Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1026
The Merits of Ablutions (Wudu')
Arabic hadith text
وعن عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "من توضأ فأحسن الوضوء، خرجت خطاياه من جسده حتى تخرج من تحت أظفاره" ((رواه مسلم)).
Translation
'Uthman bin 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who performs the Wudu' perfectly (i.e., according to Sunnah), his sins will depart from his body, even from under his nails."[Muslim].