أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيَّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْکَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ مِنْ الْخَلَائِ فَقُرِّبَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا أَلَا نَأْتِيکَ بِوَضُوئٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوئِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَی الصَّلَاةِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 134
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came out from the toilet and food was brought to him. They said: “Shall we not bring water for Wudu’?” He said: “I have only been commanded to perform Wudu’ when I want to pray.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020