Abu Ammar narrates: He had the honor of meeting some of the noble companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He narrates: Once, Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him): "What do you claim? Did you have the honor of accepting Islam very early?" (After this, he narrated the whole incident.) Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "I said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me something about ablution (wudu)!" So the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever begins to perform ablution, let him first rinse his mouth, then inhale water into his nose and clean it, so that all his sins come out from it, even from the nostrils, along with the water. Then when he washes his face, as Allah Almighty has commanded him, all the sins from his face, even from the edges of his beard, fall away with the water. Then when he washes both his arms up to the elbows, all the sins from his arms, even from under his fingernails, fall away with the water. Then when he wipes his head, all the sins from his head, even from the edges of his hair, fall away with the water. Then when he washes his feet up to the ankles, as Allah Almighty has commanded him, all the sins from his feet, even from the edges of his toes, fall away with the water. Then he stands up and praises Allah Almighty as is His due, glorifies Him, and then performs two units of prayer, he becomes as free from sins as the day his mother gave birth to him."