What is the meaning of the hadith, "Woe to the heels from the Fire"?
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Question:
What is the meaning of his statement (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 453Sahih (Darussalam)?
Answer:
Its meaning is: the obligation to wash the heels and to pay attention to them. One must wash the heels and not be lax in doing so, because the heels are among the parts that must be washed, along with the elbows. The elbows are washed together with the forearms, and the heels are washed together with the feet. It is obligatory to wash the heels and the elbows, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he performed ablution and washed his hands, would extend the washing to the upper arms, and when he washed his feet, he would extend the washing to the lower legs. That is to say, he washed the heels and the elbows, (peace and blessings be upon him).
What is the meaning of his statement (peace and blessings be upon him):
Woe to the heels because of Hell-fire.
ويلٌ للأعقاب من النارAnswer:
Its meaning is: the obligation to wash the heels and to pay attention to them. One must wash the heels and not be lax in doing so, because the heels are among the parts that must be washed, along with the elbows. The elbows are washed together with the forearms, and the heels are washed together with the feet. It is obligatory to wash the heels and the elbows, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he performed ablution and washed his hands, would extend the washing to the upper arms, and when he washed his feet, he would extend the washing to the lower legs. That is to say, he washed the heels and the elbows, (peace and blessings be upon him).
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