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Virtues of doing Wuḍūʾ and how sins fall off from body parts

ahmad:22267Abū al-Naḍr > ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd b. Bahrām > Shahr b. Ḥawshab > Abū Umāmah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whenever a man performs his wuḍūʾ (ritual ablution) intending to pray and (1) he washes his hands, the sins of his hands fall down with the first drop. When (2) he rinses his mouth and (3) nose, the sins of his tongue and lips fall down with the first drop. When (4) he washes his face, the sins of his hearing and sight fall down with the first drop. When (5) he washes his arms to his elbows and (6) his feet to his ankles, he is purified from every sin and fault like the day he was born from his mother.”

He ˹also˺ said, "If he stands for prayer, Allah will raise his rank by a degree. ˹And thus,˺ when he sits, he will sit faultless.”  

أحمد:٢٢٢٦٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَهْرَامَ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ قَامَ إِلَى وَضُوئِهِ يُرِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ (١) غَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ نَزَلَتْ خَطِيئَتُهُ مِنْ كَفَّيْهِ مَعَ أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةٍ۔ فَإِذَا (٢) مَضْمَضَ (٣) وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ نَزَلَتْ خَطِيئَتُهُ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَشَفَتَيْهِ مَعَ أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةٍ۔ فَإِذَا (٤) غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ نَزَلَتْ خَطِيئَتُهُ مِنْ سَمْعِهِ وَبَصَرِهِ مَعَ أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةٍ۔ فَإِذَا (٥) غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ (٦) وَرِجْلَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ سَلِمَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ هُوَ لَهُ وَمِنْ كُلِّ خَطِيئَةٍ كَهَيْئَتِهِ يَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ۔»

قَالَ: «فَإِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ اللهُ بِهَا دَرَجَتَهُ وَإِنْ قَعَدَ قَعَدَ سَالِمًا۔»  


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Virtues of doing Wuḍūʾ and how his sins fall off from parts of the body

ahmad:22171Wakīʿ > al-Aʿmash > Shimr > Shahr b. Ḥawshab > Abū Umāmah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a Muslim man performs wuḍūʾ (ritual ablution), his sins are removed from his hearing, his sight, his hands, and his legs. If he sits down, he will sit down forgiven.”  

أحمد:٢٢١٧١حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شِمْرٍ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ الرَّجُلُ الْمُسْلِمُ خَرَجَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ مِنْ سَمْعِهِ وَبَصَرِهِ وَيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ فَإِنْ قَعَدَ قَعَدَ مَغْفُورًا لَهُ۔»  

Virtues of doing Wuḍūʾ and how sins fall off through every dripping water droplet

suyuti:9460aAbū Umāmah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whenever a man performs his wuḍūʾ (ablution) intending to pray and (1) he washes his hands, the sins of his hands fall down with the first drop. When (2) he rinses his mouth and (3) nose, the sins of his tongue and lips fall down with the first drop. When (4) he washes his face, the sins of his hearing and sight fall down with the first drop. When (5) he washes his arms to his elbows and (6) his feet to his ankles, he is purified from every sin and fault like the day he was born from his mother... If he stands for prayer, Allah will raise his rank by a degree. ˹And thus,˺ when he sits, he will sit in peace.”  

Aḥmad; Ibn Zanjaway; from Abū Umāmah
السيوطي:٩٤٦٠aعن أَبي أمامة

«أيُّمَا رَجُلٍ قَامَ إِلى وُضُوئِه يُريدُ الصَّلاةَ، ثَمَّ غَسَلَ كفِّيهِ نَزَلَتْ خطيئته من كفَّيهِ مَعَ أوَّلِ قَطرَة فَإِذَا غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ نَزَلَتْ خطيئتهُ مِنْ سَمعِهِ وبَصَرِهِ مَعَ أَوَّلِ قَطرَةٍ (قُطِرَت) فَإِذَا غَسَلَ يَدَيهِ إِلى المرفَقَينِ وَرِجْلِيه إِلى الكَعْبينِ سلِمَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْب هُوَ لَهُ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ خَطِيئَة، كَهَيئَتِهِ يَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمّه، فَإِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ رَفَعهُ اللهُ بَهَا دَرَجَةً، وإنْ قَعَدَ قَعَدَ سَالمًا۔»  

[حم] أحمد، وابن زنجويه عن أَبي أمامة