Sahih Muslim, 245
sahihUthman b. 'Affan reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who performed ablution well, his sins would come out from his body, even coming out from under his nails.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ رِبْعِيٍّ الْقَيْسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ حُمْرَانَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَظْفَارِهِ
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Isnad
7 transmitters- 1Muhammad bin Ma'mar bin Rabi'al-Basra · d. 250 AH
- 2al-Mughira bin 'Abdur RahmanMedinah/Syria · d. ~62 AH or ~100 AH
- 3'Abdul Wahid bin Ziyadal-Basra · d. 176 AH or after
- 4'Uthman bin Hakeem bin 'AabadMedina,al-Kufa · d. before 140 AH
- 5Muhammad bin al-Munkdar bin 'AbdullahMedina · d. 130 AH or after
- 6Hamran bin AbanMedina, Basra · d. 75 AH
- 7'Uthman ibn 'AffaanMakkah/Abyssinia/Medinah · d. 35 AH/655 CE
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 2, Hadith 45
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 2, Hadith 476 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Allah blessed His servants by making the performance of acts of worship according to their conditions a reason for forgiveness. The Prophet (ﷺ) used to encourage people to perform acts of worship by mentioning the rewards for them. In this hadith, the Prophet (ﷺ) told us that if a Muslim performs ablutions well with caring about its recommended acts and manners, his sins will come out from his body to the extent that they will come out from under his hands' and feet's nails. This is specific to minor sins, for the major sins require repentance. Finally, this hadith contains the following benefits: (1) It shows the virtue of ablutions, for it expiates sins, and (2) It urges us to observe the etiquette and recommended acts of ablutions..