Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 426
وَعَن مُحَمَّد بن يحيى بن حبَان الْأنْصَارِيّ ثمَّ الْمَازِني مَازِن بني النجار عَن عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قلت لَهُ أَرَأَيْتَ وُضُوءَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ لِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ طَاهِرًا كَانَ أَوْ غَيْرَ طَاهِرٍ عَمَّنْ أَخَذَهُ؟ فَقَالَ: حَدَّثَتْهُ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ أبي عَامر ابْن الْغَسِيلِ حَدَّثَهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ أُمِرَ بِالْوُضُوءِ لِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ طَاهِرًا كَانَ أَوْ غَيْرَ طَاهِرٍ فَلَمَّا شَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُمِرَ بِالسِّوَاكِ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ وَوُضِعَ عَنْهُ الْوُضُوءُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدَثٍ قَالَ فَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَرَى أَنَّ بِهِ قُوَّةً عَلَى ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَله حَتَّى مَاتَ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمد
Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Ḥibbān said: ‘I asked ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar, “From whom did ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar take the practice of performing ablution for every prayer, whether he was already in a state of purity or not?” He replied: “Asmāʾ bint Zayd ibn al-Khaṭṭāb told him that ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥanẓala ibn Abī ʿĀmir, known as Ibn al-Ghasīl, told her that the Messenger of Allah had been commanded to perform ablution for every prayer, whether already in a state of purity or not. When that became burdensome for him, he was commanded to use the tooth-stick before every prayer, and the ablution requirement was lifted except when ritual impurity occurred.” ʿUbayd Allāh said: “ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar thought he was able to keep doing this, and he continued until he died.”’ Aḥmad transmitted it.