Mukhtasar Bukhari (Abridged) 129 — Washing limbs thrice in ablution

‘And in another hadith,’ Amir al-Mu’minin Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said (after performing ablution): I will tell you a hadith; if there were not a verse of the Qur’an, I would not have told you this hadith. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: “Whoever performs ablution well and then offers prayer (any obligatory prayer), then the sins committed between that prayer and the next prayer will be forgiven.” (Urwah said): That verse (from Surah Al-Baqarah) is: “Indeed, those who conceal what We have sent down of clear proofs and guidance…” till the end.