Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I placed water for the ritual bath for janabah for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then she narrated the long hadith about the bath of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: I handed him (peace and blessings be upon him) a towel, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not take it; rather he wiped (his body) with his hand. Al-A'mash said: I mentioned this to Ibrahim, and he said: He disliked it only for fear of it becoming a habit.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 874