47/12. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3113 — Wudu and Salat After a Sin
Regarding Surat Hud
Hadith About Wudu, Salat, and Removing Sins
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3113
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3113
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلاً لَقِيَ امْرَأَةً وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَهُمَا مَعْرِفَةٌ فَلَيْسَ يَأْتِي الرَّجُلُ شَيْئًا إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ إِلاَّ قَدْ أَتَى هُوَ إِلَيْهَا إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُجَامِعْهَا . قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : ( أَقِمِ الصَّلاَةَ طَرَفَىِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ذَلِكَ ذِكْرَى لِلذَّاكِرِينَ ) فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ وَيُصَلِّيَ . قَالَ مُعَاذٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَهِيَ لَهُ خَاصَّةً أَمْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَامَّةً قَالَ " بَلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَامَّةً " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِمُتَّصِلٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ مُعَاذٍ وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ مَاتَ فِي خِلاَفَةِ عُمَرَ وَقُتِلَ عُمَرُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى غُلاَمٌ صَغِيرٌ ابْنُ سِتِّ سِنِينَ وَقَدْ رَوَى عَنْ عُمَرَ وَرَآهُ . وَرَوَى شُعْبَةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلٌ .
Mu'adh bin Jabal Narrated from:
A Man Came To The Prophet (ﷺ) And Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! What Do You Say About A Man Who Meets A Woman And There Is No Acquaintance Between Them. So There Is Nothing That A Man Who Would Do With His Wife But He Does It With Her, Except That He Does Not Have Intercourse With Her?'"He Said: "So Allah Revealed: And Perform The Salat, At The Two Ends Of The Day And In Some Hours Of The Night. Verily, The Good Deeds Remove The Evil Deeds. That Is A Reminder For The Mindful (11:114).So He Ordered Him To Perform Wudu And Salat." Then Mu'Adh Said: "I Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! Is That Specifically For Him, Or For The Believers In General?' He Said: 'Rather It Is For The Believers In General.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3113In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 165English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3113
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3113
This Hadith about wudu, Salat, and removing sins reports a man asking about a serious wrong with a woman, while saying there was no intercourse. Allah revealed the verse about performing Salat at the two ends of the day and in parts of the night, and that good deeds remove evil deeds. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered him to perform wudu and Salat. Mu'adh then asked whether this was only for that man or for believers in general. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that it was for believers in general. The explanation should stay inside this text: it mentions wudu, prayer, good deeds, and a general reminder for believers.
What we learn from this hadith
- The man admitted the wrong instead of hiding it from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in that case.
- The revealed verse points to Salat and good deeds as a means of removing evil deeds.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered wudu and prayer in response to the situation.
- The benefit was stated to be for believers in general, not only one person.
