Does being in constant state of wadu increase rizk?

Fatwa No : 179895

Reward for maintaining one's ablution

Fatwa Date : Rajab 1, 1433 / 22-5-2012

Question

assalamualaikum what is the reward for being in the state of Wudu all the times?


Answer



All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad , is His slave and Messenger.
If a Muslim maintains ablution all the time and is keen on always being on the state of ritual purity, then this is a virtue and an act by which he gets closer to Allaah.
‘Abdullaah Ibn ‘Amr narrated that the Prophet said: "Adhere to righteousness (as much as you can), you will never be able to encompass it all. Know that the best of your deeds is the prayer, and none will preserve his ablution except a believer.” [Ahmad and Ibn Maajah]


This Hadeeth proves that preserving one's ablution is one of the signs of faith.


Allaah Knows best.


http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/in...waId&Id=179895

Here's a very layman-like viewpoint on the matter.

One, remaining in the state of wudu or purity the whole day long does not mean that we abstain from going to the toilet or anything like. What it means is that as soon as we do something to nullify our wudu, we take steps to re-establish the state of wudu again.

Now, how does that work out in low-level layman terms? What this means is we are constantly being reminded of things which would nullify our wudu. Here we are not talking about our natural bodily functions. We are talking about other things like looking at things we shouldn't be looking at, talking about things we shouldn't be talking about, thinking about things we shouldn't be thinking about and doing things, generally speaking, that we shouldn't be doing.

So how does this lead to an increase in rizki?

Why not? When we keep away from doing things that we shouldn't be doing, then we are automatically doing things that we should. As a very simple example, as we work in, say, an office, instead of glancing at the girls every now and then and thus be distracted from our work, we would be paying full attention to our work. I am very sure that anyone who pays full attention to his work will be successful in his work. And when he is successful in his work, isn't that an increase in rizki?

format_quote Originally Posted by ion that dinar

but it is not normal to perform Wudu unless it's for a timed prayer.

Just to clarify on this point, Wudhu is required for certain other acts of worship aswell, such as doing Tawaf (circumambulation) around the Ka'bah and touching the Qur'an. There are also occasions where wudhu is recommended, such as before sleeping:

The Prophet said: “When you go to bed, do wudoo’ as for prayer.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 247; Muslim 2710).


So Wudhu is a virtuous deed and is not limited to when it is time for prayer. Performing this action enables us to get more rewards:


Abu Huraira reported:
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: When a bondsman-a Muslim or a believer-washes his face (in course of ablution), every sin he contemplated with his eyes, will be washed away from his face along with water, or with the last drop of water; when he washes his hands, every sin they wrought will be effaced from his hands with the water, or with the last drop of water; and when he washes his feet, every sin towards which his feet have walked will be washed away with the water or with the last drop of water with the result that he comes out pure from all sins.
Sahih Muslim 244

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah said, "Should I not direct you to something by which Allah obliterates the sins and elevates (your) ranks." They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah". He said, "Performing Wudu' properly, even in difficulty, frequently going to the mosque, and waiting eagerly for the next Salat (prayer) after a Salat is over; indeed, that is Ar- Ribat".
Sahih Muslim Book 1, Hadith 131

Uthman b. 'Affan reported:
The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) said: He who performed ablution well, his sins would come out from his body, even coming out from under his nails.
Sahih Muslim 245

Nu'aim b. 'Abdullah al-Mujmir reported:
I saw Abu Huraira perform ablution. He washed his face and washed it well. He then washed his right hand including a portion of his arm. He then washed his left hand including a portion of his arm. He then wiped his head. He then washed his right foot including his shank, and then washed his left foot including shank, and then said: This is how I saw Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) perform his ablution. And (Abu Huraira) added that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had observed: You shall have your faces hands and feet bright on the Day of Resurrection because of your perfect ablution. He who can afford among you, let him increase the brightness of his forehead and that of hands and legs.
Sahih Muslim 246a

Abu Huraira reported:
Verily Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: My Cistern has its dimensions wider than the distance between Aila and Aden, and its water is whiter than ice and sweeter than the honey diluted with milk, and its cups are more numerous than the numbers of the stars. Verily I shall prevent the (faithless) people therefrom just as a man prevents the camels of the people from his fountain. They said: Messenger of Allah, will you recognise us on that day? He said: Yes, you will have distinctive marks which nobody among the peoples (except you) will have; you would come to me with blazing forehead and bright hands and feet on account of the traces of ablution.
Sahih Muslim 247a



And Allaah knows best.

format_quote Originally Posted by ion that dinar

Thank u sir brother for pointing that out. Only thing is, those are stories which I must not obey, I personally don't like to be obsessed with religion and don't obey any commands outside of the Quran (where Almighty God tells me when and for what reasons to perform ablution) which is completely fair. I invite anyone to be a muslim with only the Quran as his guidance.

