Hazrat Hisham narrates that my father used to say: "Ablution is a condition for prayer."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Judgment, my followers will come to me with their limbs shining due to ablution; this will be a distinction of my Ummah, and no one else will have this honor."

It is narrated from Hazrat Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person washes his hands while performing ablution, the sins committed by his hands are washed away; when he washes his face, the sins of the face are washed away; when he washes his arms and wipes his head, the sins of the arms and head are washed away; and when he washes his feet, all the sins committed by his feet are forgiven."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the companions: "Shall I not tell you something by which Allah forgives sins and increases good deeds?" It was requested, "Please do tell us." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Performing ablution thoroughly in difficult times and taking more steps towards the mosque."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) says that there are some things that cause a person's sins to be forgiven: performing ablution thoroughly in severe cold, walking to the congregational prayer, and waiting for the next prayer after performing one prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whenever a person performs ablution properly, all the sins he committed between this prayer and the previous prayer are forgiven.

Hazrat Yazid bin Bishr narrates that Allah Almighty sent revelation to Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) saying: Perform ablution, and if you do not do so and any calamity befalls you, then blame only yourself.

Hazrat Dhahhak interprets Allah Almighty’s command ﴿وَ قُوْمُوْا لِلّٰهِ قٰنِتِيْنَ﴾ as: Stand before Allah, obeying Him regarding ablution.

Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) says that whoever performs ablution properly, observing all its etiquettes well, his sins depart from his body, even coming out from beneath his fingernails.

Hazrat Salman says that when a Muslim person performs ablution, his sins are placed upon his head and then they fall from there just as a dry branch of a date palm falls.