حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْحُوَيْرِثِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ تَبَرَّزَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَأُتِيَ بِعَرْقٍ فَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ وَزَادَ عَمْرٌو عَلَيَّ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَمْ تَتَوَضَّأْ قَالَ مَا أَرَدْتُ الصَّلَاةَ فَأَتَوَضَّأَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2570
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) relieved himself, then he came back and was given a bone with meat on it. He did not do wudoo', but he ate from it. 'Amr added to this hadeeth : It was narrated that Sa'eed bin al-Huwairith said: It was said: O Messenger of Allah, you did not do wudoo'. He said: "I do not intend to pray, such that I would need to do wudoo'.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
