Hadith 13017

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ، يَقُولُ : أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَدَحٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ لِأَنَسٍ : أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : فَأَنْتُمْ ؟ قَالَ : كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الصَّلَوَاتِ بِوُضُوءٍ وَاحِدٍ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا لَمْ نُحْدِثْ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a vessel of water was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for ablution, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed ablution from it. The narrator says: I asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) perform a new ablution for every prayer?" He replied, "Yes!" The narrator then asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "What did you people do?" He replied, "We used to perform several prayers with the same ablution until we lost our ablution."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 13017
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 214