Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 3760
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ مِنَ الْخَلاَءِ فَقُدِّمَ إِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَقَالُوا أَلاَ نَأْتِيكَ بِوَضُوءٍ فَقَالَ " إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ بِالْوُضُوءِ إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ " .
Translation
Musaddad narrated to us: Ismaʿil narrated to us: Ayyub narrated to us, from ʿAbd Allah ibn Abi Mulaykah, from ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAbbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out from the privy, and food was brought to him. They said, “Shall we bring you water for ablution?” He replied: “I was only commanded to perform ablution when I rise for prayer.”