6/70. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 603 — Steps to Prayer Raise Rank
What Has Been Mentioned About The Virtue Of Walking To The Masjid And What Rewards Are Written For Each Step One Takes
Hadith About Wudu and Walking to Salah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 603
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 603
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، سَمِعَ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ لاَ يُخْرِجُهُ أَوْ قَالَ لاَ يَنْهَزُهُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهَا لَمْ يَخْطُ خُطْوَةً إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً أَوْ حَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet Said: "When A Man Performs Wudu And He Performs His Wudu Well, Then He Leaves To The Salat, And He Did Not Leave - Or He Said: He Had No Urge - Except For It, Then There Is Not One Step That He Takes Except That Allah Raises Him A Degree From It, Or Removes A Sin From Him For It. "
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 603In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 60English translation : Vol. 2, Book 1, Hadith 603
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 603
This Hadith teaches the value of good wudu and walking to prayer with a clean purpose. The Prophet said that when a man performs wudu and does it well, then leaves for salah with no urge except the prayer, every step he takes becomes meaningful. The wording says Allah raises him a degree through it or removes a sin through it. The heart of the narration is not only the act of walking, but the reason for leaving: he goes because of salah. This makes the hadith about wudu and walking to prayer a strong reminder that ordinary steps can become worship when connected to purification, prayer, and sincere direction. The text keeps the reward tied to careful wudu and a prayer-focused journey.
What we learn from this hadith
- Performing wudu well is directly highlighted before leaving for prayer.
- The intention for leaving is connected to salah, not another purpose.
- Each step to prayer may be a means of being raised in degree.
- Each step may also be a means of sins being removed.
