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Sunan Abi Dawud 60 — Wudu Before Prayer After Hadath
The Obligatory Status Of Wudu'
Hadith About Wudu Before Prayer After Defilement
Sunan Abi Dawud : 60
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 60
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ صَلاَةَ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا أَحْدَثَ حَتَّى يَتَوَضَّأَ " .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Apostle of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) said : Allaah, the Exalted, does not accept the prayer of any of you when you are defiled until you performed ablution.
[1] Referring to whatever invalidates Wuḍū' .Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 60In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 60English translation : Book 1, Hadith 60
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 60
This hadith about wudu before prayer gives a direct rule in a short sentence. Abu Hurayrah reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said Allah does not accept the prayer of any one of you when he is defiled until he performs ablution. The main point is purification before salah after hadath, or defilement. The hadith does not add a long description of how to perform wudu here; it focuses on the need for ablution before prayer in that state. For readers searching for no prayer without wudu hadith, this report is direct and easy to understand. It teaches that prayer is tied to the state of purification required before standing before Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prayer after defilement is not accepted until ablution is performed.
- The hadith gives a direct link between wudu and prayer.
- It focuses on the need for purification, not the step-by-step method of wudu.
- The wording teaches care before standing for salah.
