Fath al-Rabbani

It is narrated from Yazid bin Bara’ (may Allah have mercy on him), who was the governor of Oman and among the best of the common governors, that he said: My father, Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), said: “Gather together, so that I may show you how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution and how he used to pray, because I do not know how long I will remain among you.” So he gathered his sons and family members and asked for water for ablution. Then he rinsed his mouth, put water into his nose, and washed his face three times. Then he washed his right hand three times, after that his left hand three times. Then he wiped his head and the outer and inner parts of his ears. Then he washed his right foot and then his left foot three times each and said: “This is how the ablution was. I have not left out anything in showing you the way the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution.” Then he entered his house and prayed a prayer; we do not know which prayer it was. Then he came out and ordered the prayer to be established, so the iqamah was called and he led us in the Zuhr prayer. I think I heard some verses of Surah Yasin in that prayer. Then he led the Asr prayer, after that the Maghrib prayer, and then the Isha prayer, and then said: “How the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution and how he used to pray, I have not left out anything in showing you these things.”