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1395. It was narrated that 'Ali bin Abu Tālib said: "If I heard a Hadith from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, Allāh benefited me with it as much as He willed, and if I heard it from anyone else, I would ask him to swear an oath, then if he swore an oath I would believe him. Abu Bakr told me and Abu Bakr spoke the truth that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'There is no man who commits a sin then he performs ablution and does it well, then he prays two Rak'ah,' (one of the narrators) Mis'ar said: 'then performs prayer and seeks the forgiveness of Allāh, but Allāh will forgive him.' (Hasan)
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Commentary
a. The process of exercising caution in accepting the Ahādīth, and of examining what is true from what is false, dates back to the time of the Companions themselves.
b. 'Ali ﷺ had so much faith in the veracity of Abu Bakr that he accepted any version of Hadith — narrated by him without doubt or delay. c. Both ablution and prayer are the means by which sins are forgiven.
