It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was using the miswak, and the end of the miswak was on his tongue and he was brushing upwards. Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) described this manner as if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was lifting his miswak, then Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Ghailan (may Allah have mercy on him) described to us that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to brush with the miswak lengthwise.

Abu Matar (may Allah have mercy on him) says: We were sitting at the Rahbah gate in the mosque with the Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), when a man came and said, "Show me the ablution (wudu) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." It was the time of decline (zawal), so he called for Qanbar, his servant, and said, "Bring me a vessel of water." Then he washed his palms and face three times each, rinsed his mouth three times, inserted his finger into his mouth, and put water into his nose three times. (The complete hadith will come in the chapter on the description of ablution.)