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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهارThe Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
بَابُ : الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِChapter: Regularly praying the two rak'ahs before Fajr
Hadith 1760
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا " .
´It was narrated from Aishah that :` The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The two rak'ahs (before) Fajr are better than this world and everything in it."
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Brief Explanation
1؎: By this is meant the two Sunnah (non-obligatory) units of the Fajr prayer, because generally this term is understood to refer to them. However, it is also possible that what is meant here is the obligatory (fard) prayer, since the word can bear that meaning as well.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1760. Commentary: The world is perishable and the reward of the Hereafter is everlasting; therefore, there is no comparison between them. That is, the reward for the two Sunnah (supererogatory) units of the Fajr prayer is better than being given the entire world. Therefore, they should not be omitted even during travel.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1760
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: In light of the aforementioned ahadith, the method of performing the ritual bath (ghusl) after major ritual impurity (janabah) is as follows:
If the water is in a vessel and there is a need to put the hand into it, then before placing the hand into the vessel, it should be washed three times. Then, the part of the body upon which semen (mani) has come should be washed.
Water should be poured with the right hand, and the left hand should be used to wash the private parts. Then, the left hand should be thoroughly rubbed on earth (soil) to clean it well, or it should be washed with soap. After this, a complete ablution (wudu) as performed for prayer should be done.
The feet should be washed along with the ablution, and then, if needed, they may be washed again at the end, or their washing may be delayed.
Then, three handfuls of water should be poured over the head: one on the right side, the second on the left side, and the third on the head itself.
The hair should be thoroughly moistened with the fingers (and along with this, the beard hair should also be thoroughly moistened).
After this, the entire body should be washed thoroughly. After completing the ritual bath (ghusl), the water should be shaken off the body, and from this it is understood that there is no harm in using a towel as well.
However, its use is not obligatory.
If the water is in a vessel and there is a need to put the hand into it, then before placing the hand into the vessel, it should be washed three times. Then, the part of the body upon which semen (mani) has come should be washed.
Water should be poured with the right hand, and the left hand should be used to wash the private parts. Then, the left hand should be thoroughly rubbed on earth (soil) to clean it well, or it should be washed with soap. After this, a complete ablution (wudu) as performed for prayer should be done.
The feet should be washed along with the ablution, and then, if needed, they may be washed again at the end, or their washing may be delayed.
Then, three handfuls of water should be poured over the head: one on the right side, the second on the left side, and the third on the head itself.
The hair should be thoroughly moistened with the fingers (and along with this, the beard hair should also be thoroughly moistened).
After this, the entire body should be washed thoroughly. After completing the ritual bath (ghusl), the water should be shaken off the body, and from this it is understood that there is no harm in using a towel as well.
However, its use is not obligatory.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 725
