Humran narrates that once Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting at the door of the mosque. I saw that he asked for water, first washed his hands, then washed his face three times, rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose, washed his arms including the elbows three times, then wiped his head and passed both hands over the outer surface of his ears, then passed his hands over his beard, and washed his feet including the ankles three times. Then he stood up and prayed two rak‘ahs and said: I have shown you how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, just as I saw him do it, and I have also shown you how he prayed two rak‘ahs, just as he did. And after completing these two rak‘ahs, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs ablution like this of mine and then prays two rak‘ahs in such a way that he does not let any thoughts or distractions enter his heart, Allah Almighty will forgive all his past sins.