Anas said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to perform ablution for every prayer.” I asked Anas, “What did you used to do?’ Anas replied, “We used to pray with the same ablution until we break it with Hadath.”
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought a small vessel (of water) and he performed Wudu’.” I said: “Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform Wudu’ for every prayer?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “What about you?” He said: “We used to pray all the prayers so long as we did not commit Hadath.” He said: “And we used to pray all the prayers with (one) Wudu’.”
“Whoever builds a Masjid in which Allah is remembered, Allah, (the Mighty and Sublime) will build for him a house in Paradise.”
“The Prophet would perform Wudu for every Salat.” I said, “So what about you, what would you do?” He said I wouId pray all of the prayers with one Wudu, as long as we had not committed Hadath (anything that invalidates Wudu).”
“I have rarely seen a man for whom innovation in Islam was harder to bear than him. He heard me reciting: ‘In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful’ Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim and he said: ‘O my son, beware of innovation, for I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and with Abu Bakr, and with ‘Umar, and with ‘Uthman, and I never heard any of them saying this. When you (begin to) recite, say: ‘All the praises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.’ (Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-‘Alamin).’”