Benefits (Fadl) of Wudhu - Lesson 1

 

The Books used:

¬ Risaalah of Sheikh Yahya al-Hajoorie حفظه الله ‘Explanation of the 'Aayat-ul-Wudhu'. (5:6)

¬ Sheikh Abdur Rahman al-Aryaani - 'Book of Wudhu'

 Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى  says:

إِنَّ اللّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

“Truly, Allâh loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves...”

(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:222)

This is the daleel (evidence) that if one wants to obtain the love of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى  he must perform Wudhu. The above verse consists of two meanings:

Allaahسُبحانه وتعالى  loves those who repent regularly / consistently. The Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم repented to Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى  more than 70 to 100 times a day. So what about us?

With the love of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى comes ‘Thawfeeq’.

The Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم  said:  

“All of you sin daily..”

** This necessitates that we repent daily.  اللهم اغفرلي

The purification is of two kinds:

1)     Purification of the heart

2)     Purification of the body

(To obtain the love of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى  we have to purify both our heart and body.)

What are the benefits of “Tahaarah (Wudhu)?”

1)     It necessitates the love of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى.

2)     This is a reason for Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى  to forgive our sins - (Maghfiratut Dunoob).

Hadeeth of Uthman رضي اللّه عنـه  in Saheeh Muslim:

Uthman رضي اللّه عنـه  said: “I saw the Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم  make Wudhu and he perfected it.” Then he demonstrated how Wudhu should be performed. Thereafter he said: “Whoever makes Wudhu like this and goes to the Masjid, then the reward is that he is forgiven for his sins.”

** Perfected: to perform Wudhu without any deficiency; to perform all the characteristics of Wudhu.

** One should go to the Masjid with the sole intention of salaah alone to reap the benefit of having the sins forgiven. (Not to meet a brother for any other reason; i.e. nothing should make him go the Masjid except for salaah),

In another narration which is also a Hadeeth narrated by Uthman رضي اللّه عنـه :

“The Prophet  صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم  came and made Wudhu and he perfected his Wudhu. Thereafter he went to the Masjid and performed two raka’ats. Then Uthman رضي اللّه عنـه  said: “Whoever does so, then his previous sins are forgiven.”

Important points:

* Purification (Wudhu) is a sabab (reason) for the love of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى ;

* We are constantly in Ibaadah;

* No soul knows what they will earn tomorrow and when death will take us. So we must make an effort to perfect our Wudhu.

To be continued