Amr bin Yahya Mazni narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (who is Amr’s grandfather) asked for a water jug, first poured water on his hands and washed them three times (in Bukhari, it is mentioned twice), then washed his face three times, then washed his hands up to the elbows twice each, then said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) performing ablution in this manner.