الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
بَابٌ فِي فَضْلِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ وَأَنَّهَا مُكَفِّرَةٌ لِلذُّنُوبِ
Chapter on the Virtue of the Five Daily Prayers and That They Expatiate Sins
Hadith 1009
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَمْضَانُ إِلَى رَمْضَانَ مُكَفِّرَاتٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ، مَا اجْتُنِبَتِ الْكَبَائِرُ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The five prayers, from one Friday to the next Friday, and from one Ramadan to the next Ramadan, are expiation for the sins committed in between, as long as major sins are avoided.
Hadith 1010
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((الصَّلَاةُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ الَّتِي قَبْلَهَا كَفَّارَةٌ، وَالْجُمْعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ الَّتِي قَبْلَهَا كَفَّارَةٌ، وَالشَّهْرُ إِلَى الشَّهْرِ الَّذِي قَبْلَهُ كَفَّارَةٌ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ)) قَالَ: فَعَرَفْنَا أَنَّهُ أَمْرٌ حَدَثَ، ((إِلَّا مِنَ الشِّرْكِ بِاللَّهِ وَنَكْثِ الصَّفْقَةِ وَتَرْكِ السُّنَّةِ)) قَالَ: ((أَمَّا نَكْثُ الصَّفْقَةِ فَأَنْ تُعْطِيَ رَجُلًا بَيْعَتَكَ ثُمَّ تُقَاتِلَهُ بِسَيْفِكَ، وَأَمَّا تَرْكُ السُّنَّةِ فَالْخُرُوجُ مِنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Prayer is an expiation until the next prayer, Friday is an expiation until the next Friday, and the month of Ramadan is an expiation until the next month, except for three sins. We realized that a new situation had arisen, except associating partners with Allah, breaking a covenant, and abandoning the Sunnah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Breaking a covenant is that you make a pact with someone, but then you start fighting him with the sword, and abandoning the Sunnah means separating from the congregation.
Hadith 1011
عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ وَأَخَذَ مِنْهَا غُصْنًا يَابِسًا فَهَزَّهُ حَتَّى تَحَاتَّ وَرَقُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا أَبَا عُثْمَانَ! أَلَا تَسْأَلُنِي لِمَ أَفْعَلُ هَٰذَا؟ قُلْتُ: وَلِمَ تَفْعَلُهُ؟ قَالَ: هَٰكَذَا فَعَلَ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهَا غُصْنًا يَابِسًا فَهَزَّهُ حَتَّى تَحَاتَّ وَرَقُهُ، فَقَالَ: يَا سَلْمَانُ! أَلَا تَسْأَلُنِي لِمَ أَفْعَلُ هَٰذَا؟ قُلْتُ: وَلِمَ تَفْعَلُهُ؟ قَالَ: ((إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ تَحَاتَّ خَطَايَاهُ كَمَا يَتَحَاتُّ هَٰذَا الْوَرَقُ، وَقَالَ: {وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ، ذَلِكَ ذِكْرَى لِلذَّاكِرِينَ}))
Abu Uthman says: I was with Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) under a tree. He took hold of a dry branch of it and shook it until its leaves fell. Then he said: O Abu Uthman! Will you not ask me why I did this? I said: Yes, why did you do this? He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did this with us when I was with him under a tree. He (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of a dry branch and shook it until its leaves fell. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Salman! Will you not ask me why I did this? I said: Yes, why did you do this, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, when a Muslim performs ablution and performs it well, then offers the five prayers, his sins fall away just as these leaves fall. Allah the Exalted has said: Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Surely good deeds remove evil deeds. That is a reminder for those who take heed. (Surah Hud: 114)
Hadith 1012
عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ زَمَنَ الشِّتَاءِ وَالْوَرَقُ يَتَهَافَتُ فَأَخَذَ بِغُصْنَيْنِ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ، قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الْوَرَقُ يَتَهَافَتُ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: ((يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ!)) قُلْتُ: لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! قَالَ: ((إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ الْمُسْلِمَ لَيُصَلِّي الصَّلَاةَ يُرِيدُ بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَتَهَافَتْ عَنْهُ ذُنُوبُهُ كَمَا يَتَهَافَتُ هَٰذَا الْوَرَقُ عَنْ هَٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) went out during the winter season when the leaves were falling. He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) held two branches of a tree, and its leaves began to fall. He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "O Abu Dharr!" I said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah! I am present." He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, when a Muslim servant performs prayer, seeking only the Face of Allah the Exalted, his sins fall away from him just as these leaves are falling from this tree."
