Narrated by Abu Hurairah
My Ummah will be called on the Day of Resurrection with bright faces, hands and feet from the traces of wudu. So whoever of you can lengthen his brightness, let him do so.
Sahih al-Bukhari 136, Sahih Muslim 246
What this hadith teaches
Wudu becomes a mark of honour on the Last Day; the Prophet ﷺ will recognise his followers by it.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Wudu and purity
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
إِنَّ أُمَّتِي يُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ آثَارِ الْوُضُوءِ، فَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يُطِيلَ غُرَّتَهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 136, as given on sunnah.com.