Once Allah's Apostle remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the 'Asr prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them properly) so the Prophet addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice, "Save your heels from the fire."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 3: Knowledge, Hadith #96
Once Allah's Apostle remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the 'Asr prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (not washing them properly) so the Prophet addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice, "Save your heels from the fire."
This hadith is from the book of Knowledge in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 96 in book 3 of volume 1.
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