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Sunan Abu Dawud #61

Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
Hasan Sahih

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلاَةِ الطُّهُورُ وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
The key to prayer is purification; its beginning is takbir and its end is taslim.
Narrated by Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:

Context

Ali ibn AbuTalib narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) emphasized the importance of purification before prayer. He outlined that the key to prayer is cleanliness, starting with the act of purification and concluding with the takbir and taslim. This hadith highlights the foundational role of cleanliness in Islamic worship.

Modern Application

This hadith serves as a reminder for Muslims to prioritize purification practices before prayer. It reinforces the idea that being spiritually and physically clean enhances the quality of one's worship.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Purification (Wudu/Taharah) because it emphasizes the necessity of purification before engaging in prayer.

PrayerPurification (Wudu/Taharah)

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About Sunan Abu Dawud

This hadith is #61 from Sunan Abu Dawud, in the Book of Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah). It is graded Hasan Sahih and narrated by Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:.

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