Volume 3, Book 31, Number 155:
Narrated Humran:
I saw ‘Uthman performing ablution; he washed his hands thrice, rinsed his mouth and then
washed his nose, by putting water in it and then blowing it out, and washed his face thrice, and then
washed his right forearm up to the elbow thrice, and then the left-forearm up to the elbow thrice,
then smeared his head with water, washed his right foot thrice, and then his left foot thrice and said,
“I saw Allah’s Apostle performing ablution similar to my present ablution, and then he said, ‘Whoever
performs ablution like my present ablution and then offers two Rakat in which he does not think of
worldly things, all his previous sins will be forgiven.”
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 155:
Narrated Humran:
I saw ‘Uthman performing ablution; he washed his hands thrice, rinsed his mouth and then
washed his nose, by putting water in it and then blowing it out, and washed his face thrice, and then
washed his right forearm up to the elbow thrice, and then the left-forearm up to the elbow thrice,
then smeared his head with water, washed his right foot thrice, and then his left foot thrice and said,
“I saw Allah’s Apostle performing ablution similar to my present ablution, and then he said, ‘Whoever
performs ablution like my present ablution and then offers two Rakat in which he does not think of
worldly things, all his previous sins will be forgiven.”
Volume 1, Book 4, Number 161:
Narrated Humran:
(the slave of ‘Uthman) I saw ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan asking for a tumbler of water (and when it was
brought) he poured water over his hands and washed them thrice and then put his right hand in the
water container and rinsed his mouth, washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it
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out. then he washed his face and forearrlns up to the elbows thrice, passed his wet hands over his
head and washed his feet up to the ankles thrice. Then he said, “Allah’s Apostle said ‘If anyone Per –
forms ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak’at prayer during which he does not think of
anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven.’ ” After perform –
ing the ablution ‘Uthman said, “I am going to tell you a Hadith which I would not have told you, had
I not been compelled by a certain Holy Verse (the sub narrator ‘Urwa said: This verse is: “Verily, those
who conceal the clear signs and the guidance which we have sent down…)” (2:159). I heard the
Prophet saying, ‘If a man performs ablution perfectly and then offers the compulsory congregational
prayer, Allah will forgive his sins committed between that (prayer) and the (next) prayer till he of –
fers it.
Volume 1, Book 4, Number 165:
Narrated Humran:
(the freed slave of ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan) I saw ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan asking (for a tumbler of water) to
perform ablution (and when it was brought) he poured water from it over his hands and washed
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them thrice and then put his right hand in the water container and rinsed his mouth and washed his
nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out. Then he washed his face thrice and (then) fore –
arms up to the elbows thrice, then passed his wet hands over his head and then washed each foot
thrice. After that ‘Uthman said, “I saw the Prophet performing ablution like this of mine, and he said,
‘If anyone performs ablution like that of mine and offers a two-rak’at prayer during which he does
not think of anything else (not related to the present prayer) then his past sins will be forgiven. ‘