Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم did not get up after sleeping by night or by day without using the tooth-stick before performing ablution.
Read More..Narrated Ibn Abbas: I spent a night with the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. When he woke up from his sleep (in the latter part of the night for prayer) he came to his ablution water. He took the tooth-stick and used it. He then recited the verse: Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are tokens (of His Sovereignty) for men of understanding (iii-190). He recited these verses up to the end of the chapter or he finished the whole chapter. He then performed ablution and came to the place of prayer. He then said two rak'ahs of prayer. He then lay down on the bed and slept as much as Allaah wished. He then got up and did the same. He then lay down and slept. He then got up and did the same. Every time he used the tooth-stick and offered two rak'ah of prayer. He then offered the prayer known as witr. Abu Dawud said: Fudail on the authority if Husain reported the wording: He then used the tooth-stick and performed ablution while he was reciting the verses: Verily in the creation of the heaves and the earth. . . until he finished the chapter.
Read More..Narrated Abul Malih: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Allah does not accept charity from goods acquired by embezzlement as He does not accept prayer without purification.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Allaah, the Exalted, does not accept the prayer of any of you when you are defiled until you performed ablution.
Read More..Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: The key to prayer is purification i; its beginning s takbir and its end is taslim.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Abu Ghutayf al-Hudhali reported: I was in the company of Ibn Umar. When the call was made for the noon (zuhr) prayer, he performed ablution and said the prayer. When the call for the afternoon (Asr) prayer was made, he again performed ablution. Thus I asked him (about the reason of performing ablution). He replied: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: For a man who performs ablution in a state of purity, ten virtuous deeds will be recorded (in his favour). Abu Dawud said: This is the tradition narrated by Musaddad, and it is more perfect.
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