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189. Abū Hurairah said: "Thumāmah bin Uthāl Al-Ḥanafi went to fetch some water that was near the Masjid and performed Ghusl, then he entered the Masjid and said: 'Ashhadu an lā ilā ha ill-
Allâh wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan 'abduhu wa rasûluh (I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allâh and I bear witness that Muḥammad is His slave and Messenger), O Muḥammad, by Allâh! There was no face on the face of the Earth that was more hateful to me than your face, but now your face has become the most beloved of all faces to me. Your cavalry captured me and I want to perform 'Umrah. What do you think? The Prophet ﷺ gave him glad tidings and told him to perform 'Umrah." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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The purifying bath should be performed after one's embracing Islam. This is because the washing of a disbeliever himself holds no significance. But it is significant to realize that when one intends to enter Islam, he, in fact, becomes in his heart a Muslim, only its declaration remains. Hence, this purifying bath too is on entering Islam. Only its pronouncement is made that he is now Muslim. The pronouncement is for the knowledge of the people.