Dear brother, I am disappointed to learn you think this way. Following both the Qur'an and Hadith is a command from Allaah and not a choice based on personal preference. If by 'obsessed with religion' you mean studying and practising more of Islam, then this is the road to success for every person. We must learn what is required of us to attain Allaah 's pleasure and what things will lead to His displeasure. The intelligent person is the one who learns how to attain eternal hapiness in the Hereafter and understanding our purpose of being created. Moreover, seeking knowledge is a highly virtuous deed in Islam:
The Prophet said: “Whoever follows a path in the pursuit of knowledge, Allaah will make a path to Paradise easy for him.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, Kitaab al-‘Ilm, 10)

Mu'awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah said, "When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the understanding of Deen." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

However, if by 'obsessed' you meant going to extremes in religion, then you must know that the Prophet has forbidden us from going to extremes. The Messenger of Allaah said: “Those who go to extremes are doomed.” He said it three times. [Narrated by Muslim (2670)]. Yet studying the Qur'an and Hadeeth is a matter of laying down the foundations of Islam, and certainly not a case of going to extremes.

A person who truly follows the commands and the guidance of the Qur'an will also follow the Hadeeth, because the Qur'an calls to this. A person cannot fully understand Islam without recourse to both the Qur'an and Hadeeth, hence both are essential. For more information about this, please see the links in this post:
http://www.islamicboard.com/clarific...ml#post1542902

But performing Wudu for other than worshipping acts? That's a bit extreme to me and why not just get to work instead? Or would I be a better man than the brother who has been sweating at work for the past hour in a already morally clean state while I spent it wondering if I will earn more money for performing Wudu for something the All Merciful has not ordained it for?

We are not talking about the issue of Rizq here, rather the virtues to be gained from doing wudhu. There are some situations where you don't have to do wudhu if you don't want to, so it's not something to make an issue out of. We turn to the guidance of the Qur'an and Sunnah, and we do not put our opinions and whims before the guidance of Allaah and His Prophet .

May Allaah guide us to the truth and keep us steadfast upon that, Aameen.

format_quote Originally Posted by ion that dinar

I don't think living life is so complicated, I have great morals, I'm very strict about being good and learn from the Quran every day. Besides people have different style and desires, unique relationships with the All-Merciful.. some people are shy and have different qualities they would love to teach others and do the best they can do for their religion but they aren't made for it, what we all should do because we are all different is a different path for each one of us. There are things beyond what we're familiar with which matter to the point that religion becomes just that which keeps us on a positive path, and should not be what consumes our entire life because there are mysteries we can solve instead,

A Muslims, we have submitted ourselves to the guidance that Allaah has revealed. We know that the only path to success in this life and the next is to follow that guidance in its entirety, to the best of our ability. We cannot invent a new path. There is only one Staight Path which we constantly ask Allaah to guide us to and to keep us steadfast upon it. Allaah has told us very clearly in the Qur'an:

And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may become righteous. [6:153]

And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. [3:85]

This is as simple as it gets. It is not about individual styles and desires. There is no different 'path' for each person. Religion is not whatever we personally make it to be. Otherwise there would be no point in Allaah sending revelation to mankind. This life is a test. The way to success has been made clear and the way to destruction has also been made clear.

I do follow everything Almighty God has told any prophet (from the Quran), I believe that is what is also meant by following the ways of the prophet.

Allaah says in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning):
And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from. [59:7]

Yet you reject what the Messenger has given us when you deny his teachings as being a source of guidance. Clearly, you are not following everything that God has told us.

There is nothing a hadith says that I've heard of so far that I should know or otherwise I wouldn't be as smart. I have always found every answer in the Quran.

How do you know how to pray, pay zakah, fast and perform Hajj? Many of the details for these and other matters were explained by the Prophet , they are not mentioned in the Qur'an.

otherwise I don't waste time trying to teach them using knowledge I have gained through the Quran, especially not the stories.

I believe that the stories of the history to Islam should never have been emphasized and valued so far as to determine a better person by whom knows more of them and follows more (or a more knowing person).

Allaah has mentioned everything for a purpose. If one reflects on the stories that have been mentioned, they will realise how many lessons can be drawn from them, and how they tie into many other messages conveyed throughout the Qur'an. Fear Allaah before you say what should or should not have been included in the Qur'an or Hadeeth, as this implies you know better than God Himself, and we seek refuge in Allaah from making such an ignorant and arrogant remark.

So what you're saying is that for me to be as good of a man as yourself, I must do what you're doing? Is that why you are disappointed?

No, I'm disappointed because you reject something so fundamental and crucial to following Islam properly, something that is part of the testimony of faith itself.

So this kind of shows what obsession with religion would be, and extreme is doing more than what we learn from the Quran (besides of course the acts that are said to be good if voluntarily done, such as fasting).

What is and is not considered extreme is defined by what Allaah and His Messenger have taught us, not for everyone to make up from their own imagination.

O you who have believed, do not put [yourselves] before Allah and His Messenger but fear Allah . Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing. [49:1]

It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error. [33:36]


These issues have been discussed so many times on this forum and explained in great detail, so I would advise you to visit the link I gave earlier rather than repeating the discussion here.


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