Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd bin Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) was from the tribe of Banu al-Najjar and a Companion of the Messenger (of Allah). We said to him: "Perform ablution for us like the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." He called for water, poured it onto his palms and washed them three times, then put his hand (into the vessel), then rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose, doing so from one hand three times. Then he washed his face three times, then washed his hands up to the elbows twice each, then put his hand into the vessel, then wiped his head, moving his hands once from front to back and from back to front. After that he washed his feet up to the ankles, then said: "This is how the ablution of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was."
(b) Amr bin Yahya says: Then he put his hand into the vessel and rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose three times from a single handful. (And Allah knows best) that is, each time he rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose from a single handful, and then he did this three times with three handfuls.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 229
(a) Amr bin Yahya narrates from his father: I was present with Umar bin Abi Hasan when he asked Abdullah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) about the ablution of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He called for a vessel of water, then performed ablution for them: he poured water from the vessel onto his hands three times, then washed his hands; after that he put his hand into the vessel, then rinsed his mouth, sniffed water into his nose and blew his nose three times, doing this with three handfuls of water. Then he put his hand into the vessel and washed his face three times; then he put his hand into the vessel and washed his arms up to the elbows twice each; then he put his hand into the vessel and wiped his head, moving his hands from front to back and from back to front; then he put his hand into the vessel and washed his feet up to the ankles.
(b) In one hadith it is that he rinsed his mouth, sniffed water into his nose and blew his nose three times with three handfuls of water.
(c) In one narration it is: Then he rinsed his mouth, sniffed water into his nose and blew his nose three times with three handfuls of water.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 230
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution washing each part once, and rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose together.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 231
Abd Khayr (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us after he had prayed. Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) called for water. In it (the narration) it is stated that he (may Allah be pleased with him) then rinsed his mouth and blew his nose three times; he rinsed his mouth and blew his nose with the same palm with which he had taken the water.
Then he mentioned the long hadith. At its end it is: Whoever would like to know the method of the ablution of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), this is that (method).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 232
It is narrated from Abd Khayr al-Khaywani that a chair was brought for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he (may Allah be pleased with him) sat on it. Then a vessel of water was brought, and he washed his hands three times, then with a single (handful of) water rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose three times, then washed his face three times with one hand, washed his arms three times, and placed his hand in the vessel, then wiped his head, moving his hands over his head from front to back, and it is not known whether he brought his hands back from back to front or not; and he washed his feet three times. Then he said: "Whoever would like to look at the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), this is the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الطهارة / 233