What is Sunan Abu Dawud 906 about?

This hadith from Sunan Abu Dawud (Book of Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)), narrated by Uqbah. B Amir al-Juhani reported the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying:, states: "Any one performs ablution and performs the ablution perfectly and then offers two rak’ahs of prayers concentrating on them with his heart and face but paradise will necessarily fall to his lot."

Is this hadith authentic?

This hadith is graded Sahih. Sahih hadiths are considered the most authentic grade in hadith classification.

Which collection is this hadith from?

This hadith is from Sunan Abu Dawud, which contains 5,276 hadiths across 43 books. It is hadith number 906 in the Book of Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat).

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Sunan Abu Dawud #906

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

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 زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَيُحْسِنُ الْوُضُوءَ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُقْبِلُ بِقَلْبِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ عَلَيْهِمَا إِلاَّ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Any one performs ablution and performs the ablution perfectly and then offers two rak’ahs of prayers concentrating on them with his heart and face but paradise will necessarily fall to his lot.

Narrated by Uqbah. B Amir al-Juhani reported the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying:

Context

This narration emphasizes the significance of performing ablution properly and the reward associated with it. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) assures that those who perform ablution with care and then pray with concentration will be granted paradise. This highlights the spiritual importance of purification and prayer.

Modern Application

This hadith serves as an encouragement for Muslims to perform their ablution with care and to focus during prayer. It reinforces the idea that sincere worship and attention to ritual can lead to spiritual rewards.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer because it emphasizes the connection between proper ablution, focused prayer, and the promise of paradise.

Prayer