Narrated by Uthman ibn Affan
Uthman showed the wudu of the Prophet ﷺ, washing his hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, wiping his head and washing his feet, then said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ make wudu like this, and he said: "Whoever makes wudu like this wudu of mine, then prays two rak'ahs in which he does not let his mind wander, his past sins will be forgiven."
Sahih al-Bukhari 159, Sahih Muslim 226
What this hadith teaches
Wudu is not just washing; done carefully and followed by a sincere prayer it is a means of forgiveness.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Uthman ibn Affan
- Chapter
- Wudu and purity
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ نَحْوَ وُضُوئِي هَذَا، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، لاَ يُحَدِّثُ فِيهِمَا نَفْسَهُ، غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 159, as given on sunnah.com.