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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2868 — Five Prayers Wash Sins
The Parable Of The Five Prayers
Hadith About Five Prayers Washing Away Sins
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2868
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2868
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ أَنَّ نَهْرًا بِبَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ هَلْ يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْءٌ " . قَالُوا لاَ يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْءٌ . قَالَ " فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِنَّ الْخَطَايَا " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، نَحْوَهُ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Do You Think That If There Was A River By The Gate Of One Of You, And He Bathed In It Five Times Each Day That There Would Remain Any Filth On Him?" They Said: "No Filth Would Stay On Him." He Said: "That Is The Parable Of The Five Prayers, Allah Wipes Out The Sins With Them."Another Chain Reports A Similar Narration.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2868In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 10,11English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2868
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2868
This hadith about five prayers gives a clear parable. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked the companions to imagine a river by someone's gate, where that person bathes five times each day. Would any filth remain? They replied that no filth would stay on him. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) then explained that this is the parable of the five prayers, through which Allah wipes out sins. The hadith connects regular prayer with spiritual cleansing using an image everyone can understand. It does not discuss every detail about sins or conditions; it simply presents the five prayers as a means by which Allah removes faults, like repeated washing removes dirt.
What we learn from this hadith
- The five prayers are compared to repeated washing in a river.
- Regular prayer is shown as a means by which Allah wipes out sins.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used a question to help the companions understand the lesson.
- The image teaches consistency, since the washing happens five times each day.
