2/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 232a — Wudu Before Mosque Prayer
The virtue of performing wudu’ and salat
Hadith About Wudu Before Going to the Mosque
Sahih Muslim : 232a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 232a
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي مَخْرَمَةُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حُمْرَانَ، مَوْلَى عُثْمَانَ قَالَ تَوَضَّأَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ يَوْمًا وُضُوءًا حَسَنًا ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قَالَ " مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لاَ يَنْهَزُهُ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةُ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا خَلاَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ " .
Humran Narrated from:
One day Uthman b. Affan performed the ablution well, and then said: I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) perform ablution, the best ablution, and then observed: He who performed ablution like this and then went towards the mosque and nothing (but the love of) prayer urged him (to do so), all his previous (minor) sins would be expiated.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 232aIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 15USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 446
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 232a
This hadith focuses on good wudu and a sincere walk to the mosque for prayer. Humran reports that Uthman performed ablution well, then said he saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم do the best ablution and teach that whoever performs wudu like that, then goes to the mosque with nothing pushing him except prayer, his past sins are forgiven. The main search phrase is hadith about wudu before going to the mosque, and the hadith itself supports that phrase clearly. It highlights two connected acts: doing ablution well and going out for salah. It also shows that the reason for going matters, because the text says nothing urged him except prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Perform wudu well before heading to the mosque.
- Going to the mosque for prayer is praised in this narration.
- The reason for going is important: the hadith mentions prayer as the motive.
- Good ablution and mosque prayer are linked with forgiveness.
