It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution. Imam Sufyan said: It has been seventy-four years since Yahya bin Saeed narrated this hadith to me. After some time, I also asked him about it, and Yahya was older than him. Sufyan says: I heard three hadiths from him. So, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) washed his hands twice, his face three times, and wiped his head twice. Imam Ahmad says: I heard this hadith from Sufyan three times. He used to say: He washed his feet twice, but once he narrated it as: He wiped his head once, and twice he narrated it as: He wiped his head twice.
Hadith Takhrij«حديث صحيح دون قوله: ومسح برأسه مرتين فقد وهم فيه سفيان ابن عيينة۔ أخرجه الترمذي: 47، والنسائي: 1/ 72 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 16452 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 16566»