Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْحِمْصِيِّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الْوُضُوءَ يُكَفِّرُ مَا قَبْلَهُ ثُمَّ تَصِيرُ الصَّلَاةُ نَافِلَةً قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ نَعَمْ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَا ثَلَاثٍ وَلَا أَرْبَعٍ وَلَا خَمْسٍ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us, Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj told us, from Qatadah, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, from Abu Umamah al-Himsi, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Ablution expiates what came before it, then the prayer becomes supererogatory." He said: It was said to him, "Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?" He said: "Yes, not once, nor twice, nor three times, nor four, nor five."