Reports on ablution

It is reported about Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he called for water and performed ablution at al-Maqa'id, washing each limb three times. Then he asked the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Did you see the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do it this way? They replied: Yes!
Ahmad recorded it. The hadith of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) is in the Sahih, and the narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih.

Abu al-Nadr narrates: Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) called for water for ablution, and with him at that time were Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) began performing ablution while they watched. He washed his face three times, poured water over his right arm three times, then over his left arm three times, then wiped his head. Then he sprinkled water on his right foot three times and then washed it; then he sprinkled water on his left foot and then washed it three times. Then he said to those present: I ask you by Allah, do you know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution just as I have performed it now? They replied: Yes! The narrator says: Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) did this because some report had reached him on the matter.
Abu Ya'la recorded it. The narrator Abu al-Nadr did not hear from any of the Ten (who were given the glad tidings of Paradise). Its chain also contains a narrator, Ghassan bin al-Rabi', whom al-Daraqutni (may Allah have mercy on him) once declared da'if (weak) and once said: He is salih (acceptable); and Ibn Hibban mentioned him in the book al-Thiqat.

Humran bin Aban narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) call for water for ablution while he was at the door of the mosque. He washed both his hands, rinsed his mouth, and put water into his nose. Then he washed his face three times, then washed both his arms up to the elbows three times, then wiped his head and passed his hands over the outer part of his ears, then passed them over his beard. Then he washed both his feet up to the ankles three times. Then he stood and offered two rak'ahs, and then said: I have performed ablution before you just as I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform ablution, and then I offered two rak'ahs just as I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offer them. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished those two rak'ahs, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution as I have performed ablution, and then offers two rak'ahs without becoming lost in his own thoughts during them, the sins between those two rak'ahs and his prayer of the previous day are forgiven for him." (Al-Haythami says:) I say:
Ahmad recorded it; it is in the Sahih in abridged form, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

It is reported about Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he called for water for ablution, rinsed his mouth, put water into his nose, washed his face three times, washed both his arms three times, wiped his head, washed his feet, and then laughed. He said: Will you not ask me why I laughed? We said: O Commander of the Believers, why did you laugh? He said: The reason I laughed is that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for water for ablution near this place, and he performed ablution just as I have performed it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed just as I laughed, and then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Will you not ask me why I laughed? We said: O Prophet of Allah, what made you laugh? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I laughed because when a servant performs ablution and washes his face, Allah Almighty removes from him every sin he committed with his face; when he washes his arms, the same happens; when he wipes his head, the same happens; and when he washes his feet, the same happens.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih; it is also in the Sahih in abridged form.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution; he washed both his arms twice, washed his face three times, and wiped his head twice. (Al-Haythami says:) I say:
This report is in the Sahih, except that it does not contain these words: "He wiped his head twice."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Yazid bin al-Bara' bin Azib, who was the governor of Oman and was one of the best of governors, narrates: My father said: Gather together, so that I may show you how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution and how he used to pray, for I do not know how much longer I will remain with you. The narrator says: Then he gathered his children and family and called for water for ablution. He rinsed his mouth, put water into his nose, washed his face three times, washed his right arm three times, and washed this one three times, meaning the left arm. Then he wiped his head and the inner and outer parts of his ears. Then he washed this one, meaning the right foot, three times, then this one, meaning the left foot, three times. Then he said: I have spared no effort in showing you how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution.
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Quraad (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to perform Hajj. I saw that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had gone out to relieve himself, so I followed him (peace and blessings be upon him) with a water-skin, or (the narrator is unsure) perhaps the words are: a cup. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to relieve himself, he would go far away. I sat waiting for him on the path until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came back, and then I said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! Will you perform ablution? Here is water for ablution. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came towards me. He poured water on his hand and washed it, then he put his hand into the water, took a handful of water and poured it once over his arm, then he wiped his head. Then he took water in his fist and poured it over the upper part of his feet, and he sprinkled water with his hand over the upper part of his feet. (Al-Haythami says:) I say: In the "original"
the report is mentioned like this.
Ahmad recorded it; al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ibn Majah recorded only these words from it: "When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to relieve himself, he would go far away." Its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would rinse his mouth and wipe his beard with water from underneath.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Wasil bin al-Sa'ib, whose weakness the hadith scholars agree upon.

