Hazrat Abdullah Romi narrates that when Hazrat Usman would get up at night, he would carry his own water for ablution. Someone said to him that he should order one of his servants to do this, to which he replied, "I prefer to carry my own water for ablution."

Hazrat Abbas bin Abdur Rahman Madani narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to personally perform two actions: one was that he would give to the needy with his own hand, and the other was that at night he would place water for ablution himself and cover it.