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Sunan Ibn Majah 469 — Dua After Wudu and Eight Gates
What is to be said after ablution
Hadith About Dua After Wudu
Sunan Ibn Majah : 469
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 469
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَزَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ أَبُو سُلَيْمَانَ النَّخَعِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدٌ الْعَمِّيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فُتِحَ لَهُ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ أَيِّهَا شَاءَ دَخَلَ " . قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْقَطَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، بِنَحْوِهِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet said: "Whoever performs ablution and does it well, then says three times: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluhu (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger),' eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him; whichever one he wants he may enter." (Da'if) Another chain with similar wording.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 469In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 203English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 469
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 469
This hadith about dua after wudu gives a powerful reminder connected to good ablution and the testimony of faith. Anas bin Malik narrates that whoever performs ablution and does it well, then says three times, “Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu,” the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him, and he may enter through whichever he wants. The input marks this narration as Da'if and mentions another chain with similar wording, so it should be presented with that note in mind. The core message in the text is clear: wudu is not only washing; it can be followed by remembrance and renewal of faith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith connects excellent wudu with dhikr after ablution.
- The wording includes the shahadah and belief in the Messenger of Allah.
- The input’s Da'if grading should be kept in mind.
- Remembrance after wudu helps turn a daily act into worship.
