Selected Sayings of The Holy Prophet of Islam — Page 19
24. Omar bin Khattab, God be pleased with him, says: "We were sitting in the company of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when suddenly a man arrived. He was wearing clean, white clothes and his hair was jet black. He did not look as though he were a traveller and he was not known to any of us. He sat down close to the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his knees touching the latter's. He said, 'Tell me something about faith. ' The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied: 'Faith is that you should believe in Allah, His angels, His Books and His prophets; that you should believe in the Day of judgment and that you should believe in the Divine laws relating to good and evil. ' (Tirmidhi) 25. It is reported that once Uthman bin Affan, God be pleased with him, asked for water (so that he could perform ablution, which is a precondition for performing salat). He began by washing his hands three times; then, taking some water in his right hand, he rinsed his mouth and spat it out; then he cleansed his nose; then he washed his face three times; he then washed his hands and forearms up to his elbows three times; after this he passed his wet hands over his head; then he washed his feet up to his ankles three times. After completing his ablution in this manner, he said: 19