with humility. And the one who does not perform them, Allah has no reward for him; He may forgive him or punish him.

Sins are forgiven due to salah

O devotees of the Prophet! The fortunate Muslims who offer all five salahs are forgiven their sins. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: “If any of you has a stream in his courtyard and he bathes in it five times a day, will there be any dirt left on him?”

The people replied, “No.”

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then said: “Salah washes away sins just as water washes away dirt.”^[1] 

Each salah is an expiation for the past sins

Suppose that someone who offers salah regularly commits a sin between two salahs; the next salah becomes an expiation for the sins, as Allah Almighty forgives the sins which are committed between two salahs.

Sayyidunā Hārith رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ has narrated: “One day, we and Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ were sitting when a muezzin came. Sayyidunā ꜤUthmān رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ asked for water and performed wudu.

He then said: “I have seen the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم performing wudu in the same manner, and I have heard the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saying, ‘The person who performs wudu the way I have performed this wudu and then offers Ẓuhr Salah, Allah forgives his sins, that is, the sins which were committed between Fajr Salah and Ẓuhr Salah. When he offers ꜤAsr Salah, Allah forgives the sins committed between Ẓuhr Salah and ꜤAsr Salah. When he offers Maghrib Salah, Allah forgives the sins committed between ꜤAsr Salah and Maghrib Salah. When he offers ꜤIshāˈ Salah,