Hadith 131

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " أُتِيَ بِإِنَاءٍ صَغِيرٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ . قُلْتُ : أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَوَضَّأُ لِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ " ، قَالَ : فَأَنْتُمْ ؟ قَالَ : كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الصَّلَوَاتِ مَا لَمْ نُحْدِثْ ، قَالَ : وَقَدْ كُنَّا نُصَلِّي الصَّلَوَاتِ بِوُضُوءٍ .
´It was narrated from 'Amr bin 'Amir that Anas mentioned:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought a small vessel (of water) and he performed Wudu'." I said: "Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform Wudu' for every prayer?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What about you?" He said: "We used to pray all the prayers so long as we did not commit Hadath." He said: "And we used to pray all the prayers with (one) Wudu'."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / صفة الوضوء / 131
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح بخاري
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح البخاری/الطہارہ 54 (214) مختصراً، سنن ابی داود/الطہارة 66 (171) مختصراً، سنن الترمذی/فیہ 44 (60) مختصراً، سنن ابن ماجہ/فیہ 72 (509) مختصراً، (تحفة الأشراف: 1110)، مسند احمد 3/132، 133، 154، 194، 260، سنن الدارمی/الطہارة 46 (747) (صحیح)»
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Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
131. Commentary: The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam also did not always perform a new ablution (wudu) for every prayer. At times, it is mentioned that he would perform multiple prayers with a single ablution, as will be seen in the forthcoming ahadith. That is, generally, he would perform ablution for the sake of reward and cleanliness.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 131
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
1:
He used to perform several prayers with a single ablution (wudu).

2:
In fact, this is the opinion of most of the scholars.

Note:
(Muhammad bin Humaid al-Razi is weak, and Muhammad bin Ishaq is a mudallis, and the narration is through ‘an‘anah, but due to the corroboration that is coming in Hadith: 60, the original hadith is authentic.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 58