Abu Zur’ah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked for water and performed ablution. When he washed his arms, he went beyond the elbows, and likewise, when he washed his feet, he went beyond the ankles and began to wash up to the shins. I said:“What kind of ablution is this?”He said:“This is the place where adornment and beauty will reach.”

Naeem bin Abdullah Mujmir, may Allah have mercy on him, says that he climbed onto the roof of the mosque and reached the presence of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, while he was performing ablution. He began to wash the part of his arms above the elbows, then turned towards me and said: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, on the Day of Resurrection, the foreheads and hands and feet of my Ummah will be shining due to the traces of ablution, so whoever among you wishes to lengthen his brightness, let him do so." Naeem said: I could not know whether the words "so whoever among you wishes to lengthen his brightness, let him do so" are from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, or from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that someone asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "How will you recognize those individuals of your Ummah whom you have not seen?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Surely, due to the effects of ablution, their foreheads, hands, and feet will be shining and radiant."

Abu Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I was standing behind Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was performing ablution, and he extended the water of ablution up to his armpits. I said: "O Abu Hurairah! What kind of ablution is this?" He said: "O Banu Farukh! Are you people here? If I had known that you were present here, I would not have performed ablution in this manner. I heard my beloved (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'The adornment and beauty of the believer will reach up to the places where the water of ablution reaches.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Laqeet bin Sabrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "When you perform ablution, then do khilal (interlacing) of the fingers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those who use the toothpick are very good." Someone asked: "Who are meant by those who use the toothpick?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those who use the toothpick during ablution and after eating."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and he (peace and blessings be upon him) began to rub (the limbs) during ablution.