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Sunan Ibn Majah 285 (Book 1, Hadith 19) #29637
The Virtue of Ablution and Avoiding Conceit

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that performing ablution in a certain way will forgive one's sins, but warned against being conceited about it.

Humran the freed slave of 'Uthman bin 'Affan said: "I saw 'Uthman bin 'Affan sitting in Maqa'id. He called for water and he performed ablution, the he said: 'I saw the Messenger of Allah sitting in this place where I am sitting, performing ablution as I have done. Then he said: "Whoever performs ablution as I have done, his previous sins will be forgiven". And the Messenger of Allah said: "And do not be conceited (due to this great virtue)". (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنِي شَقِيقُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي حُمْرَانُ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ قَاعِدًا فِي الْمَقَاعِدِ فَدَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ فِي مَقْعَدِي هَذَا تَوَضَّأَ مِثْلَ وُضُوئِي هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ مِثْلَ وُضُوئِي هَذَا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ وَلاَ تَغْتَرُّوا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنِي عِيسَى بْنُ طَلْحَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي حُمْرَانُ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ نَحْوَهُ

TOPICS
ablution  *  forgiveness  *  conceit

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform your ablutions with sincerity and humility so you can be forgiven for your past mistakes

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the virtue of performing ablution in a certain way. It was narrated by Humran, the freed slave of Uthman bin Affan, who said he saw Uthman bin Affan sitting in Maqa'id and performing ablution as he had seen the Prophet Muhammad do. After completing his ablution, Uthman said that whoever performs it as he did will have their previous sins forgiven. However, the Prophet also warned against being conceited due to this great virtue. This hadith teaches us that we should perform our ablutions with sincerity and humility so that we can be forgiven for our past mistakes and strive to be better people going forward.

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