Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 1178

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a vessel containing water was brought. He poured water over his right hand three times, then put his right hand into the vessel and with it poured water over his left hand three times. Then he put his right hand into the water, took a handful of water, and with it rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose, doing so three times. Then he put both his hands into the vessel, took water in them, and with it washed his face three times. Then he ran his fingers through his beard, wiped the inner part of both his ears, and put his little finger inside his ear so that the water would reach there. Then, with the water left over from his face, he wiped his neck and the underside of his beard. Then he washed his right arm three times, until he washed beyond the elbow, then he washed the left arm in the same way beyond the elbow. Then he wiped his head three times and wiped the outer part of his ears, and with the water left over from his head he wiped his neck and the underside of his beard. Then he washed his right foot three times and ran his fingers between its toes, until the water went above the ankle, and he poured the water up to the shin. Then he did the same with his left foot. Then he took a handful of water in his right palm and poured it over his head until it ran down from the sides of his head. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is the complete ablution." Then he entered his mihrab, the people formed rows behind him, and he looked to his right and to his left. Al-Haythami says: I say: After this the narrator mentioned the complete hadith. Al-Tabarani recorded this hadith in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and al-Bazzar also recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Sa'id bin Abd al-Jabbar, about whom al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He is not strong; and Ibn Hibban mentioned him in the book al-Thiqat. In the chains of al-Bazzar and al-Tabarani there is a narrator, Muhammad bin Hujr, who is da'if (weak). The report recorded by al-Bazzar mentions the prayer at length, and that report will come later in the chapter on the description of the prayer, if Allah wills.