"The Messenger of Allah used to perform ablution washing each part three times."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا  

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution washing each part three times.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا  

"The Messenger of Allah performed ablution washing each part once. He said: 'This is the ablution of the person from whom Allah will not accept his prayer without it.' Then he performed ablution washing each part twice, and he said: 'This is the ablution that Allah appreciates.' Then he performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: 'This is how ablution is performed properly, and this is my ablution and the ablution of the Close Friend of Allah, Ibrahim. Whoever performs ablution like this, then on completing it says: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu' (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammed is His servant and His Messenger), eight gates of Paradise will be opened to him and he may enter through whichever one he wants.'"  

تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَاحِدَةً وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ هَذَا وُضُوءُ مَنْ لاَ يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ صَلاَةً إِلاَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثِنْتَيْنِ ثِنْتَيْنِ فَقَالَ هَذَا وُضُوءُ الْقَدْرِ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا وَقَالَ هَذَا أَسْبَغُ الْوُضُوءِ وَهُوَ وُضُوئِي وَوُضُوءُ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمَنْ تَوَضَّأَ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ عِنْدَ فَرَاغِهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فُتِحَ لَهُ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أَيِّهَا شَاءَ  

The Messenger of Allah called for water and performed ablution once. He said: "This is the minimum requirement of ablution' or he said: 'The ablution of one who, if he does not perform this ablution, Allah will not accept his prayer." Then he performed ablution washing each part twice, and he said: 'This is the ablution of one who, if he performs it, Allah will give him two shares of reward." Then he performed ablution washing each part three times, and said: 'This is my ablution and the ablution of the Messengers who were sent before me."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مَرَّةً مَرَّةً فَقَالَ هَذَا وَظِيفَةُ الْوُضُوءِ أَوْ قَالَ وُضُوءٌ مَنْ لَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْهُ لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ صَلاَةً ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذَا وُضُوءٌ مَنْ تَوَضَّأَهُ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ كِفْلَيْنِ مِنَ الأَجْرِ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا فَقَالَ هَذَا وُضُوئِي وَوُضُوءُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِي  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is a devil for ablution who is called Walahan, so be on guard against the insinuating thoughts (Waswas) about water.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ لِلْوُضُوءِ شَيْطَانًا يُقَالُ لَهُ وَلَهَانُ فَاتَّقُوا وَسْوَاسَ الْمَاءِ  

A Bedouin came to the Prophet and asked him about ablution. He showed him how to perform it washing each part of the body three times. Then he said: 'This is the ablution, and whoever does more than this, has done evil, transgressed the limits and wronged himself.'"  

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْوُضُوءِ فَأَرَاهُ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذَا الْوُضُوءُ فَمَنْ زَادَ عَلَى هَذَا فَقَدْ أَسَاءَ وَتَعَدَّى أَوْ ظَلَمَ  

"I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: 'I stayed overnight with my maternal aunt Maimunah, and the Prophet got up and performed ablution from an old water skin, and he did a brief ablution. Then I got up and did the same as he had done."  

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ بِتُّ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْ شَنَّةٍ وُضُوءًا يُقَلِّلُهُ فَقُمْتُ فَصَنَعْتُ كَمَا صَنَعَ  

"The Messenger of Allah saw a man performing ablution, and he said: 'Do not be extravagant, do not be extravagant (in using water).'" (Maudu')  

رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلاً يَتَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَ لاَ تُسْرِفْ لاَ تُسْرِفْ  

The Messenger of Allah passed by Sa'd when he was performing ablution, and he said: 'What is this extravagance?' He said: 'Can there be any extravagance in ablution?' He said: 'Yes, even if you are on the bank of a flowing river.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِسَعْدٍ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا السَّرَفُ فَقَالَ أَفِي الْوُضُوءِ إِسْرَافٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ عَلَى نَهَرٍ جَارٍ  

"The Messenger of Allah commanded us to perform ablution properly."  

أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِإِسْبَاغِ الْوُضُوءِ  

The Messenger of Allah say: "Shall I not tell you of something by means of which Allah expiates for sins and increases good deeds?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Perform ablution properly despite difficulties, increasing the number of steps one takes towards the mosque and waiting for the next prayer after prayer.'"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَلاَ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا يُكَفِّرُ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَيَزِيدُ بِهِ فِي الْحَسَنَاتِ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ  

The Prophet said: "Sins are expiated by well-performed ablution despite difficulties, increasing the number of steps one takes towards the mosque, (and waiting for the next prayer after prayer)."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ كَفَّارَاتُ الْخَطَايَا إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الْمَكَارِهِ وَإِعْمَالُ الأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ  

"I saw the Messenger of Allah running his fingers through his beard."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُخَلِّلُ لِحْيَتَهُ  

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and ran his fingers through his beard.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَخَلَّلَ لِحْيَتَهُ  

"When the Messenger of Allah performed ablution, he ran his fingers through his beard and separated his fingers (to let water run through them) twice."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ خَلَّلَ لِحْيَتَهُ وَفَرَّجَ أَصَابِعَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

"Whenever the Messenger of Allah performed ablution, he rubbed the sides of his face then run his fingers through his beard from beneath."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ عَرَكَ عَارِضَيْهِ بَعْضَ الْعَرْكِ ثُمَّ شَبَكَ لِحْيَتَهُ بِأَصَابِعِهِ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا  

"I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution and he ran his fingers through his beard."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَخَلَّلَ لِحْيَتَهُ  

"Can you show me how the Messenger of Allah used to perform ablution?" 'Abdullah bin Zaid said: "Yes," So he called for water, poured it over his hands and washed his hands twice. Then he raised his mouth and sniffed water up into his nostrils three times. Then he washed his face three times and his arms up to his elbows twice. Then he wiped his head with his hands, from front to back. He started at the front of his head, then went with them to the nape of his neck, then he brought them back, returning them to the place he started, then he washed his feet."  

أَنْ تُرِيَنِي كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ نَعَمْ فَدَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ فَأَفْرَغَ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ تَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّتَيْنِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ بِيَدَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا وَأَدْبَرَ بَدَأَ بِمُقَدَّمِ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ بِهِمَا إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ رَدَّهُمَا حَتَّى رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي بَدَأَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ  

"I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution and he wiped his head once."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّةً  

The Messenger of Allah wiped his head once.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّةً  

"I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution, and he wiped his head once."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّةً  

"The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and wiped his head twice."  

تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

The Messenger of Allah wiped his ears, putting his forefingers in his ears and wiping the back of them with his thumbs, so he wiped them inside and out.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَسَحَ أُذُنَيْهِ دَاخِلَهُمَا بِالسَّبَّابَتَيْنِ وَخَالَفَ إِبْهَامَيْهِ إِلَى ظَاهِرِ أُذُنَيْهِ فَمَسَحَ ظَاهِرَهُمَا وَبَاطِنَهُمَا  

The prophet performed ablution and wiped his ears inside and out.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَمَسَحَ ظَاهِرَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَبَاطِنَهُمَا  

"The Prophet performed ablution, and he put his fingers in the (holes) inside of his ears."  

تَوَضَّأَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَدْخَلَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي جُحْرَىْ أُذُنَيْهِ  

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and he wiped his head and his ears, inside and out.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَأُذُنَيْهِ ظَاهِرَهُمَا وَبَاطِنَهُمَا  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The ears are part of the head.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الأُذُنَانِ مِنَ الرَّأْسِ  

The Messenger of Allah said: "The ears are part of the head." He used to wipe his head once, and he used to wipe over the inner corners of the eyes (that are close to the nose).  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الأُذُنَانِ مِنَ الرَّأْسِ وَكَانَ يَمْسَحُ رَأْسَهُ مَرَّةً وَكَانَ يَمْسَحُ الْمَأْقَيْنِ  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The ears are part of the head.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الأُذُنَانِ مِنَ الرَّأْسِ  

"I saw the Messenger of Allah performing ablution, and he ran his little finger between his toes." (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَخَلَّلَ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ بِخِنْصِرِهِ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا خَازِمُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْحُلْوَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ  

'The Messenger of Allah said: 'When you get up for prayer, perform ablution properly and make the water run between your toes and your fingers.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَأَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ وَاجْعَلِ الْمَاءَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِ يَدَيْكَ وَرِجْلَيْكَ  

"The Messenger of Allah said: perform ablution properly and let the water run between your fingers."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ وَخَلِّلْ بَيْنَ الأَصَابِعِ  

Whenever the Messenger of Allah performed ablution, he moved his ring.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ حَرَّكَ خَاتَمَهُ  

"The Messenger of Allah saw some people performing ablution, and their heels were dry. He said: 'Woe to the heels because of Hell-fire, perform ablution properly!'"  

رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَوْمًا يَتَوَضَّئُونَ وَأَعْقَابُهُمْ تَلُوحُ فَقَالَ وَيْلٌ لِلأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ أَسْبِغُوا الْوُضُوءَ  

The Messenger of Allah said: 'Woe to the heels because of Hell-fire.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَيْلٌ لِلأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

"Aishah saw 'Abdur-Rahman performing abluti0on, and she said: Perform ablution properly, for I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Woe to the Achilles' tendon because of Hell-fire.'"  

رَأَتْ عَائِشَةُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَقَالَتْ أَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَاقِيبِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

The Prophet said: "Woe to the heels because of Hell-fire."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ وَيْلٌ لِلأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Woe to the Achilles' tendon because of Hell-fire."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَاقِيبِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

They all heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Complete the ablution. Woe to the heels because of Hell-fire."  

عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَشُرَحْبِيلَ ابْنِ حَسَنَةَ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ سَمِعُوا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَتِمُّوا الْوُضُوءَ وَيْلٌ لِلأَعْقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

"I saw 'Ali performing ablution and he washed his feet up to the ankles, then he said: 'I wanted to show you how your Prophet purified himself.'"  

رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ قَدَمَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُرِيَكُمْ طُهُورَ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ  

The Messenger of Allah performed ablution; so he washed his feet three times.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ ثَلاَثًا ثَلاَثًا  

"Ibn 'Abbas came to me and asked me about this Hadith" meaning the Hadith, that she had narrated, saying that the Messenger of Allah performed ablution and washed his feet. "Ibn 'Abbas said: 'The people are insisting on washing their feet, but I do not find anything in the Qur'an except (the injunction to) wipe them.'"  

عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَعْنِي حَدِيثَهَا الَّذِي ذَكَرَتْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ وَغَسَلَ رِجْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ النَّاسَ أَبَوْا إِلاَّ الْغَسْلَ وَلاَ أَجِدُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الْمَسْحَ  

"I heard Humran telling Abu Burdah in the mosque that he had heard 'Uthman bin 'Affan narrating that the Prophet had said" 'Whoever performs ablution perfectly as Allah has enjoined, then his prescribed prayer will serve as expiation for what is between them."  

سَمِعْتُ حُمْرَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَبَا بُرْدَةَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ أَتَمَّ الْوُضُوءَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ فَالصَّلَوَاتُ الْمَكْتُوبَاتُ كَفَّارَاتٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُنَّ  

He was sitting with the Prophet who said: 'No person's prayer is complete until he performs ablution properly as Allah has commanded him, washing his face, his arms up to the elbows, wiping his head and his feet up to the ankles.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا لاَ تَتِمُّ صَلاَةٌ لأَحَدٍ حَتَّى يُسْبِغَ الْوُضُوءَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى يَغْسِلُ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ وَيَمْسَحُ بِرَأْسِهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ  

He saw the Messenger of Allah perform ablution then take a handful of water and sprinkle it over his private area to remove any doubts about urine drippings.  

أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ مَاءٍ فَنَضَحَ بِهِ فَرْجَهُ  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Jibril taught me (how to perform) the ablution, and he ordered me to sprinkle water underneath my garment, lest a drop of urine leak out after the ablution.'" (Da'if) Other chains with similar wording.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَّمَنِي جِبْرَائِيلُ الْوُضُوءَ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَنْضَحَ تَحْتَ ثَوْبِي لِمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْبَوْلِ بَعْدَ الْوُضُوءِ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ التَّنِّيسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When you perform ablution, sprinkle water.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَوَضَّأْتَ فَانْتَضِحْ  

"The Messenger of Allah performed ablution and sprinkled his private part."  

تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَضَحَ فَرْجَهُ  

When it was the year of the Conquest (of Makkah), the Messenger of Allah got up to perform a bath and Fatimah screened him. Then he took his garment and wrapped himself in it (such that it became like the towel used to dry oneself).  

أَنَّ أُمَّ هَانِئٍ بِنْتَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ حَدَّثَتْهُ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا كَانَ عَامُ الْفَتْحِ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى غُسْلِهِ فَسَتَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَاطِمَةُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ ثَوْبَهُ فَالْتَحَفَ بِهِ  

"The Prophet came to us and we gave him water to perform a bath." Then we brought him a Warshiyyah cloth, and he wrapped himself in it. It is as if I can see the marks of the Wars on the folds of his stomach."  

أَتَانَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَوَضَعْنَا لَهُ مَاءً فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَاهُ بِمِلْحَفَةٍ وَرْسِيَّةٍ فَاشْتَمَلَ بِهَا فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَثَرِ الْوَرْسِ عَلَى عُكَنِهِ