Humran, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) performed ablution three times at the place of "Maqa'id" and stated: I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performing ablution in this manner. Then Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "Whoever performs ablution well, then offers prayer, Allah Almighty forgives the sins committed between that prayer and the next prayer, as long as he does not perform the next prayer."