Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 283 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 104
Source no. 283 · Volume 1 · Page 355
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283. It was narrated that 'Amr bin 'Abasah said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'When a person performs ablution and washes his hands, his sins exit through his hands. When he washes his face, his sins exit through his face. When he washes his forearms and wipes his head, his sins exit through his forearms and head. When he washes his feet, his sins exit through his feet.''" (Hasan)
283 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ طَلْقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْبَيْلَمَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ، فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ، خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ، فَإِذَا غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ، فَإِذَا غَسَلَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ، خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَرَأْسِهِ، فَإِذَا غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ، خَرَّتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ رِجْلَيْهِ»
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Sins of the hands are the sins of acts either neglected or committed by the hands. Likewise, the sins of the face are the sins related to uttering improper words, or giving ear to things that were not fit to be heard, and so on. If it is just a mistake or slip on the part of the person concerned, then it is a minor sin that would be removed through ablution. In case it is a deliberate and preplanned act, then it is a major sin for which repentance is an essential requirement.