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bayhaqi:190Abū ʿAlī al-Rūdhbārī > Abū Bakr b. Dāsah > Abū Dāwud > Musaddad > Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out from the privy and was presented to him. They (the people) asked: Should we bring you water for ablution? He replied: I have been commanded to perform ablution when I get up for prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3760)   

البيهقي:١٩٠أنبأ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ثنا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلَاءِ فَقُدِّمَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا أَلَا نَأْتِيكَ بِالْوُضُوءِ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ  


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Collected by Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī
nasai:132Ziyād b. Ayyūb > Ibn ʿUlayyah > Ayyūb > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > Ibn ʿAbbās

"Shall we not bring water for Wudu'?" He said: "I have only been commanded to perform Wudu' when I want to pray."  

النسائي:١٣٢أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلاَءِ فَقُرِّبَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا أَلاَ نَأْتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ  

abudawud:3760Musaddad > Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Mulaykah > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out from the privy and was presented to him. They (the people) asked: Should we bring you water for ablution? He replied: I have been commanded to perform ablution when I get up for prayer.  

أبو داود:٣٧٦٠حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلاَءِ فَقُدِّمَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا أَلاَ نَأْتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ  

tirmidhi:1847Aḥmad b. Manīʿ > Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Ayyūb > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > Ibn ʿAbbās

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cae out from the toilet and some food was brought to him. They said: 'Shall we bring you some water for Wudu'?' He said: 'I have only been ordered to perform Wudu' when standing for Salat.'"  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan [Sahih]. 'Amr bin Dinar has reported it from Sa'eed bin Al-Huwairith, from Ibn 'Abbas. 'Ali bin Al-Madini said: 'Sufyan Ath-Thawri disliked washing the hands before eating food, and he disliked placing the bread under the bowl.'"
الترمذي:١٨٤٧حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلاَءِ فَقُرِّبَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا أَلاَ نَأْتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كَانَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ يَكْرَهُ غَسْلَ الْيَدِ قَبْلَ الطَّعَامِ وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُوضَعَ الرَّغِيفُ تَحْتَ الْقَصْعَةِ
ahmad:2549ʿAffān > Wuhayb > Ayyūb > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > Ibn ʿAbbās

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cae out from the toilet and some food was brought to him. They said: 'Shall we bring you some water for Wudu'?' He said: 'I have only been ordered to perform Wudu' when standing for Salat.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1847)   

أحمد:٢٥٤٩حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الخَلاءِ فَأُتِيَ بِطَعَامٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَلا تَتَوَضَّأُ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ  

ahmad:3381Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > Ibn ʿAbbās

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out from the privy and was presented to him. They (the people) asked: Should we bring you water for ablution? He replied: I have been commanded to perform ablution when I get up for prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3760)   

أحمد:٣٣٨١حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلَاءِ فَقُرِّبَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَعَرَضُوا عَلَيْهِ الْوَضُوءَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ  

ahmad:3382Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Saʿīd b. al-Ḥūwayrith > Ibn ʿAbbās

"Shall we not bring water for Wudu'?" He said: "I have only been commanded to perform Wudu' when I want to pray." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 132)   

أحمد:٣٣٨٢حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلَاءِ فَقُرِّبَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا أَلَا نَأْتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ؟ فَقَالَ أُصَلِّي فَأَتَوَضَّأُ؟  

tabarani:11241[Chain 1] Muʿādh b. al-Muthanná > Musaddad [Chain 2] Abū Shuʿayb ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ḥasan al-Ḥarrānī > Abū Jaʿfar al-Nufaylī > Ismāʿīl b. ʿUlayyah > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > Ibn ʿAbbās ؓ ā

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out from the privy and was presented to him. They (the people) asked: Should we bring you water for ablution? He replied: I have been commanded to perform ablution when I get up for prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3760)  

الطبراني:١١٢٤١حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ قَالَا ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلَاءِ فَقُرِّبَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا أَلَا نَأْتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ»