Sa'id ibn Jubayr reported: Ibn Abbas saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution. He narrated the tradition which says that he (the Prophet) performed each detail of ablution three times. He wiped his head and ears once.
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ كُلَّهُ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا قَالَ وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَأُذُنَيْهِ مَسْحَةً وَاحِدَةً