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ahmad:16171Yazīd b. Hārūn > Shuʿbah b. al-Ḥajjāj > al-Nuʿmān b. Sālim > Ibn Abū Aws from his grandfather Aws

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform ablution and he washed his hands three times. So, I asked Shu'bah, "Should I pour the water on his hands inside the vessel or wash them outside?" He replied, "I do not know."  

أحمد:١٦١٧١حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْسٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَوْسٍ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَاسْتَوْكَفَ ثَلَاثًا يَعْنِي غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا فَقُلْتُ لِشُعْبَةَ أَدْخَلَهُمَا فِي الْإِنَاءِ أَوْ أغَسَلَهُمَا خَارِجًا؟ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي