´It was narrated that Jami' bin Shaddad said:` "I heard Humran bin Aban tell Abu Burdah in the Masjid that he heard 'Uthman narrating that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever performs Wudu' completely as commanded by Allah, the five daily prayers will be an expiation for whatever comes in between them.'"
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.
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.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 459