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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the Book of Ablution, the Full Bath, Menstruation, and Dry Ablution-03a

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The reciter: Abu al-Yaman narrated to us, saying: Shu'ayb informed us from al-Zuhri, saying: 'Ata ibn Yazid informed me from Hamran, the freed slave of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan:
He saw 'Uthman call for water for ablution, so he poured water from his vessel over his hands and washed them three times. Then he put his right hand into the water for ablution, then he rinsed his mouth, inhaled water into his nose, and blew it out. Then he washed his face three times, and his hands to the elbows three times, then he wiped over his head, then he washed each foot three times. Then he said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution in a manner similar to my ablution. He said: Whoever performs ablution in a manner similar to my ablution, then prays two rak'ahs in which he does not let his mind wander, Allah will forgive him his previous sins. أنه رأى عثمان دعا بوضوء فأفرغ على يديه من إنائه فغسلهما ثلاث مرات ثم أدخل يمينه في الوضوء ثم تمضمض واستنشق واستنثر ثم غسل وجهه ثلاثا ويديه إلأى المرفقين ثلاثا ثم مسح برأسه ثم غسل كل رجل ثلاثا ثم قال : رأيت النبي صلّى الله عليه وسلم يتوضأ نحو وضوئي هذا وقال : من توضأ نحو وضوئي هذا ثم صلى ركعتين لا يحدث فيهما نفسه غفر الله له ما تقدم من ذنبه
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The Shaykh : This hadith was previously discussed, but this wording is more complete than the previous one.
And his saying:
Allah will pardon all his past sins. غفر الله له ما تقدم من ذنبه
Sunan Abi Dawud 106Sahih (Al-Albani)
its apparent meaning is general, even including major sins. However, the correct view is that major sins require repentance. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The five [daily] prayers, Friday to Friday and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happened since the previous one when major sins have been avoided. الصلوات الخمس والجمعة إلى الجمعة ورمضان إلى رمضان مكفرات لما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائر
Mishkat al-Masabih 564
And since the five daily prayers, Friday to Friday, and Ramadan to Ramadan are among the pillars of Islam and do not expiate sins except by avoiding major sins, then sins lesser than that are even more so. This is the opinion of the majority.
Some scholars adopted the general meaning and said that the issue of reward and recompense is not subject to analogical reasoning. Allah the Exalted may reward a lesser deed with more reward than a greater deed. However, the opinion of the majority is the most correct.
Source alathar.net

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