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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 – Hadith 54-63

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 54-63   Chapter 14: The virtue of isbaghil-wudu’ (performing wudu’ properly) during times when it is difficult to do so.   Abu Huraira reported:   The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Should I not suggest to you that by which Allah obliterates the sins and elevates the ranks (of a man). They (the hearers) said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He said: Performing the ablution thoroughly despite odds, tranverside of more paces towards the mosque, and waiting for the next prayer after observing a prayer, and that is mindfulness. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 54 )   This hadith has been narrated on the authority of `Ali b. `Abd al-Rahman with the same chain of transmitters and there is no mention of the word of al-Ribat in the hadith transmitted by Shu`ba and in the hadith narrated by Malik "Ribat" has been mentioned twice. This is the "Ribat" for you, this is the "Ribat" for you. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadi...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 – Hadith 44-53

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 44-53   Chapter 11: Sins exit with the water of wudu’ .   Abu Huraira reported:   Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: When a bondsman-a Muslim or a believer-washes his face (in course of ablution), every sin he contemplated with his eyes, will be washed away from his face along with water, or with the last drop of water; when he washes his hands, every sin they wrought will be effaced from his hands with the water, or with the last drop of water; and when he washes his feet, every sin towards which his feet have walked will be washed away with the water or with the last drop of water with the result that he comes out pure from all sins. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 44 )   Uthman b. 'Affan reported:   The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) said: He who performed ablution well, his sins would come out from his body, even coming out from under his nails. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadi...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 – Hadith 33-43

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 33-43   Chapter 9: The obligation of washing the feet completely .   Salim, the freed slave of Shaddad, said:   I came to 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), on the day when Sa'db. Abi Waqqas died. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr also came there and he performed ablution in her presence. She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Abd al-Rahman, complete the ablution as I heard the Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: Woe to the heels because of hell-fire. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 33 )   Abdullah, the freed slave of Shahddad, came to 'A'isha and transmitted from her a hadith like this (which she narrated) from the Prophet (ﷺ). ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 34 )   Salim, the freed slave of Mahri, reported:   I and 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abu Bakr went out (in order to join) the funeral procession of Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas and passed by the door of the residence of 'A'isha, and then he transmitted a hadith ...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 – Hadith 22-32

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 22-32   Chapter 7: Another description of wudu’ .   'Abdullah b. Zaid b. 'Asim al-Ansari, who was a Companion (of the Holy Prophet), reported:   It was said to him (by people): Perform for us the ablution (as it was performed) by the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him). He ('Abdullah b. Zaid) called for a vessel (of water), and poured water from it on his hands and washed them three times. Then he inserted his hand (in the vessel) and brought it (water) out, rinsed his mouth and snuffed up water from the palm of one hand doing that three times, He again inserted his hand and brought it out and washed his face three times, then inserted his hand and brought it out and washed each arm up to the elbow twice, then inserted his hand and brought it out and wiped his head both front and back with his hands. He then washed his feet up to the ankles, and then said: This is how God's Messenger (peace be upon him) performe...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 – Hadith 17-21

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 17-21   Chapter 5: The five daily prayers, from one Jumu`ah to the next, and from one Ramadan to the next, are an expiation for whatever (sins) come in between, so long as one avoids major sins.   Abu Huraira reported:   The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Five prayers and from one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in between their intervals) if major sins are not committed. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 17 )   Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:   The five (daily) prayers and one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer are expiations (for the sins committed in the intervals) between them. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 2 - Hadith 18 )   Abu Huraira reported:   Verily the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The five (daily) prayers and from one Friday prayer to the (next) Friday prayer, and from Ramadhan to Ramadhan are expiations for the (...