Fath al-Rabbani

Abd Khair (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in Rahbah after performing the Fajr prayer. He said to his servant, "Bring me water for ablution." So he brought a vessel containing water and a basin. Abd Khair says: We were sitting and watching. He took the vessel with his right hand and poured it over his left hand, washing his palms, and did this three times. Abd Khair says: Whenever he put his hand into the vessel, he would first wash them three times. Then he put his right hand into the vessel, rinsed his mouth, and drew water into his nose, and expelled it with his left hand, and did this three times. In one narration, it is clarified that: He rinsed his mouth and drew water into his nose with a single handful, and did this act three times. Then he put his right hand into the vessel and washed his face three times. Then he washed his right arm including the elbow three times, and then washed his left arm three times. Then he put his right hand into the vessel until water spread all over it, then took it out with water and wiped his head once with both hands. In one narration, it is mentioned: He wiped from the front part of the head to the back. The narrator says: I do not know whether he returned his hands back or not. Then he poured water three times on his right foot with his right hand and washed it with his left hand, and poured water on his left foot with his right hand and washed it three times with his left hand. Then he put his right hand into the vessel, took a handful of water, and drank it. In one narration, it is mentioned: He drank the leftover water of his ablution. Then he said: "This is the ablution of the Prophet of Allah. Whoever wants to see the ablution of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then this is his ablution."