A Particular ‘River’ for Cleansing the Sins of the Believers

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قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ أَنَّ نَهْرًا بِبَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسًا هَلْ يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالُوا: لَا يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْءٌ. قَالَ: فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِنَّ الْخَطَايَا "

مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ (الألباني)

A Particular ‘River’ for Cleansing the Sins of the Believers

By Mohammad Rafique Etesame

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “The five [daily] prayers, Friday to Friday and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happened since the previous one when major sins have been avoided.”
He also reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Tell me, if there were a river at the door of one of you in which he washed five times daily, would any of his filthiness remain?” When he received the reply that none of it would remain, he said, “That is like the five times of prayer by which God obliterates sins” (Al.Mishkat ul Masabih).
This hadith reveals that if a faithful believer offers fajar prayer and then go to his daily work, and at the time of zuhar prayer he offers it, then Allah Almighty forgives his/her minor sins committed between the time of these two prayers.
And this is the routine to other prayers also in the juma prayer and fasting of Ramdan.
Please look at the unlimited mercy of Allah that He forgives the sins of the believer by offering salahs and fasting.
Notable that, the major sins i.e. ‘kabira gunah’ like ascribing partner (shirk) to Allah Almighty, disobedience of parents and False testimony etc. are not forgiven at all unless to repenting to Allah Almighty.
And a particular “river” has also been mentioned in this hadith for cleansing the filthiness. It means if someone takes bath in this river for five times daily, then he will be pure and clean from it. And this river is ‘salah’ that cleans the filthiness of sins of those who offer it.
May Allah Almighty give us power to act upon this hadith, Amin