Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Shall I not tell you what Allah wipes out sins with and raises ranks by? Making wudu well when it is difficult, taking many steps to the masjids, and waiting for the next prayer after a prayer. That is the ribat (guarding the frontier).
Sahih Muslim 251
What this hadith teaches
Three daily acts that anyone can do. The Prophet ﷺ calls them ribat, the reward of a soldier guarding the borders.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Wudu and purity
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
أَلاَ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَيَرْفَعُ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتِ " . قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ فَذَلِكُمُ الرِّبَاطُ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 251, as given on sunnah.com.