حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَمِّهِ حَدَّثَنِي صَالِحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ أَنَّ عَامِرَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَانَ بْنَ عُثْمَانَ يَقُولَ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ کَانَ بِفِنَائِ أَحَدِکُمْ نَهْرٌ يَجْرِي يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ کُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ مَا کَانَ يَبْقَی مِنْ دَرَنِهِ قَالَ لَا شَيْئَ قَالَ فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تُذْهِبُ الذُّنُوبَ کَمَا يُذْهِبُ الْمَائُ الدَّرَنَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1397
'Uthman said: "I heard the Messenger of AlIah say: Do you think that if there was a river in the courtyard of anyone of you,and he bathed in it five times each day would there be any dirt left on him?'They said: (there would be) nothing: He said: 'Prayer takes away sins like water takes away dirt '" (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020