What Was Narrated Saying That Prayer Is An Expiation
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 1397 · Volume 3 · Page 397
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١ / ٤٧ - ٤٨) ، تخريج الأحاديث المختارة رقم (٢٩٨ - ٢٩٩)
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1397. Uthmân said: "I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: 'Do you think that if there was a river in the courtyard of anyone of you, and he bathed in it five times each day, would there be any dirt left on him?' They said: '(There would be) nothing.' He said: 'Prayer takes away sins like water takes away dirt.'" (Sahih)
1397 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي صَالِحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَامِرَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَانَ بْنَ عُثْمَانَ، يَقُولَ: قَالَ عُثْمَانُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُول اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ بِفِنَاءِ أَحَدِكُمْ نَهَرٌ يَجْرِي يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ، مَا كَانَ يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ؟» قَالَ: لَا شَيْءَ، قَالَ: «فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تُذْهِبُ الذُّنُوبَ كَمَا يُذْهِبُ الْمَاءُ الدَّرَنَ»
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Sins are forgiven for one who performs his ablution and prayer according to the precepts of the Prophet ﷺ. Teachings of Shari'ah (Islamic law) are easily driven home and retained in the mind, if given through the method of examples and similitudes. The same is the case with other educational and scientific topics.