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Sahih Muslim 605b (Book 5, Hadith 202) #8516
The Importance of Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showed the importance of prayer by leading an example and taking a bath before it.

Abu Salama reported Abu Huraira as saying: Iqama was pronounced. ant the people had formed themselves into rows. The Messenger of Allah came out and stood at his place, and then pointed out with his hand that we should stand at our places. He then went away and took a bath and water trickled from his head and then led them in prayer.
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو، - يَعْنِي الأَوْزَاعِيَّ - حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَصَفَّ النَّاسُ صُفُوفَهُمْ وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَامَ مَقَامَهُ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ ‏ "‏ مَكَانَكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ وَقَدِ اغْتَسَلَ وَرَأْسُهُ يَنْطِفُ الْمَاءَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ

TOPICS
prayer  *  example  *  bath

QUICK LESSONS:
Take your prayers seriously; Make sure you are clean before praying; Set an example for others; Focus on your worship without any distractions or impurities around you
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of prayer in Islam. It is narrated that when Iqama was pronounced, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stood at his place and pointed out with his hand for others to stand at their places. He then went away and took a bath, which is known as Ghusl in Arabic, before leading them in prayer. This shows how important it was for him to be clean before praying and setting an example for others to follow. It also shows that he wanted everyone else to be clean as well when they prayed so they could focus on their prayers without any distractions or impurities around them. This hadith teaches us that we should take our prayers seriously and make sure we are clean before praying so we can focus on our worship without any distractions or impurities around us.

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