Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Whoever purifies himself in his house, then walks to one of the houses of Allah to perform one of the obligations of Allah, one of his steps wipes out a sin and the other raises him a rank.
Sahih Muslim 666
What this hadith teaches
Making wudu at home before walking to the masjid adds to the reward of every step.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- The masjid
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَنْ تَطَهَّرَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ اللَّهِ لِيَقْضِيَ فَرِيضَةً مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ كَانَتْ خَطْوَتَاهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَحُطُّ خَطِيئَةً وَالأُخْرَى تَرْفَعُ دَرَجَةً
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 666, as given on sunnah.com.