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suyuti:4-488b – ʿBd al-Rḥmn b. Bá Lylá > Rʾyt
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"عن عبد الرحمن بن أبى ليلى قال: رأيت عليا توضأ فغسل وجهه ثلاثًا، وغسل ذراعيه ثلاثًا، ومسح برأسه واحدة، ثم قال: هكذا توضأ رسول الله ﷺ ".  

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abudawud:115 – Ziyād b. Ayyūb al-Ṭūsī > ʿUbaydullāh b. Mūsá > Fiṭr > Abū Farwah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū Laylá > Raʾayt

I saw ‘ Ali performing ablution. He washed his face three times and his hands three times and wiped his head once. Then he (‘Ali) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform ablution in this way.  

أبو داود:١١٥ – حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ الطُّوسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا ؓ تَوَضَّأَ فَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلاَثًا وَغَسَلَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلاَثًا وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