ʿAli entered upon me in In house and called for water for wudoo’. I brought him a wooden vessel that held a mudd or thereabouts and put it in front of him. He had urinated and he said: O Ibn ‘Abbas, shall I not do wudoo’ for you as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did wudoo’? I said: Yes, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you. He said: A vessel was placed before him and he washed his hands, then he rinsed his mouth, and took water into his nose and blew it out. Then he took water in his hands and splashed it onto his face, putting his thumbs at the top of his ears. He did that three times. Then he took a handful of water in his right hand and poured it over his forehead, then he let it drip on his face. Then he washed his right hand up to the elbow three times, then his other hand likewise. Then he wiped his head and the backs of his ears. Then he scooped up water with two hands and poured it onto his feet, with sandals on his feet, then he turned his foot over (to wash it). then he did the same with the other foot, I said: With his sandals on? He said: With his sandals on. I said: With his sandals on? He said: With his sandals on. I said: With his sandals on? He said: With his sandals on. (Using translation from Aḥmad 625)
دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيَّ بَيْتِي فَدَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ فَجِئْنَا بِقَعْبٍ يَأْخُذُ الْمُدَّ أَوْ قَرَيْبَهُ حَتَّى وُضِعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَدْ بَالَ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَلَا أَتَوَضَّأُ لَكَ وُضُوءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي قَالَ فَوُضِعَ لَهُ إِنَاءٌ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ مَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدَيْهِ حَفْنَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ جَمِيعًا فَصَكَّ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ وَأَلْقَمَ إِبْهَامَيْهِ مَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ عَادَ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى فَأَفْرَغَهَا عَلَى نَاصِيَتِهِ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَهَا تَسِيلُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى إِلَى الْمِرْفَقِ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَدَهُ الْأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ وَأُذُنَيْهِ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمَا ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِكَفَّيْهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ فَصَكَّ بِهِمَا عَلَى قَدَمِهِ وَفِيهَا النَّعْلُ فَبَلَّهَا بِهِ ثُمَّ عَلَى الرِّجْلِ الْأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَفِي النَّعْلَيْنِ؟ قَالَ وَفِي النَّعْلَيْنِ قُلْتُ وَفِي النَّعْلَيْنِ؟ قَالَ وَفِي النَّعْلَيْنِ قُلْتُ وَفِي النَّعْلَيْنِ؟ قَالَ وَفِي النَّعْلَيْنِ وَقَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ سَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبُخَارِيَّ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ لَا أَدْرِي مَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فَكَأَنَّهُ رَأَى الْحَدِيثَ الْأَوَّلَ أَصَحَّ يَعْنِي حَدِيثَ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ إِنْ صَحَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ غَسَلَهُمَا فِي النَّعْلَيْنِ فَقَدْ رُوِّينَا مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ كَثِيرَةٍ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنْينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ أَنَّهُ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ فِي الْوُضُوءِ