَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ‏"

Humran, the freed slave of Uthman reported:

One day Uthman b. Affan performed the ablution well, and then said: I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) perform ablution, the best ablution, and then observed: He who performed ablution like this and then went towards the mosque and nothing (but the love of) prayer urged him (to do so), all his previous (minor) sins would be expiated.

Reported by Muslim (No. 232a).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( لَا يَنْهَزهُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاة ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْيَاء وَالْهَاء وَإِسْكَان النُّون بَيْنهمَا , وَمَعْنَاهُ لَا يَدْفَعهُ وَيَنْهَضهُ وَيُحَرِّكهُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاة. قَالَ أَهْل اللُّغَة : نَهَزْت الرَّجُل أَنْهَزهُ إِذَا دَفَعْته , وَنَهَزَ رَأْسه أَيْ حَرَّكَهَا , قَالَ صَاحِب الْمَطَالِع : وَضَبَطَهُ بَعْضهمْ ( يُنْهِزهُ ) بِضَمِّ الْيَاء وَهُوَ خَطَأ , ثُمَّ قَالَ : وَقِيلَ : هِيَ لُغَة. وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم. وَفِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث : الْحَثّ عَلَى الْإِخْلَاص فِي الطَّاعَات , وَأَنْ تَكُون مُتَمَحِّضَةٌ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى. وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا خَلَا مِنْ ذَنْبه ) أَيْ : مَضَى.…

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  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (464)مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لا يَنْهَزُهُ إِلا الصَّلاةُ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا خَلا مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (956)مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ هَكَذَا ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لا يَنْهَزُهُإِلا الصَّلاةُ , غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا خَلا مِنْ ذَنْبٍ

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