Running water between the fingers in ablution

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Laqit bin Sabirah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me the method of ablution. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perform ablution thoroughly, pass your fingers between the fingers (khilal), and draw water deeply into the nose unless you are fasting."

Mus'ab bin Sa'd said: Once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by some people who were performing ablution. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to them: "Pass water between your fingers (khilal)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Wet the parts between your fingers, otherwise the Fire will burn them.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Pass water between your fingers (khilal), otherwise the Fire will burn them.

Imran bin Abi Ata said: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) performing ablution. He washed his feet, and then with full care he opened his toes and washed them as well.

Shaybah bin Nissah said: I travelled with al-Qasim bin Muhammad as far as Makkah. During ablution he would put the fingers of his hands between his toes and pour water over them. I asked him the reason for this, and he said: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) do just this.

Al-Qasim said that he saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), on a journey, take off his leather socks and pass water between his toes (khilal).

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Pass water between your fingers (khilal) so that the Fire cannot burn them.

This saying of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) is also reported through another chain.

Ikrimah said: When you perform ablution, begin it with your fingers and pass water between them (khilal), for it used to be said that the fingers are a resting place of Shaytan.

Abd al-A'la said: I saw Ibn al-Hanafiyyah passing water between his fingers (khilal) in ablution.

Al-Hasan al-Basri said: Pass water between your fingers (khilal), so that a Fire from which few are saved does not pierce through them.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You must pass water between your fingers (khilal), or else Allah Almighty will pass fire between them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How excellent are those who do khilal! You should pass water between your fingers, and after eating also clean between your teeth."