حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ قَعْنَبٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَرَادَةَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْحَوَارِيِّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ کَعْبٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَعَا بِمَائٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مَرَّةً مَرَّةً فَقَالَ هَذَا وَظِيفَةُ الْوُضُوئِ أَوْ قَالَ وُضُوئٌ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْهُ لَمْ يَقْبَلْ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلَاةً ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذَا وُضُوئٌ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَهُ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ کِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ الْأَجْرِ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا فَقَالَ هَذَا وُضُوئِي وَوُضُوئُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِي
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 420
It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka'b that the Messenger of Allah called for water and performed ablution washing each part once. He said: "This is the minimum requirement of ablution' or he said: 'The ablution of one who, if he does not perform this ablution, Allah will not accept his prayer." Then he performed ablution washing each part twice, and he said: 'This is the ablution of one who, if he performs it, Allah will give him two shares of reward." Then he performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: 'This is my ablution and the ablution of the Messengers who were sent before me."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020