It is reported from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), with a chain
whose narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution. He rinsed his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times, washed his face three times, washed both his arms three times, wiped his head three times, and washed both his feet three times.
Al-Haythami says: I say: Ibn Majah recorded it, but he did not record these words: "He wiped his head three times."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution; he washed his hands three times, rinsed his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times, washed his face three times, and washed both his arms three times.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir through a narrator named Sumay', from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), and its chain is hasan (good). Ibn Hibban (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned the narrator Sumay' in the book al-Thiqat, and he said: I do not know who he is or whose son he is. (Al-Haythami says:) It appears that he relied on someone else in declaring him thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution once each (that is, washes each limb once while performing ablution), that is the form of ablution which cannot be done without. Whoever performs ablution twice each will have two portions of reward. And whoever performs ablution three times each, that is my way of ablution and that of the Prophets before me."
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Zayd al-Ammi, who is da'if (weak), though he has also been declared thiqah (trustworthy). The rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih. Ibn Majah also recorded a hadith of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) on this, and it is a longer hadith than this one; however, each of the two reports contains things that are not in the other. And Allah knows best.

Rashid Abu Muhammad al-Himmani narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) at al-Zawiyah, and I said to him: Tell me about the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), how it was, for it has reached me that you used to help him perform ablution. He said: Very well. Then he called for water for ablution, and a basin and a cup carved from stone were brought and placed before him. He poured water over both his hands and washed both hands thoroughly. Then he rinsed his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times, and washed his face three times. Then he drew out his right arm (from the sleeve) and washed it three times, then washed his left arm three times. Then he wiped his head once, except that he also passed his hands over his ears and wiped them. Then he put both his palms into the water. The narrator says: After this he mentioned the complete hadith.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain is hasan (good).

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).

Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for water for ablution and performed ablution washing each limb once. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is the ablution without which Allah Almighty does not accept prayer." Then he performed ablution washing each limb twice and said: "This is the way of ablution of the nations before you." Then he performed ablution washing each limb three times and said: "This is my way of ablution and that of the Prophets before me."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution. He washed his face three times, washed both his hands three times, wiped his head and both his ears, and washed both his feet three times. On another occasion I saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution, and he washed each limb once.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. From this Companion, in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir,
this report is recorded: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution three times each, twice each, and once each." The narrators of both reports are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! How is ablution to be performed? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for water for ablution. He (peace and blessings be upon him) washed his hand three times, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) put his right hand into the vessel, rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose three times, and washed his face and both his arms three times. He wiped his head, and along with the head he also wiped the outer part of both his ears. Then he washed both his feet three times. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is how ablution is to be done; whoever does more than this has transgressed and done wrong."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. From this Companion there is a different hadith in the Sahih. Its chain contains a narrator, Suwayd bin Abd al-Aziz, whom Ahmad, Yahya bin Ma'in and a group declared da'if (weak), while Duhaym declared him thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution. The vessel in front of him held the measure of one mudd of water; if it was more, it was only slightly more, and if it was less, it was only slightly less. He washed both his hands, rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose, doing this three times each. He washed his face three times and ran his fingers through his beard. Then he washed both his arms three times, and wiped his head and both his ears twice each. Then he washed both his feet and cleaned them well. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Is this how purification is done? He said: "My Lord has commanded me to do it this way."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Nafi' Abu Hurmuz, who is extremely da'if (weak).

