حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: أَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: " رَأَيْتُ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ كَفَّيْهِ ثَلَاثًا وَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ وَأُذُنَيْهِ ظَاهِرَهُمَا وَبَاطِنَهُمَا وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا وَخَلَّلَ أَصَابِعَهُ وَخَلَّلَ لِحْيَتَهُ حَتَّى غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا وَقَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَلَ كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي فَعَلْتُ " قِيلَ لِإِسْحَاقَ: لَيْسَ فِيهِ وَغَسَلَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ قَالَ: مَا كَانَ عِنْدِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: ثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ قَالَ: ثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ فَقَالَ فِيهِ: وَغَسَلَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا.
Shaqiq bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I saw Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) performing ablution; he washed both hands three times, rinsed his mouth, put water into his nose, washed his face three times, wiped his head and ears from front to back, washed both feet three times, cleansed between his fingers and beard, even washed his face three times, and said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) doing it in this manner, just as you have seen me do. Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: There is no mention of washing the arms in this, he replied: I have told you whatever I had. In the chain of Muhammad bin Yahya (may Allah have mercy on him), these words are also present: He washed both arms three times.