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Sunan an-Nasai 144 (Book 1, Hadith 145) #14751
The Power of Wudu and Prayer

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of performing wudu and prayer as commanded by Allah in order to be forgiven for one's previous actions.

It was narrated from 'Asim bin Sufyan Ath-Thaqafi that they went out for the battle of As-Salasil, but they missed the fighting, so they kept watch, then they went back to Mu'awiyah, and Abu Ayyub and 'Uqbah bin 'Amir were with him'.Asim said: "O Abu Ayyub, we missed the general mobilization, but we have been told that whoever prays in the four Masjids will be forgiven his sins". He said: "O son of my brother! I will tell you of something easier than that. I heard the Messenger of Allah says: 'Whoever performs Wudu' as commanded and prays as commanded, will be forgiven for his previous actions'. Is it not so, O 'Uqbah?" He said: "Yes".
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ، أَنَّهُمْ غَزَوْا غَزْوَةَ السَّلاَسِلِ فَفَاتَهُمُ الْغَزْوُ فَرَابَطُوا ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ فَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ يَا أَبَا أَيُّوبَ فَاتَنَا الْغَزْوُ الْعَامَ وَقَدْ أُخْبِرْنَا أَنَّهُ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ الأَرْبَعَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَيْسَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ كَمَا أُمِرَ وَصَلَّى كَمَا أُمِرَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا قَدَّمَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَكَذَلِكَ يَا عُقْبَةُ قَالَ نَعَمْ

TOPICS
prayer  *  forgiveness  *  commanded  *  wudu

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform Wudhu according to Islamic teachings; Pray according Islamic teachings; Follow commands given by God Almighty; Strive towards righteousness even after committing wrongs etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of performing wudu and prayer as commanded by Allah. It was narrated from 'Asim bin Sufyan Ath-Thaqafi that they went out for the battle of As-Salasil but missed it. They were told that whoever prays in four Masjids will be forgiven his sins. Abu Ayyub then said that there is something easier than that which he heard from the Messenger of Allah which is to perform wudu as commanded and pray as commanded in order to be forgiven for one's previous actions. This hadith teaches us about the power of wudu and prayer when done according to what has been prescribed by Allah. It also shows us how important it is to follow what has been prescribed by Him if we want our sins to be forgiven. Furthermore, this hadith also reminds us that we should always strive to do good deeds even if we have already committed some wrong ones before because with sincere repentance comes forgiveness from God Almighty.

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