English translation
567. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The earth has been made for me a place of worship and a means of purification." (Sahih)
Hadith 567
What WasNarrated Concerning DryAblution
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The Chapters OnDry AblutionSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 567 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 188
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Source no. 567 · Volume 2 · Page 139
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567 - حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْهَرَوِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ جَمِيعًا، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «جُعِلَتْ لِيَ الْأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُورًا»
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a. The earth being a place of worship means that a mosque is not a precondition for the performance of prayer, it can be offered even outside it. b. The earth has been made 'a means of purification' means that, in the event of a valid excuse, purity through dry ablution is a permissible alternative to ablution and a bath.