Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 2684

Yazid bin al-Bara' relates: Sayyiduna Ubayy said: "Gather together so that I may show you how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution (wudu) and how he used to pray, for I do not know how much longer I will remain with you." The narrator relates: Then he gathered his children and his family, called for water for ablution, rinsed his mouth, put water into his nose, washed his face three times, washed his right arm three times and washed his left arm three times. Then he said: "This is how (the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) was. I have not fallen short in showing you how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution." Then he entered his house and offered a prayer; we do not know which prayer it was. Then he came out and gave the order for the prayer, so the iqamah was called, and he led us in the Zuhr prayer. I think I heard some verses of Surah Ya-Sin from him. Then he led the Asr prayer, then he led us in the Maghrib prayer, then he led us in the Isha prayer. Then he said: "I have not fallen short in showing you how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution and how he used to pray."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy). (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Before this, the narration of Abu al-Aliyah from thirty Companions has already appeared; it appeared in the chapter before this one.