Riyad as-Salihin, 434

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

A man kissed a woman and he came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and made a mention of that to him. It was (on this occasion) that this Ayah was revealed: "And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-As-Salat), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e., the five compulsory Salat (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e., small sins)". (11:114) That person said, "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), does it concern me only?". He (Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)) said, "It concerns the whole of my Ummah". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن مسعود، رضي الله عنه ، أن رجلاً أصاب من امرأة قبلة، فأتى النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، فأخبره، فأنزل الله تعالى‏:‏ ‏{‏ وأقم الصلاة طرفي النهار وزلفاً من الليل إن الحسنات يذهبن السيئات ‏}‏ ‏(‏‏(‏هود‏:‏114‏)‏‏)‏ فقال الرجل‏:‏ ألي هذا يا رسول الله‏؟‏ قال ‏

‏ لجميع أمتى كلهم‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Introduction, Hadith 434

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) Prayer is the best act of worship to be performed by the believers, and the best thing about which they should advise one another. 2) It opens the door of hope to the entire Ummah of Muhammad. If a person commits a sin, let him offer a prayer after that to expiate the sin. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “... and follow the sin with a good deed and it will wipe it out.”

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