عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ أَنَّ نَهَرًا بِبَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسًا، مَا تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ يُبْقِي مِنْ دَرَنِهِ؟» قَالُوا: لَا يُبْقِي مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْئًا، قَالَ: «فَذَلِكَ مِثْلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الخَمْسِ، يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِ الخَطَايَا».
Imepokelewa kutoka kwa Abuu Huraira -Radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake- yakuwa yeye alimsikia Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake- akisema: "Hebu nielezeni lau kama Mto ungelikua mlangoni kwa mmoja wenu akioga humo kila siku mara tano, unasemaje kuhusu hilo, kunaweza kubaki na uchafu katika mwili wake?" Wakasema: Hautobakiza uchafu wowote, akasema: " Huu ndio mfano wa swala tano, Mwenyezi Mungu hufuta makosa kwa swala hizo".
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "What if there was a river at the door of any of you wherein he takes a bath five times a day? Would there remain any of his filth?" They said: Nothing of his filth would remain. He said: "This is similar to the five prayers by means of which Allah erases sins."
Fadhila hizi ni maalum kwa kufuta madhambi madogo, ama makubwa hayo ni lazima kuwe na toba.
Fadhila za kutekeleza swala tano na kuzihifadhi kwa sharti zake na nguzo zake na wajibu wake na sunna zake.