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.