عَنِ الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كُنْتُ أُخْرِجُ لَهُ (تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ) الْمَاءَ فِي هَذَا فَيَصُبُّ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: يَغْسِلُ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُمَا) وَيَغْسِلُ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَيُمَضْمِضُ ثَلَاثًا وَيَسْتَنْشِقُ ثَلَاثًا وَيَغْسِلُ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى ثَلَاثًا وَالْيُسْرَى ثَلَاثًا، الْحَدِيثَ
It is narrated from Sayyida Rabi’ bint Mu’awwidh (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I used to pour water for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from this vessel; he would pour water over his hands three times. In one narration, it is mentioned: before putting his hands into the vessel, he would wash them three times, then wash his face three times, rinse his mouth three times, and inhale water into his nose three times, wash his right arm three times, and wash his left arm three times, … … .