The ruling on the hadith: “No one maintains the ablution except a believer”
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the authenticity of the hadith,Sunan Ibn Majah 279Da'if (Darussalam) and what is its meaning?
Answer:
Yes, it is an authentic hadith. Yes,Sunan Ibn Majah 279Da'if (Darussalam), meaning that he performs the ablution thoroughly, leaving no part of his limbs without water reaching it; he attends to his limbs and performs the ablution thoroughly. Or did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) say, “Be upright and do not enter…” Sunan Ibn Majah 277Hasan (Darussalam), meaning that no one maintains its completion and thoroughness in the prescribed manner except the people of faith, because they care about their acts of worship and perfect them.
The questioner asks: What is the authenticity of the hadith,
no one maintains his ablution except a believer
يحافظ على الوضوء إلا مؤمنAnswer:
Yes, it is an authentic hadith. Yes,
and that no one maintains his ablution except a believer.
وَلاَ يُحَافِظُ عَلَى الْوُضُوءِ إِلاَّ مُؤْمِنٌKnow that the best of your deeds is Salat (prayer) and that no one maintains his ablution except a believer.
واعلموا أن خير أعمالكم الصلاة ولا يحافظ على الوضوء إلا مؤمن
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة حديث لا يحافظ على الوضوء إلا مؤمن؟ وما معناه؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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