Hadith 1013
عَنِ الْحَارِثِ مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ (بْنِ عَفَّانَ) رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: جَلَسَ عُثْمَانُ يَوْمًا وَجَلَسْنَا مَعَهُ فَجَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فِي إِنَاءٍ أَظُنُّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِيهِ مُدٌّ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ وُضُوءِي هَٰذَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ((وَمَنْ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءِي ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا كَانَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الصُّبْحِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ ثُمَّ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَبِيتَ يَتَمَرَّغُ لَيْلَتَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ قَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى الصُّبْحَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ، وَهُنَّ الْحَسَنَاتُ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ)) قَالُوا: هَٰذِهِ الْحَسَنَاتُ فَمَا الْبَاقِيَاتُ يَا عُثْمَانُ؟ قَالَ: هُنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Mawla Usman Harith says: One day Sayyiduna Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting, and we also sat around him. When the muezzin came, he asked for water in a vessel; I think it was a mudd of water. Then he performed ablution and said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) perform ablution like my ablution, and he said: Whoever performs ablution like my ablution and then stands and offers the Zuhr prayer, his sins committed between this Zuhr and Fajr will be forgiven. Then when he offers the Asr prayer, the sins between Asr and Zuhr will be forgiven. When he offers the Maghrib prayer, the sins between this prayer and Asr will be forgiven. When he offers the Isha prayer, the sins between Isha and Maghrib will be forgiven. Then it is possible that he spends the night tossing and turning, then when he gets up and performs ablution and offers the Fajr prayer, the sins between this prayer and the Isha prayer will be forgiven. These are the good deeds that erase the bad deeds. The people said: These are the good deeds, what are the remaining things, O Usman!? He said: They are these remembrances: La ilaha illallah, Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar, La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
Hadith 1014
عَنْ حُمْرَانَ قَالَ: كَانَ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَغْتَسِلُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّةً مِنْ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمَ فَوَضَعْتُ وَضُوءًا لَهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ لِلصَّلَاةِ، فَلَمَّا تَوَضَّأَ قَالَ: إِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: بَدَا لِي أَنْ لَا أُحَدِّثَكُمُوهُ، فَقَالَ الْحَكْمُ بْنُ الْعَاصِ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! إِنْ كَانَ خَيْرًا فَنَأْخُذُ بِهِ أَوْ شَرًّا فَنَتَّقِيهِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: فَإِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِهِ، تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَٰذَا الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: ((مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ هَٰذَا الْوُضُوءَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَأَتَمَّ رُكُوعَهَا وَسُجُودَهَا كَفَّرَتْ عَنْهُ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الصَّلَةِ الْأُخْرَى مَالَمْ يُصِبْ مَقْتَلَةً)) يَعْنِي كَبِيرَةً
Humran says: Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) used to perform ghusl every day after accepting Islam. One day, I prepared water for him to perform wudu for prayer. When he performed wudu, he said: I intended to narrate to you a hadith I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but then I thought that I would not narrate it to you. Hakam bin As said: O Commander of the Faithful! If it contains goodness, we will act upon it, and if it specifies any evil, we will avoid it. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Alright, I will narrate it to you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed wudu in this manner and then said: Whoever performs wudu in accordance with this wudu and performs it well, then stands for prayer and completes the bowing and prostration, then this prayer will be an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous prayer, as long as one avoids the destructive (i.e., major) sins.
Hadith 1015
عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَنْ أَتَمَّ الْوُضُوءَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ فَالصَّلَوَاتُ الْمَكْتُوبَاتُ كَفَّارَاتٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs ablution completely according to the command of Allah Almighty, then the obligatory prayers become an expiation for the sins committed between them.
Hadith 1016
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ بِفِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ نَهْرٌ يَجْرِي يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ مَا كَانَ يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ)) قَالُوا: لَا شَيْءٌ، قَالَ: ((إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تُذْهِبُ الذُّنُوبَ كَمَا يُذْهِبُ الْمَاءُ الدَّرَنَ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What do you think, if there were a flowing river in the courtyard of one of your houses and he bathed in it five times a day, would any dirt remain on him? They said: No, nothing would remain. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Prayer also removes sins in this way, just as water removes dirt.
