Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 408 — Those who rinsed the mouth and sniffed

Abd Khayr said: Once Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) performed ablution, and in it he rinsed his mouth three times and cleaned his nose three times from a single handful. Then he said: "This was the ablution of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."