It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and wiped the inner and outer parts of his ears, and Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to command that too. Za'idah bin Qudamah is a trustworthy and reliable narrator who narrated this report from Sufyan al-Thawri as marfu' (attributed to the Prophet), while others narrated it as mawquf (stopping at the Companion).