It is narrated from Abu Uthman that I was with Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) under a tree when he broke off a dry branch and shook it, causing all its leaves to fall. He said: "Will you not ask me why I did this?" I replied: "Why did you do this?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did the same when I was with him." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a Muslim performs ablution well and offers the five prayers, his sins fall away just like these leaves." Then he recited this noble verse: «﴿وَأَقِمِالصَّلَاةَطَرَفَيِالنَّهَارِوَزُلَفًامِنَاللَّيْلِ﴾إِلىٰقَوْلِهٖ﴿ذَلِكَذِكْرَىلِلذَّاكِرِينَ﴾»[هود 114/11 ] "Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Indeed, good deeds remove bad deeds. That is a reminder for those who remember."
Hadith Takhrijدیکھئے: [مجمع الزوائد 1674، 1691] ، [الترغيب و الترهيب 236/1] ، اگرچہ اس حدیث کی سند ضعیف ہے، لیکن اس کے شواہد موجود ہیں جس سے اس حدیث کو تقویت ملتی ہے۔
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 739 to 742) From these hadiths, the virtue of ablution (wudu) and prayer (salah) is established.