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Sunan Abi Dawud 60 (Book 1, Hadith 60) #20351
The Necessity of Ablution for Prayer

SUMMARY: Ablution is necessary for prayer to be accepted by Allah.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said : Allaah, the Exalted, does not accept the prayer of any of you when you are defiled until you performed ablution.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ لاَ يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ صَلاَةَ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا أَحْدَثَ حَتَّى يَتَوَضَّأَ

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prayer  *  ablution  *  cleanliness

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform ablution before praying .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith, narrated by Abu Hurairah, teaches us that ablution is necessary before prayer in order to make it acceptable to Allah. It is important to keep ourselves clean and pure before we pray so that our prayers are accepted. We must perform ablution which includes washing the face, hands, arms and feet with water as well as wiping the head and ears with a wet cloth. This hadith also emphasizes the importance of cleanliness in Islam and how it can help us become closer to Allah through prayer.

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