Daraqutni

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water for ablution, and he performed ablution once with it, and then he said: “This is the manner of ablution without which Allah does not accept the prayer.” Then he asked for water and performed ablution twice with it, then he said: “This is the manner of ablution for the one who will receive double the reward for performing ablution.” Then he paused for a while, then he asked for water, then performed ablution three times with it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “This is my manner of ablution and the manner of ablution of the Prophets before me.”

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

The same narration from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is transmitted with another chain of narration on the authority of Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), however, some of its narrators have been declared weak.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution once and said: “This is the ablution without which Allah does not accept the prayer.” Then he performed ablution twice for each part and said: “This is the way of ablution for the one whom Allah will grant double reward.” Then he performed ablution three times for each part and said: “This is my way and the way of the Prophets before me.” In narrating this report from Hafs bin Maisarah, the narrator Musayyib bin Wadhih is unique, and this narrator Musayyib is weak.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever performs ablution once, then this is the obligatory manner of ablution, and whoever performs ablution twice, he will receive double the reward, and whoever performs ablution three times, then this is my way and the way of the Prophets who came before me."

Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water and performed ablution once for each limb, then said: "This is the way of ablution; whoever does not perform ablution in this manner, his prayer is not accepted." Then he performed ablution twice for each limb and said: "This is the way of the person who performs ablution in this manner; Allah Almighty will grant him double the reward." Then he performed ablution three times for each limb and said: "This is my way and the way of the Prophets who came before me."

Ubaydullah bin Abu Rafi’ narrates from his father: I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), he performed ablution three times each (for each limb), and I have also seen him perform ablution once each (for each limb).

Thabit Thumali narrates: I asked Imam Abu Ja'far (Imam Muhammad Baqir): Did Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrate this hadith to you? That the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution once, once, and twice, twice, and three times, three times? So Imam Abu Ja'far (that is, Imam Baqir) replied: "Yes!" The narrator of this narration, Thumali, is not reliable, and the other narrator of this narration, Ibn Bint Sada, is trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid al-Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him, to whom the method of giving the adhan was shown in a dream, narrates: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, performed ablution; he washed his blessed face three times, washed both arms twice, and washed both feet twice. Ibn Uyaynah has narrated it in the same way, though its narrator is Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mazani, may Allah be pleased with him, and he is not the companion to whom the method of giving the adhan was taught in a dream.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd al-Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him, who was shown the method of giving the adhan in a dream, narrates: I saw the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, perform ablution; he washed his blessed face three times, washed both arms twice, washed both feet twice, and wiped his head twice.

The same narration is transmitted with another chain, however, in it are these words: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) wiped his head and washed both feet twice."

The same narration is transmitted with another chain, however, in it are these words: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) washed his face three times and washed both his arms twice each."

Amr bin Yahya narrates from his father: Amr bin Abu Hasan Mazni came to the service of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him). This is Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid bin Asim Mazni (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Amr bin Abu Hasan requested: "Can you show us how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution?" So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Yes!" Then Sayyiduna Abdullah called for a vessel of water, poured water from the vessel onto his right hand and washed his right hand three times, then poured water from the vessel onto both hands and washed both hands three times, then he put both hands into the vessel and took a handful of water, with which he rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose, then he took water in his palm three times and cleaned his nose, then he washed his face three times, washed each arm up to the elbows, then took some water and wiped his head with it, moving his hands from the front to the back, then from the back to the front, then he washed both feet up to the ankles.

Humran narrates: Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) once called for water to perform ablution. Then he performed ablution, washed both hands three times, then rinsed his mouth, then put water into his nose, then washed his face three times, then washed his right arm up to the elbow three times, and then washed his left arm in the same way. Then he wiped his head, then washed his right foot up to the ankles three times, and then washed his left foot in the same way. And he stated: "I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform ablution in the same manner as I have performed it. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Whoever performs ablution like this of mine, and then stands and offers two units of prayer in which he is not distracted by his thoughts, Allah Almighty will forgive his past sins.'" Ibn Shihab Zuhri narrates: Our scholars have stated: "This is the method of performing ablution properly for prayer."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, he used to pour water up to his elbows. The narrator of this narration, Ibn Aqil, is not reliable.

The narrator named Ubaidullah has reported from Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him): When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, he would move his ring while washing his hands. Both the narrator Mu’ammar and his father are weak, and this narration is not authentic.

Humran narrates: He heard Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You people come forward, I will perform ablution according to the way of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and show you." Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) washed his face, washed his arms up to the elbows, until he even touched the edges of his shoulders, then he wiped his head, and passed both hands over his ears and beard, and then washed both feet.