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.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, washing each limb once.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, adding these words: "Then he stood and offered the prayer." Its chain contains a narrator, Mandal bin Ali, whom Ahmad and Ali bin al-Madini, and Yahya bin Ma'in according to one report, declared da'if (weak), while according to another report he (that is, Yahya bin Ma'in) declared him thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution. He washed both his hands three times, rinsed his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times, washed his face three times, washed both his arms up to the elbows, and wiped his head, moving both his hands from the front to the back and then from the back to the front. Then he washed both his feet three times, and he ran his fingers between the toes of his feet and through his beard.
Al-Bazzar recorded it and said: From Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
this report is narrated only with this chain; there is no harm in the narrator Bakkar, and his son Abd al-Rahman is salih (acceptable). I say: I have not found anyone who has given the biography of al-Bazzar's teacher, Muhammad bin Salih bin al-Awwam; the rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you performs ablution, he should rinse his mouth three times, for (by this) sins come out from his face; he should wash both his arms three times and wipe his head three times; then he should put his hands into his ears, and then pour water over his feet three times."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Abu Musa al-Hannat, who is matruk (abandoned).

Abd al-Rahman bin Abbad bin Yahya bin Khallad al-Zuraqi narrates: We went to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Unays (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: Shall I not show you (by doing it) how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution and how he used to pray? We replied: Yes! So he washed both his hands three times each, wiped his head from front to back and from back to front, passed his hands over his ears as well, and washed both his feet three times each. Then he took a cloth, wrapped himself in it, and prayed. He said: I saw my beloved, (that is,) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), perform ablution and pray in this way.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Rahman bin Abbad bin Yahya bin Khallad al-Zuraqi, and I have not found anyone who has given his biography.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out to Baqi' al-Gharqad. He performed ablution, washing his face and both his arms, and wiped his head. Then he took water in his right hand, poured it over his feet, and washed them.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform ablution once each, twice each, and three times each; he would perform it in every one of these ways.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Sa'id al-Maslub, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Kahil (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once I passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as he was about to perform ablution. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Allah Almighty has granted us much good through you (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) washed both his hands, then rinsed his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times, washed his face three times, and washed both his arms three times. He wiped his head, but did not specify (a number), and he washed both his feet and did not specify (a number). He said: "O Abu Kahil! Put the water of ablution in its proper places, and leave the water remaining from your ablution for your family. Do not leave your family thirsty, and do not put your servant to hardship."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, al-Haytham bin Jammaz, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, he would clean his nose three times, rinse his mouth, and put his finger into his mouth. When he washed his face, he would also bring his palms over his ears, and when he wiped his head, he would wipe the back part with his fingers, and along with the head he would also wipe his ears.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. I found it like this in the "original"
report. Its chain contains a narrator, Wasil bin al-Sa'ib, who is matruk (abandoned).

Abbad bin Tamim narrates from his father, who said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution. He first washed his face and both his arms, then he rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose, then he wiped his head.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, who is da'if (weak).

From this same Companion, in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir,
this report is also recorded; he says: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); while performing ablution, he wiped his beard and his feet with water. The narrators of this report have been declared trustworthy.

Nimran bin Jariyah narrates from his father that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take fresh water for the head!"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Dahtham bin Qurran, whom a group declared da'if (weak), and Ibn Hibban mentioned him in the book al-Thiqat.

Sayyiduna Imam al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, he would save some water, so that he could pour it over the place of his prostration.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Imam al-Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: While performing ablution, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wash the place of prostration with water, to the extent that he would pour water over the place of prostration.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).

Abbad bin Tamim narrates that his father said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution, and he wiped his feet with water.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for al-Tabarani's teacher, whose case is different.

Abdullah bin Badr narrates: The Qur'an was revealed with the command of wiping, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to wash, so we wash.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. The narrator Abdullah bin Badr is a Tabi'i (Successor), and I do not know whether the Companion was dropped by mistake, or
whether the report is like this. Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Jabir, who is da'if (weak).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: In Allah Almighty's words, "and your feet up to the ankles", the command goes back to the washing of the feet.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; the narrator Qatadah did not hear from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).