Whoever performs ablution perfectly, his sins will come out from his body, to the extent that it will come out from under his nails
Narrator in the source: ‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān reported: The Messenger of Allah
‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution perfectly, his sins will come out from his body, to the extent that it will come out from under his nails."- Grade in the source
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Original Arabic wording
عن عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَظْفَارِهِ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that if a person performs ablution while observing its Sunnahs and etiquettes, this will cause his sins and misdeeds to be expiated and forgiven - to the extent that his sins will come out from under the nails of his hands and feet.
Lessons from the hadith
- The Hadīth urges us to be keen on learning the ablution and its Sunnahs and etiquettes and to act accordingly.
- It highlights the merit of ablution and that it expiates minor sins. As for major sins, they require repentance.
- For sins to come out of a person's body, he is required to perform ablution perfectly and without shortcomings, as illustrated by the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
- The expiation of sins mentioned in the Hadīth is conditional upon the avoidance of major sins and repentance therefrom. Allah Almighty says: {f you avoid the major sins[20] which are forbidden to you, We will absolve your [minor] sins.} [Surat an-Nisā’: 31]
References (original Arabic)
صحيح مسلم (1/ 216) (245). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (5/ 9). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمصطفى الخِن وغيره (2/ 763). بهجة الناظرين، سليم الهلالي (2/ 247).