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Hadees 9 of 40Sahih Selections 1 — Worship & PrayerSahih

Five Prayers — Like a River Washing Dirt (Sahih 9)

پانچ نمازوں کی مثال بہتی نہر جیسی ہے — دن میں پانچ بار نہانے سے کوئی میل باقی نہیں رہتا۔

The five prayers are like a flowing river at your door — bathing five times a day leaves no dirt.

Also searched as: paanch namaz nehar hadees • namaz gunah dhoti hai • five prayers river hadith

Arabic

مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ كَمَثَلِ نَهَرٍ جَارٍ


Transliteration

Mathalus-salawatil-khamsi kamathali naharin jar.


Meaning

The five prayers are like a flowing river at your door — bathing five times a day leaves no dirt. | Urdu: پانچ نمازوں کی مثال بہتی نہر جیسی ہے — دن میں پانچ بار نہانے سے کوئی میل باقی نہیں رہتا۔


Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim


Lesson

Do not despair over small sins — five daily prayers wash them away like water washes dirt.

Source & grade

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

Narrated by Abu Hurairah

SahihSahih Selections

From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan) • Hadees 9 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.

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What does "مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ كَمَثَلِ نَهَرٍ جَارٍ" mean?

The five prayers are like a flowing river at your door — bathing five times a day leaves no dirt. Urdu: پانچ نمازوں کی مثال بہتی نہر جیسی ہے — دن میں پانچ بار نہانے سے کوئی میل باقی نہیں رہتا۔

What is the lesson of this hadees?

Do not despair over small sins — five daily prayers wash them away like water washes dirt.

Where is this hadees from?

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (narrated by Abu Hurairah). Grade: Sahih. From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.

Part 1

Sahih Selections 1 — Worship & Prayer

All hadees
1. Adhan and First Row — Hidden Virtue (Sahih 1)لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ2. Mosque Steps — Sins Fall and Degrees Rise (Sahih 2)إِحْدَاهُمَا تَحُطُّ خَطِيئَةً وَالْأُخْرَى تَرْفَعُ دَرَجَةً3. Waiting for Prayer Is Itself Prayer (Sahih 3)لَا يَزَالُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا دَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ تَحْبِسُهُ4. Fajr Protection — Under Allah’s Dhimma (Sahih 4)مَنْ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ فَهُوَ فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ5. Fajr and Isha — Heaviest on the Hypocrites (Sahih 5)إِنَّ أَثْقَلَ صَلَاةٍ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ وَصَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ6. Fajr Sunnah — Better Than the World (Sahih 6)رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا7. Bardayn — The Two Cool Prayers Lead to Paradise (Sahih 7)مَنْ صَلَّى الْبَرْدَيْنِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ8. Wudu — Sins Fall With the Water (Sahih 8)خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ10. Ramadan Siyam — Past Sins Forgiven (Sahih 10)مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ11. Qadr Qiyam — Standing Laylatul Qadr Forgiven (Sahih 11)مَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ12. Arafah Fast — Expiates Two Years (Sahih 12)صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ يُكَفِّرُ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهُ13. Umrah in Ramadan — Equals Hajj (Sahih 13)عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً14. Sacrifice on the Day of Nahr — Dearest Deed (Hasan 14)مَا عَمِلَ ابْنُ آدَمَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هِرَاقَةِ الدَّمِ

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