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Riyad as-Salihin, 1030

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Shall I not tell you something by which Allah effaces the sins and elevates ranks (in Jannah)?" The Companions said; "Certainly, O Messenger of Allah." He (ﷺ) said, "Performing the Wudu' thoroughly in spite of difficult circumstances, walking with more paces to the mosque, and waiting for the next As- Salat (the prayer) after observing Salat; and that is Ar-Ribat, and that is Ar-Ribat." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ألا أدلكم على ما يمحو الله به الخطايا ويرفع به الدرجات قالوا بلى يارسول الله قال‏:‏ ‏

‏إسباغ الوضوء على المكاره، وكثرة الخطا إلى المساجد، وانتظار الصلاة بعد الصلاة، فذلكم الرباط، فذلكم الرباط‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 8, Hadith 40
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<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were keen to know the ways of good and act upon them. That is the believer; he inquires about the gates of goodness to be among those who enter through them.<br> 2) Ablution – performed without intentional difficulty – expiates sins, provided no harm is involved; otherwise, it should not be made; rather, a person should perform dry ablution to avoid harm.<br> 3) A person is not required or recommended to do anything that causes him hardship or harm. On the contrary, the easier the worship, the better.<br> 4) It shows the merit of congregational prayer in the mosque. If a person goes to the mosque from a distant place, he gets a greater reward, provided he does not go to a distant mosque on purpose.
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