Abu Wa'il narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) perform ablution; he washed both hands three times, then washed his face three times, then rinsed his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times, then washed both arms three times, then wiped his head and the outer and inner parts of both ears, and then washed both feet three times. Then he interlaced his fingers, and when he washed his face, he also combed through his beard with his fingers three times. Then Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) stated: "I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform (ablution) in the same manner as you have seen me perform (ablution)." This narration is transmitted with these very words; however, in this narration, at one point the narrator made a mistake, because the mention of starting the ablution is from washing the face, and this washing of the face is before rinsing the mouth and putting water into the nose, whereas the narrator named Abdur Rahman has transmitted this narration with the same chain, and in it, the mention of starting the ablution is with rinsing the mouth and putting water into the nose, and this act is before washing the face.