Hadith 1017
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ أَنَّ نَهْرًا بِبَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ مَا تَقُولُونَ هَلْ يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ؟)) قَالُوا: لَا يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْءٌ، قَالَ: ((ذَاكَ مِثْلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهَا الْخَطَايَا))
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What do you think, if there were a river at the door of one of you and he bathed in it five times a day, would any dirt remain on him? The people said: Nothing of his dirt would remain. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the example of the five prayers; Allah wipes away sins through them.
Hadith 1018
عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا وَنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُونَ: كَانَ رَجُلَانِ أَخَوَانِ مِنْ عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْآخَرِ، فَتُوُفِّيَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَفْضَلُهُمَا ثُمَّ عُمِّرَ الْآخَرُ بَعْدَهُ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ فَذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَضْلُ الْأَوَّلِ عَلَى الْآخَرِ، فَقَالَ: ((أَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي؟)) فَقَالُوا: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! فَكَانَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ، فَقَالَ: ((مَا يُدْرِيكُمْ مَاذَا بَلَغَتْ بِهِ صَلَاتُهُ)) ثُمَّ قَالَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ: ((إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الصَّلَاةِ كَمَثَلِ نَهْرٍ جَارٍ غَمْرٍ عَذْبٍ بِبَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَقْتَحِمُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ فَمَا تَرَوْنَ يُبْقِي مِنْ دَرَنِهِ))
It is narrated from ‘Amir bin Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, he says: I heard from Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) and also from some other companions, they used to say: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there were two men who were brothers, and one of them was superior to the other, and he passed away. After him, the other brother lived for another forty days and then died. But when the superiority of the one who died first was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) over the other, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Did the second one not offer (forty days of) prayers? The companions said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! There is no objection to that (meaning he was also a good man). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know to what extent those prayers have elevated him? Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of prayer is like that of a flowing river, deep enough to drown in, with sweet water, and it is at the door of one of you, and he enters it five times a day (i.e., bathes in it). What do you think, will it leave any dirt or filth on him?
Hadith 1019
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ كَمَثَلِ نَهْرٍ جَارٍ غَمْرٍ عَلَى بَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ))
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (RA) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of the five prayers is like that of a river which is flowing, deep enough to drown, and is at the door of one of you, and he bathes in it five times a day.
Hadith 1020
عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((مَنْ جَعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ فِي النَّارِ)) وَقَالَ: وَأُخْرَى أَقُولُهَا لَمْ أَسْمَعْهَا مِنْهُ، مَنْ مَاتَ لَا يَجْعَلُ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَإِنَّ هَٰذِهِ الصَّلَوَاتِ كَفَّارَاتٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ مَا اجْتُنِبَ الْمَقْتَلُ)
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I heard that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever associates a partner with Allah, Allah will cast him into Hell. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The second statement I am saying myself, I did not hear this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Whoever dies in such a state that he does not associate any partner with Allah, He will admit him into Paradise, and indeed these prayers become an expiation for the sins committed in between, as long as one avoids the destructive (i.e., major) sins.
Hadith 1021
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَا مِنْ إِمْرَئٍ مُسْلِمٍ تَحْضُرُهُ صَلَاةٌ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فَيَقُومُ فَيَتَوَضَّأُ فَيُحْسِنُ الْوُضُوءَ فَيُصَلِّي فَيُحْسِنُ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا مَا كَانَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الصَّلَاةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ قَبْلَهَا مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ، ثُمَّ يَحْضُرُ صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً فَيُصَلِّي فَيُحْسِنُ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الصَّلَاةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ قَبْلَهَا مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ، ثُمَّ يَحْضُرُ صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً فَيُصَلِّي فَيُحْسِنُ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ الصَّلَاةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ قَبْلَهَا مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ))
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever the time for an obligatory prayer comes upon a Muslim, and he stands up, performs ablution and performs it well, then he offers the prayer and performs it well, Allah Almighty, because of this prayer, forgives the sins committed between this prayer and the previous prayer. Then when the time for the next obligatory prayer comes, and he offers the prayer and performs it well, the sins committed between this prayer and the previous prayer are forgiven. Thereafter, when the time for the next obligatory prayer comes and he offers the prayer and performs it well, the sins committed between this prayer and the previous prayer are forgiven.
Hadith 1022
عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: ((إِنَّ كُلَّ صَلَاةٍ تَحُطُّ مَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا مِنْ خَطِيئَةٍ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Indeed, every prayer wipes out the sins committed before it.
