Section: It is permissible to perform prayer with [one] wudu' as long as one does not nullify it, and we do not know of any disagreement regarding this. Ahmad ibn al-Qasim (1) said: I asked Ahmad about a man (2) who prays more than five prayers with one wudu'. He replied: "There is no harm in this, provided his wudu' has not been nullified! I did not think anyone would dispute this." He also said: "The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) prayed the five prayers on the day of the Conquest with a single wudu'." Anas narrated: "The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) used to perform wudu' for every prayer." I asked: "How did you all do it?" He replied: "A single wudu' sufficed one of us as long as he did not nullify it." Narrated by al-Bukhari and Abu Dawud (3). In Muslim (4), from Burayda, who said: "The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) prayed five prayers on the day of the Conquest with a single wudu' and wiped over his socks. 'Umar said to him: 'I saw you do something you were not accustomed to doing.' He said: 'I did it intentionally.'"
Section: Renewing wudu' is recommended; Ahmad explicitly stated this in the narration of Musa ibn
(1) Ahmad ibn al-Qasim, a companion of Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam; he transmitted many things from Abu 'Ubayd and from Abu 'Abd Allah Ahmad ibn Hanbal regarding his issues. He was a person of knowledge and virtue. Tarikh Baghdad 4/349, Tabaqat al-Hanabila 1/55, 56. (2) In [MS] M: "a man". (3) Narrated by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on performing wudu' without having had hadath, from the Book of Wudu'. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/64. And Abu Dawud, with the wording: "The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) used to perform wudu' for every prayer, and we used to pray the prayers with one wudu'," in: Chapter on a man praying several prayers with one wudu', from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/38. It was also narrated by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on performing wudu' for every prayer, from the Chapters on Purification. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/77. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on performing wudu' for every prayer, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba min al-Sunan 1/73. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on performing wudu' for every prayer, and all prayers with one wudu', from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/170. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/132, 194, 260. (4) In: Chapter on the permissibility of all prayers with one wudu', from the Book of Purification. Sahih Muslim 1/232. It was also narrated by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on a man praying several prayers with one wudu', from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/39. And al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding praying several prayers with one wudu', from the Book of Purification. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/79. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on performing wudu' for every prayer, from the Book of Purification. Al-Mujtaba 1/73. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on performing wudu' for every prayer, and all prayers with one wudu'. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/170. And al-Darimi, in: Chapter on His saying: {When you rise for prayer, wash your faces} [5:6], the verse, from the Book of Purification. Sunan al-Darimi 1/169. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 5/351, 358.
