Amr bin Yahya narrates from his father: I was present with Amr bin Abu Hasan. He asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) about the method of ablution (wudu). So he called for a vessel of water for ablution and poured it onto his hand. He washed his hand three times, then put his hand into the vessel and rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose. He did this three times, each time taking water with his palm. Then he put his hand into the vessel and washed his face three times. Then he put his hand into the vessel and washed both his arms up to the elbows twice. Then he put his hand into the vessel and wiped his head. He moved his hands from the front to the back and then from the back to the front. Then he put his hand into the vessel and washed both his feet up to the ankles.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates: I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) take water in his palm and rinse his mouth and put water in his nose, then he took water in his palm and washed his face, then he took water in his palm and washed his right arm, then he took water in his palm and washed his left arm, then he took water in his palm and wiped his head and the inner and outer parts of his ears, then he inserted his fingers into his ears, then he took water in his palm and washed his right foot, then he took water in his palm and washed his left foot.

Abd Khair narrates: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the field after performing the Fajr prayer. He sat down in the field, then he said to a boy: Bring me water for ablution. The boy brought a water vessel and a basin to him. Abd Khair narrates: We were sitting and watching him. The narrator says: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) took the vessel with his right hand and poured water onto his left hand, then he washed both his hands. Each time, he did not put his hand into the vessel, until he had washed both hands three times. Then he put his right hand into the vessel. The narrator says: He rinsed his mouth, put water into his nose, and cleaned his nose with his right hand. He did this three times. Then he washed his face three times, then washed his right arm up to the elbow three times, then washed his left arm up to the elbow three times. Then he put his right hand into the vessel until he immersed it, then took it out with the water in it and wiped his left hand. He wiped his head once with both hands. Then he poured water on his right foot with his left hand and washed it three times with his left hand. Then he poured water on his left foot three times with his right hand and washed it with his left hand. Then he put his hand into the vessel, took a handful from it, and drank it. Then he said: This is the way of ablution of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Whoever wants to see the way of ablution of the Prophet of Allah, this is his way of ablution.

Ubaidullah Khawlani narrates this statement from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to me after he had urinated. He asked for water for ablution. We brought water to him in a large vessel which could hold one mudd of water. It was placed before him, so Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Shall I not show you how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution in front of you? I said: May my parents be sacrificed for you (please do so). The narrator states: Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) washed both his hands. He rinsed his mouth, put water in his nose, and cleaned his nose. Then he took water in his right hand and splashed it on his face (and washed it), until he completed the entire ablution.

Abu Wa'il narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) performing ablution; he passed his fingers through his beard three times, then stated this: I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) doing it in the same manner.

Ubad bin Tamim narrates from his uncle: I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) performing ablution. He was rubbing his both arms.

Ubad bin Tamim narrates this statement from his uncle, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him): Two-thirds of a mudd of water was brought to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He performed ablution, and he joined his two arms together.

Amr bin Yahya narrates from his father. He said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), who is the grandfather of Amr bin Yahya: Can you show how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution? So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Yes. Then he called for water for ablution and poured water on his right hand three times. Then he washed his face three times. Then he washed both hands up to the elbows twice each. Then he wiped his head with both hands. He moved his hands from the front to the back and then from the back to the front. He started from the front part of the head, then took his hands to the back of the neck, then brought them back to the place from where he had started. Then he washed both his feet and stated: I have seen the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performing ablution in this manner.

Hibban bin Wasi’ narrates from his father that he heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd bin Asim Mazni (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioning that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution. He rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose, then washed his blessed face three times. He washed his right arm three times, and the other one likewise (three times). He wiped his head without taking extra water apart from what was on his hand, and he washed both his feet until he had cleaned them thoroughly.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) while performing ablution took water in his palm. He washed his face, then took water in his palm and washed his right arm, then took water in his palm and washed his left arm, then took water in his palm and wiped his head and both ears. He wiped the inner parts with his index fingers. He placed the thumbs of both hands on the outer part. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped both the inner and outer parts. Then he took water in his palm and washed his right foot, then took water in his palm and washed his left foot.