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Sunan Ibn Majah 666 (Book 1, Hadith 400) #30018
Perfecting Ablutions for Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet saw a man performing ablution and noticed he had missed a spot the size of a fingernail on his foot, so he commanded him to repeat the ablution and prayer.

It was narrated that 'Umar bin Khattab said: "The Messenger of Allah saw a man performing ablution and he missed a spot the size of a fingernail on his foot. He commanded him to repeat the ablution and his prayer, so he did".
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ رَجُلاً تَوَضَّأَ فَتَرَكَ مَوْضِعَ الظُّفْرِ عَلَى قَدَمِهِ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُعِيدَ الْوُضُوءَ وَالصَّلاَةَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ

TOPICS
ablution  *  prayer  *  perfection  *  fingernail  *  wudu  *  salat  *  mashal

QUICK LESSONS:
Take care when performing your prayers and make sure you do them correctly according to Islamic teachings . Strive for perfection in all aspects of life .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of perfecting one's ablutions before prayer. The Prophet saw a man performing ablution but noticed that he had missed a spot the size of a fingernail on his foot. He then commanded him to repeat the ablution and his prayer in order to ensure that it was done properly. This teaches us that we should take care when performing our prayers and make sure we do them correctly according to Islamic teachings. We should also strive for perfection in all aspects of our lives, not just when it comes to religious practices such as prayer.

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