عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: كَانَتْ عَلَيْنَا رِعَايَةُ الْإِبِلِ فَجَاءَتْ نَوْبَتِي فَرَوَّحْتُهَا بِعَشِيٍّ فَأَدْرَكْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمًا يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ فَأَدْرَكْتُ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ: «مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَيُحْسِنُ وُضُوءَهُ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ، مُقْبِلٌ عَلَيْهِمَا بِقَلْبِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ، إِلَّا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ: مَا أَجْوَدَ هَذِهِ، فَإِذَا قَائِلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ يَقُولُ: الَّتِي قَبْلَهَا أَجْوَدُ، فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا عُمَرُ قَالَ: إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُكَ جِئْتَ آنِفًا، قَالَ: «مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَيُبْلِغُ - أَوْ فَيُسْبِغُ - الْوَضُوءَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ إِلَّا فُتِحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةُ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أَيِّهَا شَاءَ».
Kutoka kwa Uqba bin Amir, Mwenyezi Mungu amuwie radhi, amesema: “Tulikuwa na zamu ya kuchunga ngamia, basi ikafika zamu yangu nikawapeleka jioni, nikamkuta Mtume rehema na amni ziwe juu yake akiwa amesimama akiwahadithia watu, nikamkuta akiwa katika kauli yake: “Hakuna Muislamu anayetawadha na akautia vizuri udhu wake, kisha akasimama na kuswali rakaa mbili, akielekea kwa moyo wake na uso wake ndani ya rakaa hizo, isipokuwa Pepo itastahiki kwake.” Akasema, nikasema: Ni kheri iliyoje hii, mara ghafla nikasikia msemaji mmoja mbele yangu akisema: Ile ya kabla yake ndio ilikuwa bora, basi nikatazama, mara nikamuona ni Omari, akasema: Nimekuona umekuja hivi karibuni, akasema: “Hakuna yeyote kati yenu atakayetawadha vizuri - au akaukamilisha vizuri- kisha akasema: Nashuhudia ya kwamba hapana mola apasaye kuabudiwa kwa haki isipokuwa Mwenyezi Mungu, na kwamba Muhammad ni mja wa Mwenyezi Mungu na Mtume wake, isipokuwa atafunguliwa milango minane ya Pepo, aingie mlango wowote autakao".
‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were entrusted with the task of tending the camels. When I returned from my shift in the evening, I found the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) standing and addressing the people. I heard him saying: "There is no Muslim who performs ablution well and then stands and prays two Rak‘ahs while focused on them with his heart and his face, except that Paradise will be guaranteed for him." I said: "What a fine thing this is!" Thereupon, I heard someone in front of me saying: "What he said before it was even finer." I looked and it was ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb, who said: "I see that you have just come." He said: "If anyone of you performs ablution thoroughly and then says, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the servant and Messenger of Allah', the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him and he may enter from whichever of them he wishes."
Ukubwa wa fadhila za Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu kwa kumpa malipo makubwa kwa amali ndogo.
Sheria ya kueneza maji ya udhu na kutawadha kwa ukamilifu, na kuswali rakaa mbili kwa unyenyekevu baada yake, na malipo makubwa yanayopatikana kwayo.
Kueneza maji ya udhu, na kuleta dua hii baada yake, ni katika sababu za kuingia peponi.
Sunna ya kusema dhikiri hii kwa mwenye kuoga pia.
Maswahaba walikuwa na shauku ya kufanya mema, kama vile kujifunza na kusambaza elimu, na ushirikiano wao katika kufanya hivyo na katika masuala ya riziki zao.
Dhikri baada ya kutawadha huutakasa moyo na kuusafisha na ushirikina, kama vile udhuu unavyousafisha mwili na kuuondoa uchafu.