Ibrahim bin Abi Ablah narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): How should I perform ablution? He said: You have asked me how you should perform ablution, but you have not asked me how I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) perform ablution? (Then he said:) I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) washing the limbs of ablution three times each, and he said: "My Lord has commanded me to do this."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Saghir, and al-Bazzar recorded it in abridged form; its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطهارة / 1173
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
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