‘Uthman said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Do you think if there was a river in the courtyard of one of you and he washed himself in it five times each day, would any dirt remain on him? They said: Nothing [would remain on him). He said: ʿThe (five daily) prayers take away sins as water takes away dirt.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 518)
"أرأيتَ لو كان بِفناء أحدِكُم نَهرٌ يَجْرِي يغتسلُ منه كُلَّ يومٍ خمسَ مرات ما كان يَبقى من دَرَنه؟ قالُوا: لا شيء، قال: فإِن الصلاةَ تذهبُ بالذنوب كما يُذهِب الماءُ الدرنَ".