Perform wudu before salah; Have respect for salah; Be generous; Bless others

This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's practice of performing ablution before prayer. After he had finished his ablution, he offered two rak'at for Zuhr prayer and two rak'at for 'Asr prayer while having a short spear or stick in front of him as a sutra. The people took the remaining water from his ablution to bless themselves with it. This hadith teaches us that we should perform ablutions before praying and that we should have respect for our prayers by using something like a sutra to separate ourselves from others when praying in public places. It also shows us how important it is to be generous with what we have by blessing others with what remains after our own needs are met.