Humran narrates: Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) once called for water to perform ablution. Then he performed ablution, washed both hands three times, then rinsed his mouth, then put water into his nose, then washed his face three times, then washed his right arm up to the elbow three times, and then washed his left arm in the same way. Then he wiped his head, then washed his right foot up to the ankles three times, and then washed his left foot in the same way. And he stated: "I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform ablution in the same manner as I have performed it. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Whoever performs ablution like this of mine, and then stands and offers two units of prayer in which he is not distracted by his thoughts, Allah Almighty will forgive his past sins.'" Ibn Shihab Zuhri narrates: Our scholars have stated: "This is the method of performing ablution properly for prayer."