1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

call of nature, he performed Wudu and wiped the
top of his Khuffs with his wet hand. I said, `O
Abu Abdullah! Do you do this according to your
own opinion'
He said, `Rather, I saw the Prophet do the same
thing. So, I do what I saw the Messenger of Allah
doing.'''
Ibn Majah also recorded this Hadith.
Ahmad recorded that;
Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Umar was asked;
"Did you see Abdullah bin Umar perform Wudu
for every prayer, whether he was in a state of
purity or not,''
So he replied, "Asma bint Zayd bin Al-Khattab
told him that Abdullah bin Hanzalah bin Abi `Amir
Al-Ghasil told her that the Messenger of Allah was
earlier commanded to perform Wudu for every
prayer, whether he needed it or not. When that
became hard on him, he was commanded to use
Siwak for every prayer, and to perform Wudu
when Hadath (impurity) occurs. Abdullah (Ibn
Umar) thought that he was able to do that
(perform Wudu for every prayer) and he kept
doing that until he died.''
Abu Dawud also collected this narration.
This practice by Ibn Umar demonstrates that it is
encouraged, not obligatory, to perform Wudu for every
prayer, and this is also the opinion of the majority of
scholars.
Abu Dawud recorded that;
Abdullah bin Abbas said that when the Messenger
of Allah once left the area where he answered the
call of nature, he was brought something to eat.
They said, "Should we bring you your water for
Wudu''
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