صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الطهارةThe Book of Purification
باب فَضْلِ الْوُضُوءِ وَالصَّلاَةِ عَقِبَهُ:Chapter: The virtue of performing wudu’ and salat
Hadith 231
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، وَإِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ جميعا ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ ، قَالَ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ ، عَنْ جَامِعِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ أَبِي صَخْرَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ حُمْرَانَ بْنَ أَبَانَ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أَضَعُ لِعُثْمَانَ طَهُورَهُ فَمَا أَتَى عَلَيْهِ يَوْمٌ ، إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُفِيضُ عَلَيْهِ نُطْفَةً ، وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عِنْدَ انْصِرَافِنَا مِنْ صَلَاتِنَا هَذِهِ ، قَالَ مِسْعَرٌ : أُرَاهَا الْعَصْرَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أَدْرِي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ ، أَوْ أَسْكُتُ ، فَقُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنْ كَانَ خَيْرًا فَحَدِّثْنَا ، وَإِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ ، فَاللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : " مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَتَطَهَّرُ ، فَيُتِمُّ الطُّهُورَ الَّذِي كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَيُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ ، إِلَّا كَانَتْ كَفَّارَاتٍ لِمَا بَيْنَهَا " .
Humran bin Abin reported: I used to fetch water for 'Uthman for his purification. Never was there a day that he did not take a bath with a small quantity of water. And 'Uthman said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the time of our returning from our prayer told us (certain things pertaining to purification). Mis'ar said: I find that it was afternoon prayer. He said: I do not know whether I should tell you a thing or keep quiet. We said: Messenger of Allah, tell us if it is good and if it is otherwise, Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ) know better. Upon this he said: A Muslim who purifies (himself) and completes purification as enjoined upon him by Allah and then offers the prayers, that will be expiatious (of his sins he committed) between these (prayers).
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حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي . ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، قَالَا جَمِيعًا ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ جَامِعِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ حُمْرَانَ بْنَ أَبَانَ ، يُحَدِّثُ أَبَا بُرْدَةَ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ فِي إِمَارَةِ بِشْرٍ ، أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ أَتَمَّ الْوُضُوءَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى ، فَالصَّلَوَاتُ الْمَكْتُوبَاتُ ، كَفَّارَاتٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ " ، هَذَا حَدِيثُ ابْنِ مُعَاذٍ ، وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ غُنْدَرٍ فِي إِمَارَةِ بِشْرٍ ، وَلَا ذِكْرُ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ .
Jami' bin Shaddad reported: I heard Humran bin Aban narrate to Abu Burda in this very mosque during the governorship of Bishr that 'Uthman bin Alfan said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: He who completed ablution as Allah, the Exalted, enjoined upon him, his obligatory prayers would be expiatious (for his minor sins that he would commit) during (the interval) between them. This hadith is transmitted by Ibn Mu'adh, and in the hadith narrated by Ghundar, the words "during the governorship of Bishr" are omitted and there is no mention of the obligatory prayers.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
نُطْفَةٌ:
A small amount of water.
(2)
يُفِيضُ عَلَيْهِ:
He pours over himself,
that is, performs ritual bath (ghusl).
(3)
مَا أَدْرِي:
I was unable to decide,
whether mentioning this matter would be beneficial or not,
then the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) considered it better
to mention it in order to encourage and exhort towards purification and prayer.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
نُطْفَةٌ:
A small amount of water.
(2)
يُفِيضُ عَلَيْهِ:
He pours over himself,
that is, performs ritual bath (ghusl).
(3)
مَا أَدْرِي:
I was unable to decide,
whether mentioning this matter would be beneficial or not,
then the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) considered it better
to mention it in order to encourage and exhort towards purification and prayer.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 546
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
From such ahadith, one should not misunderstand that no matter how many sins a person who prays commits, there is no harm. Because a deficiency in the etiquettes of prayer and in humility and submissiveness (khushu‘ and khudu‘) also results in a deficiency in the forgiveness of sins.
And it is also possible that due to some grave sin, a person is not even granted the ability (tawfiq) to perform prayer at all. In fact, sometimes the prayer is so deficient that instead of bringing a person closer to Allah Ta‘ala, it causes Allah Ta‘ala to become even more displeased with him.
From such ahadith, one should not misunderstand that no matter how many sins a person who prays commits, there is no harm. Because a deficiency in the etiquettes of prayer and in humility and submissiveness (khushu‘ and khudu‘) also results in a deficiency in the forgiveness of sins.
And it is also possible that due to some grave sin, a person is not even granted the ability (tawfiq) to perform prayer at all. In fact, sometimes the prayer is so deficient that instead of bringing a person closer to Allah Ta‘ala, it causes Allah Ta‘ala to become even more displeased with him.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 459
